Why do religions have to struggle so much to convince people their stories are true?
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Religions don't have to struggle that much. They find it easy enough to share their stories, and with every group you speak to probably about half of them will listen to the stories, and half of that half will probably believe the stories.\n\nIts not difficult to share the stories, its just that most people simply want everyone to believe what they believe because they think its true so everyone else should!!
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Because most of them sincerely believe it to be credible evidence. And, are likewise perplexed when someone refuses to accept it as evidence.\n\nFaith cannot be debated or discussed using logic. Those whose beliefs are based on faith will not be swayed by logical arguments, and those whose beliefs are not based on faith will not be swayed by arguments that rely on faith.\n\nSo, we all ending up arguing/debating about issues that will never be settled. Primarily because we are arguing about apples and oranges (two different philosophies).\n\n\nAdditional comment:\n\nWIth all due respect to those who claim the bible is supported by evidence, it is not.\n\nThere is no credible evidence that supports any of the bible stories, including the Jesus myths. If there was, there would be no debate on the issue.
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Most people have to be told what to think.  Especially about religion.
238354
Some people are unable to handle a reality in which the only thing controlling their lives, their destiny, is themself and their fellow human beings. It's a pretty big responsibility. They need to feel like there is something out there, more powerful than any of us, that is in control. People are so afraid of losing that, of having to take full responsibility for their own destiny, of the cold, unfeeling "chaos" that governs literally everything, it is no wonder they become so upset when their religious views are challenged.\n\nOf course, it's still possible that one religion, or even bits and pieces of each of them, is the truth. Real or not, religion basically serves as a crutch for those who have trouble handling life.
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The real reason is lack of knowledge. When what you know is rooted in research and factual data, it's hard to get upset over information. But so much of what we know in this country is fantasy or make believe, we don't like anyone challenging beliefs that may not be rooted in reality but we've invested so much of our lives in.\n \nTake religion for instances. I'm not saying that Christ didn't exist, but I just think some of the stories (all of which were told by people who didn't have as much knowledge about the world they lived in as we do today) are far fetched and truly of fantasy. For instance, let's look at heaven. It's described as the land of milk and honey and the streets are paved with gold. Well we could actually create that place right here on earth now. And if you are in a spiritual form, what do you care about milk, honey, or gold? I think the stories were limited to our imagination back then and we've advanced so far technologically now, the heaven of old would bore most of us today.\n\nIf people would look at religion and politics objectively and not emotionally, people wouldn't be so sensitive over these issues. We confused knowing with believing which may explain why people are so sensitive today.
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Because its so real, and its the truth, and i think some people are scared of it. "The Truth Hurts" people dont have as much conflict over lies as they do the truth. Christianity is the truth thats why their is so much controversy. People only mock the True living God. thats why you hear people say stuff like, "Oh My God, " you dont hear people say "Oh My Buddah" or something like that lol. Anyways hoped that helped.
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To make the story more interesting. \n\nIn our western religion we are told ot have faith, to beleive.  I am guessing but I bet you are suppose to take soe of the things wirtten on faith also.
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in a sense you have answered your question,  denial.  they intentionally deny the existence of something they know is real. their heart tells them that they are wrong so they feel the need to outwardly express their opinion to believers. it makes them feel better about their denial of the truth.
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Im one of Jehovah Witnesses and I know what you are talking about. I ask a question and people start telling me what my faith believes, and most of the time they are soooo far off. It just bugs me that people hear from other people and automatically believe its true instead of asking the person who would know the truth.
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I believe there are people who have had a spiritual experience who brought them to the God of their understanding, and there are those who haven't. Some who haven't just go to church and say they believe because it's the polite thing to do. Others who practice their religion (any religion) do it because they've had a personal experience that they can't prove to no one but themselves. They can't prove it to a non-believer any more than a non-believer can prove to them that the believer's experience was B.S. \n\nSo it's a draw.
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Sometimes, when folks learn a new truth, they get real excited about going out and sharing it with others. Unfortunately some of them will ruin their credibility (and God's) by being kinda pushy about it. \nIt's kinda like giving a child a new toy. If you leave them alone with it for too long they become dangerous with it.
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There is controversy because no religion agrees with any other one, and everyone thinks only theirs is right. Religion is an intensely personal thing, so if you were to discover yours is wrong, then you are wrong to the core and everything you've believed in has been a waste of time. That's hard to take, so people defend their religions the best they can and try to make the OTHER religions look wrong, which translates to prejudice, quarreling, and becoming barbaric.
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hey christian why is it so hard to let people believe what they want and just accept it.
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Because it is always more fun to pass on misinformation.  Also in the religious arena we tend to vilify people who believe different than we do.  Don't you find it odd that nearly every religion teaches that they are the only true religion and that all others are false - "run or founded, by the devil".  I am of the influence that all good things come from God.  Besides I cannot think of a heaven where Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, or Billy Graham weren't present.
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its funny how a fictional story can shake there beliefs so much. \n]\nmy guess is they are not really secure in there beliefs.
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The burden of proof is on the people who believe there IS a god, not for people who don't.
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It's, indeed, hard to grasp something as ambiguous.\nSo many religions have this "End of all things" theme, so it's confusing.\nThat's why I just stopped caring, and started living realistically, and reading books that make sense, i.e. Darwinism.