(July 26, 2015 at 4:22 am)AtheistAspie Wrote: To the theists who frequent this board, I have a question for you. I haven't been around here long, so apologies if it's already been asked. My question is simply this. Why do you believe in god? Is it a simple matter of continuing the tradition of the way you were raised? Is it the result of scientific research in which you determined that religion answered your questions about life and the world more accurately than science? Something else? I have a difficult time establishing what specifically causes most people to believe. As a follow-up question, had you been raised atheist, what do you suppose the chances are that you would have found your god and converted to your religion in adulthood?
I converted in my 20s.
I wanted to know if Their was a God and if so which one.
So I researched each religion, and did not agree with most. Meaning even if their was a God I would rather be condemned than serve. Just when I was about to give up I was invited to church by a pretty girl so I went. Then I found God.
How did I use 'science.' No. Why? because 'science' in it's methods requires something we are not privy to with God. Control and expermintation. Perhaps that is why so many wanting to hide them selves from God use 'science' as a blanket in which to hide under. (People look for God where they know they can not find him so they can conclude that he can not exist.)
To find God one must simply follow the instructions He has left for us. After all can you 'science' your way to my house unless you follow the instructions I give.
