why are you skeptical of christianity?
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I can't believe a faith based on a book that is flawed in many ways.  I can't believe in something there is no way of having real, tangable, physical, scientific proof of.  I can't believe in something that is based on the words of people that may well have had a delusional disorder.  I can't believe in something that contradicts it's self and leaves alot of things open it can't realistically explain.  Science is in the process of proving something else entirely and has more evidence than religion does on the matter.  Which should I believe?  I tend to lean to the logical side of it which leaves religion out.  Until someone can conclusivly, scientifically prove some of these things I will not believe.
1181052
You are right on the money. Non-believers seem MUCH more knowledgable about the history of Christianity and the bible as well. Seems like the more you know about it, the less sense it makes....
1182241
Because the bible was written by so many man and there are so many versions of the bible they are afraid that if some one find something wrong about the bible and it can be proven, the christian faith will be thought of as a fake. Think of it there are the King James Version, the Mormon, the Catholics, the Protestant,  the Lutheran, the Anglican Church version in England, and many more. I'm not ousting Christian, I myself is Catholic, but I prefer to be opened about what I believe and not be so offensive about some one else conviction. As a Christian you're supposed to love others and not hate other, the bible teaches you to love not to hate, but there are Christians out there that thinks if you don't believe in Christianity than you will go to hell.\nJust remember, Jesus was Jewish, he is not Christian. The Christians was a follower of Jesus not a religion until emperor Constantine adapted the believe of one God in the Roman Empire.\n\nIn that tone also, I would have to say look at the priest that serve the sermon, if he insert his own convictions than he is not a good priest. \n\nOther religions also like that, like the muslims or jews for example, if they have their priest  or rabi telling them lies, what would the congregation believe in? So, for those who hates muslims, or jews or any other religions you should look at your priest and try to understands what he is trying to convey to you. And make your own decision, not what the priest's believes.
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Please refer to this site :\nhttp://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity\nYou will find answers to most of your doubts, and get links to other URLs which offer more details, as well !
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I agree with you completely.\nI do not overrule Christ in my life.\nI consider myself a Christian and try to spread the Gospel whenever I can.\nI'm working on a project with my friend to help Christians in need in other countries and to pray for those who are doing the horrible things to those Christians.\nBut yeah, I want to know why people don't try to see and how they exactly think man-kind came to be without God.\nThis confuses me.
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I'm unsure about my beliefs now, but I was a believer purely out of fear. My parents raised me christian and when I was really little, they made me watch a movie about the rapture. I believed even more solidly because I didn't want god to get mad and take my family away from me. Now that I'm older and seen all the other failed predictions about the end of the world, I don't have that fear anymore. And for various reasons, I now question the existence of god.
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Rule #1, sister:  Christians are irrational.\n\nI'm sure since early humans first invented the ideas of gods, there have been some people claiming to be descended from them. The pharoahs of egypt all believed they were divine for one thing. \n\nIt is just pure twisted luck that dictates that there are still many many people believing in the divinity of that one Jesus when all the other contenders are for the most part forgotten or simply dismissed. Could have been anyone really... but it just happened to be him. \nO'course, if you try to convince the christians of that.... Well.... Its like trying to convince a goldfish to get a bit of fresh air.
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There are two reasons people defend their beliefs so strongly.  \n\n1) Fear of being wrong, and doubt in their own hearts.  Faith in God is truly that.... Faith.  If you are unsure about your own Faith, because we can not see him we have to believe that he exists.  A strong argument makes them feel more steadfast and sure about what is in there own hearts.\n\n2) The other is because they lack the verbal ability to truly communicate what they believe in a calm manner.  They want you to know the same joy of salvation and service but are unable to convey that.\n\nThe Bible says....... Always be ready to give an explanation for your hope to anyone who asks you, but do it with gentleness and reverence.  I Peter 3:15-16.
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Yes. Skeptics are often as skeptical of themselves as they are of others. I speak from personal experience. I question everything - literally, EVERYTHING. My own personal thoughts are not exempt from this constant analysis.
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I have often wondered.  That's why I carefully examined every religion (and continue to re-examine).  I am a Christian not just because I have rejected other religions, but also because I accept the Bible.\n\nPascal's wager might be a good starting place for looking at religion, but that in and of itself isn't much of a basis for a foundation.
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This is why I am agnostic.  There were just too many unanswered questions for me.  And there was a lot of hypocracy, especially in my congregation.  What's the point of *saying* you believe something when you actually don't?
110102
Good question! Silly Christians.
382249
None of these answers make any sense at all, Christianity is self-serving situational rationalization, what a joke.
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lol, same is for the flip-side. But would you choose a genuine answer that bashed you in for being a christian but had great facts supporting it. I doubt it. If you did, kudos to you, but many people aren't that way. After all everyone agrees with their own beliefs. If that weren't true you wouldn't be bothered by people who bashed Christians on such questions.\n\nGet my drift?
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I asked this question of non believers once, I was very surprised to learn that not only have most of you read it but know it better than I do!!  Some even studied Religion/Christianity in school.  It is just confusing to Christians be cause we can not understand why after reading it you do not believe.  Which I have been told the non believers wonder why after reading it WE still believe.
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It's good to believe what you believe, it is also good that you keep Christians thinking, because it makes them look things up in the bible.\nSo believe it or not you are actually helping out...\nthe bible clearly states that all things Good or evil will bring Glory to God...\nSo I truly thank you for your questions it keeps me thinking about God and his kingdom.\n\nAs for plastic who is to really say it is not there I have not been to heaven so I do not know, but it is a GREAT question. \n\nThanks
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The beginning of knowledge is the fear of the Lord!\n\nThat is what Christians know!\n\nYou must have the fear of the Lord, and be humble to see God as God and not in the terms of man!\n\n\nThe Bible appears to be skeptical stories otherwise. \n\nIf you are a Christian you must be able to dismiss the instinct of pride within that says I can justify myself to the Creator of the universe. However, with the mindset that God is no more special than yourself, how can you be expected to understand.\n\n\nThe book of Job shows how not matter how we think we are justified, God abilities and understanding of everything surpasses ours. If you think big whoop God created the world or that some mathematically impossible number of events happened to make the earth, how can we even have a rationale discussion!\n\nChristians accept God's authority!\n\nread this please~!