Questionnaire for theists

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1) What was your reason to coming to an atheist forum?

To witness to and debate with atheists. Once here I've enjoyed the intellectual conversations and challenges some individuals have provided.

2) Does it matter to you whether your religious beliefs are true? If no, then end quiz.

Yes.

3) Do you feel 100% certain that your beliefs are true?

At the moment yes, at every moment, no.

4) Does your religion have an associated text? If no, go to question 5.

No

5) Do you think that there are any other religions/gods, from past religions or other current religions, that could also be true/real?

No.

6) Have you spent any time researching other current religions, or religions from the past, to consider whether they could be true too/instead? If no, go to question 7.

Yes

6a) Do you feel you have spent enough time researching to be convinced about whether other past/present religions are true?

Convinced? Yes. But I would like to spend more research time so as to confidently defend my position.

6b) If you judge other religion(s) to be false using a certain standard or method, and you applied that method to your own religion, do you think yours would stand up to the same scrutiny?

Yes

7) Say you were born in another country, where the predominant religion is one other than the one you currently believe in. Say you were raised in this different religion. Do you feel that at some point you would have rejected that religion and adopted the one you have now? If so, why?

Yes. If God has chosen me before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4), then time, culture, and geography are inconsequential.

8) Do you feel that all your morality comes directly from your religion? If yes, go to question 8b.

No. Morality originates with God not religion. How moral of a life I lead depends upon His grace.

8a) Say you drew up a list of all the things you consider are moral, and the things you consider immoral. Then say you did the same for what your god's opinion would be. Would your lists be the same as your god's? If not, where would you differ? Go to question 9.

Mostly yes. I disagree with the death penalty.

8b) Do you feel you act in accordance to every moral and instruction in your religion/book?

No, and that is not to my credit.

8c) If you had never known about your religion, or any religion, do you feel you would have any idea how to act morally, or to care about it?

Yes. The Bible says that the law is written in our hearts so that we know what is right and wrong. The common misconception is that if you don't believe in God you can't be moral. There is a yes and a no to that assertion. A person can be moral without belief in God's existence but a person cannot be moral apart from God existence.

9) Can you give 5 reasons why you believe in your religion, starting with the most important to you?

1. Special Revelation
2. Natural revelation
3. Personal experience
4. Explanatory power (Provides reasonable explanations)
5. Longevity