Do you believe what you were brought up on or did you you find your own way to faith?  When you ask WHY do you believe, what is your answer? Have you had a change of faith?
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I changed my faith to Hinduism from what I was brought up with, after YEARS of studying all I could about various religions, the Bible, and other Scriptures, ancient and world history, archaeology, etc.  I also "studied" myself.  I prayed a lot and came to understood that Hinduism is the religion of my soul, the religion I was when I was a child, before I was told what to believe.
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Yes, I think (believe and feel) that belief is voluntary.\n\nThe yearning for answers, and the spritual hunger, is in all of us, but what we believe, or whether we believe, is a choice. An open mind is capable of seeing this. People who accept dogma blindly just can't see it.\n\nI've heard "faith" defined as belief without evidence. Me, I need evidence. (And to anyone who believes in God, that is how God made me!)\n\nI truly do not see how ANY completely honest person can insist they KNOW. We are all stumbling around in the dark, looking for the light.\n\nI feel like I'm babbling senslessly; hope some of this addressed your question!  :-)) \n\nMaybe sometimes to SEEK is more worthwhile than to be utterly convinced that one has FOUND.
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do you believe yourself?
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My faith gets stronger because many people question not only God but many other religions. So i am afraid that people are starting to be very selfish...and think they can live on there own...and that they are the kings and guiders of their lives. Since i have been participating in yahoo answers i find my self now to believe in God more than before!!!
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Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  You need to find a church that is serious about its bible teaching and get into bible study.  As we move into the end times, there is a danger of being led astray by false teaching and of course, by those who would tell you not to believe the bible.  At this point in time, you are in a serious place.  There is nothing wrong with questioning....what is important is to find the accurate and true answers.  More than ever before, we need to know God's word and be able to stand on it.
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Apologize profusely for not believing, but I would plead my case and explain that all that I have done in my life would add up to the same. And that in all cases I have nothing but the utmost respect for anyone who stands by their religion. I learned a long time ago that nothing should change the way you feel about your convictions, not even angels, because the evil one can disguise himself as an angel of light.
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i don't feel like i try to push my faith down anyone's throat..... i answer questions with my honest opinion... i hope that i might open someones eyes, or make them question things a little deeper, or help them see something more clearly..... hard to imagine anyone has changed their faith, but maybe some faiths have been strengthened, and some narrow mindedness has been weakened...... btw i am a christian.... :) and there are lots of narrow minded christians that i hope become less narrow minded....lol
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I'm a believer. \n\nTypicially positive feeling and attitudes lead one to faith.  Faith is not just something you have or don't, it's a judgement thing that can go up and down in gradients.   Faith is measure of ones beliefs, that can be attributed toward anything really.  Faith that the sun will rise each day, faith that there will be food on your table each day, faith that you'll be able to keep your job, faith that you will stay married.  Take away faith and you have a sad person.\n\nIn many respects Religions to non believers can at least be seen as man's attempt to document attitudes and processes that are good for society. The more faith you have in your Religion and the things it accomplishes to this goal, the more you might become a true believer.  There are more things in this world than we will ever truely understand...  anyone that thinks otherwise is lying to you and themselves.\n\nPersonally I believe in Jesus' teachings, to me he was truely the best person ever on earth with the best beliefs.  Someone to believe in.
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How about a non-believer's impression of you?\nWhy are you threatened by people who do not believe the same thing as you?  Why do you think that you're a better person because you've "found god"?  Your original question was why do people not believe in god, and would have been a great opportunity for you to actually learn something about other people, but then you ask what is your impression of non-believers.  So all you wanted was someone to validate your beliefs. \n"Too selfish and too high and mighty"???? I spend my life helping people and trying to do things for others, regardless of my faith.  It's the self-righteous jerks like you that are too high and mighty.  So go ahead, pat yourself on the back, you believe in god.  Whoopee-freaking-doo!  Aren't there christian chat rooms are something you can go to, if all you want is people to agree with you and tell you how right you are?
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I know of two people who through their talks with me have reconsidered what they believe.\n\nOne with his believe in the big bang.\n\nA second person went from being a strong Christian to a deist.\n\nThrough my conversations with you specifically I now believe the possiblity of my consciousness joining a greater consciousness when I die,  and continue my spiritually journey on this path.\n\nIf that is a conversion to whatever label that is, I wouldn't say I've converted, I would say its something I strongly consider.
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UGH!  Again, you ask a faith question and you get a bunch of answers from non-believers!  Why do they even bother?  My answer is that the people I am most close to believe and have accepted Jesus and I believe then we will all be saved.  So I will see them again in heaven.\n\nPS Did the chick above me actually say she would b*tch slap God?  That's incredibly mature.  UNBELIEVABLE!!!
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Yes I believe in God, but not the way traditional Christians do.  I'm a Gnostic Christian.
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i was raised Christian and when i began to question things i became agnostic verging on atheist ( when i was about 17 )\nthis lasted for years ... but i did study during those years\nand i researched the paranormal and all those things that i questioned since young due to my own experiences\ni started going to spiritualist church only a year ago ... but have held the same beliefs as they do for the past 7 years ... so it seemed a natural progress for me to take on spiritualism as my faith
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If you're going to believe in God it has to come about from your own experiences. It has to be based in your own faith and trust. Im at the point where I think there is a spirit world but not necassarily a higher power, but sometimes I go back to thinking there is a higher power but not necessarily the conventional god. I think hes probably a sarcastic bastard if hes up there.
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No.  I ask the questions to which I want to know the answer.  I ask them once.  My questions have nothing to do with my own faith/religion or lack thereof.  They mostly have to do with my ignorance of other religions.
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Sometimes to see you have to believe first and at other times you have to see to believe.  I think just like everything else, both have their place in life.  I also think that's it's up to each individual when these principals are applicable.  Why do many believe who don't have proof, but depend on heresay?  Well, I believe (as I see it in people over and over again, including myself) that each of us are born with the spirit to know and understand God/Jesus and divine purpose.  When this proclivity is not correctly harvested and harnessed, we go with what "sounds" right or makes "sense".  I read somewhere, "if you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything."  This is probably what you're referring to.  I don't know......
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Yep.  My parents.  Not that they were all that religious to begin with, but they did take me to church when I was younger.  When I told my mother I didn't believe in god, she said she was disapointed.  When I told her I was an atheist, she said 'people don't like atheists'.  Now she's pretty much agnostic, after seeing my reasoning.  About the same with my father, but then, he's not as talkative.\n\nAnd I definitely helped my last boyfriend let go of god.