the reasons about why doubting is important. give a few examples, cite sources please thanks! reply asap!!!!! i need i have to hand in tomorrow and i do not have any ideas!!!! THANKS!!!!
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HA! *ahem*\n1. to doubt->to  think-> to qn-> to realise the truth\n2. confirm if your knowledge is true \nflipside:\ncan cause problems when one thinks too much. think argument and divorce..\nso demanding~~~ ;P
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Like it or not, our lives are a defense of what we believe whether we know how to articulate it or not.  Our choices reflect our beliefs.  \n\nThe ability or inability of a person or group of people to defend their beliefs is not proof of the validity of the belief.  It simply speaks to their competence (or lack of it) as communicators.\n\nShould we be able to know and defend what we believe?  Sure.\n\nIs our ability the proof of the veracity of the belief?  No.
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I welcome questions.  They make me think.  Thinking helps me to grow.  Sometimes I have even discovered that I could be *gulp*      wrong...fortunately, not often *whew*.\n\nI love a challenge.  So far, no question or challenge has weakened my faith in God.  If anything, it has grown stronger.  And that can only be a good thing.\n\nNever underestimate the power of faith, my dear.  Faith in the hands of a good person is awesome.  \n\nIn the hands of an evil person it is downright frightening!!\n\n:)
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While it may appear to you that since life dows exist which in itself is a mystery, mankind relies upon logic. When he cannot reason out the answers, determain, a formula to exctact and solve questions, discover a sep by step sequince he is then lost. When we are confused by controversy and we cannot find a conventional means to resolve our questions we become lost and will not accept what is put before us.
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Are you doubting God? That's what those people do. They are put here from Satan to doubt your beliefs. Stand Firm!!
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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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How is it rational to say with certainty that something does exist when the possibility will always remain that it does not?\n\nNOT believing is what atheism means.
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That's so funny.  I don't understand why people don't believe that you are god, shouldn't they just have faith that you are?  Why are they asking for proof from you?  They never needed proof before.
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you can not fully be a believer in anything without asking questions.  if you are blindly calling yourself a member of a religion without asking questions, you are not a real believer.  if you are not willing to ask questions then your faith is not strong.  only real belief is strong enough to withstand questioning.  so if someone does not or will not question then they cannot say they truly believe.  even religious teaching tells you to find the truth and gain knowledge.  the only way to do that is to question what you believe.  the apostles questioned their faith and they walked and talked with jesus.  st. augustine, st. thomas of aquinas, john the baptist, martin luther, and others all questioned their faith.  so do it and see where you really stand.  anyone who doesn’t is an idiot without the capability of thought or understanding who blindly follows anything.
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Man you are coming with some good questions!! People that keep their minds in little small boxes are scared to see the big truth. They are comfortable in their little box, full of narrow mindness and ignoarance. You are absolutely right my freind, when you tell people something that goes against what they have learned or even better, things that they don't know, they get so offended and take it personal!! How can people love to be in denial!??! Doesn't it remind you of the narrowed minded people that were told that the Earth was round and the public killed them!?!?
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Faith is not enough to sustain us and make us believe in God. There will be moments when we have doubts.\n\nAll of us wish to have proof. This is the demand of the intellect.\n\nBut there are some things which cannot be proved like in scientific labs.\n\nJust as in science, first we have a hypothesis, we work upon it to prove our theory, similarly first we have to begin with FAITH. but like I said, faith will not help us progress in spirituality. Faith has to change to KNOWLEDGE.\n\nKnowledge about God is a matter of EXPERIENCE. It is difficult to express in many many words to any other person. For example If I have eaten a certain fruit and try to explain the taste to you, I would fail. Similarly no one can explain to someone inexperienced about the pleasure of sex.\n\nEach of us has to create our own personal relationship with God and live according to how he wants us to live caring for our virtues and morality and the outcome of leading such an innocent life is that God reveals Himself to you. for it is not we who have the power to find God until He Himself wishes to make Himself known to a person.
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I cannot prove it to be false because I have had a personal experience with the Lord Jesus Christ (see my question: "Have I met Jesus?" to read my testimony). I could not deny His existence as a result. \n\nSome people will say they have a "blind faith" which I also believe but Jesus is not afraid for us to want evidence - in fact He tells us to "Test all things; hold fast what is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21). He also tells us to: "Prove all things…" (1 Thessalonians 5:21, KJV).  Believers and non believers are simply doing what Jesus tells us!  Christians should never be disgruntled when someone asks us to if prove God or Jesus does or does not exist!  \n\nSee also: http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/cgi-bin/tw/tw-mag.cgi?category=Magazine36&item=1115662606 for 7 further proofs if you wish.
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Since I don't understand why a lot of things happen in this world, it is good to know that there is a God who does.  My faith lies in the belief that God will take care of everything according to his perfect timing.\n\nFaith is not something you are to prove with concrete evidence.  So often we want scientific data to back-up the existence of God.  Jesus told us we are to have a child-like faith.\n\nTrust in God.  Ask him to increase your faith.
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People ask in forums like this for 2 reasons \n1. Because they are unsure of there own beliefs and want someone else to clear up there doubts\n2. Because they don't want to be looked down upon for asking and then confirming there doubts when they know they should have no doubts to begin with
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I disbelieve on the grounds of lack of evidence so short of proof being forthcoming I couldn't say I believed God existed. Convictions or subjective opinions don't come into it-it's purely down to a lack of valid evidence.
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Excellent point.  I guess we all want confirmation and support even if it's wrong because we always feel better in a crowd that believes the same as we do.  That's why as good answer-ers we need to be honest in most cases.  Our honesty may hurt at first, but we may really help someone in the long run.  MY OPINION good question!
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Sheer ignorance.  Also, self-denial.  For instance, sometimes when people intellectually and logically know they have diseases (like cancer, for instance), they simply cannot accept it because they don't want to believe it.  If you keep saying to yourself, no matter what the evidence, that the "thing" you choose not to believe is not real, pretty soon, you really do deny its existence.