(October 17, 2012 at 2:58 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(October 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm)Drich Wrote: My mother is korean and was a buddhist. My Father was a 'spiritual' hippy. I have exceed my parents religious influences in my life. Why should being born a muslim be any different?
For that matter most atheist are born into religion and still seek a life without God. They too go beyond their up bringing. This would lead a logical man to conclude that we are not born to any specific type of faith. we adopt a faith because it suits our needs.
Ummmm......except that what you say is not true.
In the United States anyway, only 16% of people switch religion from that of their parents. The vast majority of those Christians who changed their category to No Religion. The rest primarily being Christians who changed branches of Christianity (not really a switch, if you ask me.) That means 84% retain the religion they were born into, an overwhelming majority. So basically your premise is based on an incorrect assumption, partly on your own situation, which is abnormal.
Source: http://answers.google.com/answers/thread...01009.html
That's because they have found the truth and recognize they have and do not need to change, simple really.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
