RE: How can someone convert from Atheist to Religious
November 22, 2015 at 4:52 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2015 at 4:53 am by Heat.)
(November 22, 2015 at 4:38 am)robvalue Wrote: The interesting part to me is what people really believe. You can "go back to religion" but that doesn't mean you actually do believe any of the stuff. But just saying you do is enough to get back into religious social circles and traditions you may miss, and you may convince yourself enough to get back your warm fuzzies.I think you and others are giving them the benefit of the doubt.
I'm just guessing. For someone who was indoctrinated, that part of their brain probably keeps on fighting them even after they see through religion logically. It may well emotionally manipulate them back into it (as may other people...). It may use the altered feelings, maybe the emotional reaction to the loss of religion, as "evidence" that the religion was actually true all along.
I didn't say it specifically, but what I was eluding to in my question was that;
The very strict amount of people who without any "well they didn't really stop", or any work arounds that will;
- Believe in God, and are a part of a religion,
- Stop believing in god after doing research, and etc, knowing the lack of evidence
- and then start believing again, actually believing, not just pretending, and not because they were forced, or because they "hated god" or some weird thing like that.
The people who, to sum it up, can go from somewhat irrational to completely rational and then to completely irrational.
I know that people can be coaxed back in, or may just lie and say they believe when they don't, I understand that.
What i'm saying is that it completely boggles my mind to think about how a person can become rational, from irrational, and then turn irrational again about a question as prevalent and important in their life like that.
How someone can lose faith, see all the arguments against it in the world and think "Yeah that's pretty dumb", or "Wow how could I legitimately believe that" and then suddenly start believing again.
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?
Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours.
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