why do you think everyone gets doubts about their faith?

Question

could there be a logical reason?

Answer 1

Faith and logic are antithetical. If religious adherents would admit that they believe for PERSONAL, rather than logical, reasons, THEN they would be honest about their "faith". But claiming faith on a logical, rational, basis is dishonest -- faith is a personal position . . . not a logical conclusion or rational choice.

Faith and doubt always go hand in hand. Faith without doubt is BLIND faith. It takes a closed mind to sublimate doubt to the point of blind faith. Normal people leaven their faith with a little common sense. Doubt always nibbles at the edges of faith. After all, without doubt, faith would have no context, no purpose, no meaning, no point. Would it?

Because there is no evidence for anything supernatural (including God), NOBODY can claim ANY knowledge of it. Anybody who does is a liar or delusional. It takes suspension of disbelief to believe in the supernatural: one must convince oneself that the impossible is possible. This is the opposite of curiosity. You have one life, one quest . . . and you choose to surrender it.

When people talk about faith, they're usually talking about the supernatural: God, angels, miracles, etc. There is, of course, lots of doubt involved because the supernatural is entirely outside the human (natural) realm. It's not so much that God, or angels can't exist . . . the real point is that NOBODY has access to the supernatural and thus NOBODY knows ANYTHING about it. Anybody who claims to have faith in something he knows absolutely nothing about is actually confessing to placing his imagination before, and above, his intellect.

Imagination has its place . . . but not where life decisions are involved. Placing imagination above intellect is surrendering your quest for meaning. You are surrendering the meaning of your life to your religion . . . to your version of God.

And that's fine. Just be honest about it. You gave up and made a leap of faith. Your faith is a personal position . . . not a valid logical conclusion.

Answer 2

if you live in an environment with only ur faith- then u begin to wonder why there isnt any other? maybe what u have is wrong and everyone is just hiding the truth from u...

if you live in a pluralist environment with so many faiths, u see others practicing faiths that bring them peace- u see how good life is for them and how awful things may have turned out with u or ppl of ur faith- so you wonder if something is wrong with the faith u have...

or its just plain human curiousity to want to know everything, and becuz religion has no reason, there isnt much substance- just stories and myths portrayed as realities of the past- and so u wonder if this faith isnt just a bunch of smoke and mirrors...

i dont really know but im gonna blame it on human nature and the nature of religion

Answer 3

Yes there is a logical reason. Faith is an illogical answer to a logical question.

Answer 4

The greater the intelligence of a person, the more doubt they will have about faith. Most people are born into a set of beliefs, or into a belief system already established before they were born. The more intelligent someone is, the more possibility it is that they will question and doubt the faith they were born into or persuaded to follow.

Answer 5

Faith is belief without evidence or despite evidence to the contrary. For this reason, faith based belief has a high probability of being incorrect. And when someone is confronted by new information or experiences that indicate their existing beliefs are incorrect, its only natural for them to question and alter their beliefs. That is, of course, unless they are deluded past the point of no return.

Answer 6

I would say that most of the time is it one of the following reasons.

1) Ignorance - This is not fully understanding doctrine, not understanding the meanings and purposes of God and life itself, and not understanding the significance of the cross through the fear of God.

2) Sin - There is still sin in your life that you're not willing to give up. For the Christian, he may have fallen into sin like pride and the lies of the enemy have blinded him.

3) Bad teaching - Jesus said he is the way, the life, and the truth. If you seek truth in life, you'll find Jesus. If you seek comfort or if you seek to walk the fence, then you'll get doubts and the 'faith' that you had will dry up and be ready for the fire. Good teaching and preaching will always make you uncomfortable when you're sinning.

4) Disobedience - It may be that you are not obeying the bible and what God expects you to do at this point. Rather than trusting in Him (which is essential for salvation) you are running from His will.

How to renew your faith? The bible says faith comes by hearing. Start listening to preaching and good bible teachers who are honest and will give you truth without trying not to offend sinners. Listen to old pastors from the 1800s and 1700s.

Grow a fear of God. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Fear of God is what keeps us on the right path.

Answer 7

the logical reasons are.

1. its human to question things that don't make sense....like religion.

2. people doubt thier faiths because its a bunch of crap that they have been bred to beleive with no real proof, so see # 1, and try to understand....

Answer 8

Lack of evidence leads to doubt. Unfortunately, few follow the logic.

Answer 9

Because we are human and we are used to things we can see, feel, hear, touch, and smell.
Believing takes a first step of absolute faith to continue. That first step and each step thereafter yields a small bit of light (cause a small bit is all we can handle) into God's Kingdom.
It takes time to realize that God REALLY means what He says!

Answer 10

Logical reasoning kicking in.