Religious Questions

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Actually I do have a serious religious question.

Is a belief in God an instant binary state eg: you instantly believe all the baggage that comes with the good book and adjust the mental gymnastics to make the story fit your new reality.
Or is it an analogue state. (The boiling the frog scenario.) eg: you swallow a little bit at a time, digest it, and years later you sincerely believe with all your heart that white Jesus rode a fucking T-Rex

From speaking with believers, I think both have been the case (although it's pretty tough to determine which is predominant).  I've known people who - while not strictly atheists - didn't care all that much about religion but became full-fledged believers in a matter of hours, usually after some significant event.  Others have told me that it was a long, arduous journey to ridiculousness.

Boru