RE: Do you control what you believe?
January 9, 2013 at 4:38 pm
(This post was last modified: January 9, 2013 at 4:38 pm by BGChuckLee.)
(January 9, 2013 at 4:33 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Excellent, I've been waiting to hear from someone like you. On what grounds do you make this choice (I don't personally seem to have this ability, so I'm curious). How often does it cross your mind? Do you wake up every morning and say "will I believe today, or will I choose to not believe?.....hmn...I think today, a friday, and with very nice weather, I'm gonna believe." or some such...what's the process for that?
Well, for many people- they have a fear of turning from the religion they were brought up as, since parents typically force their children into worship. If they leave that religion that's essentially cutting off your relationship with your entire family. There is an imminent threat of childhood abandonment, so many people will defend their religion with their life in debates, or even further in wars. This is why it feels like a battle, debating with someone of a religion, since any non belief in the religion would be punished in childhood.
