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Old 1st November 2009, 03:08 PM
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Would you consider changing to a new religion??

Who here would actually consider Changing their relgious beliefs??

What would you need in order to make that change??

Thanks for your response.

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Old 1st November 2009, 03:11 PM
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Who here would actually consider Changing their relgious beliefs??

What would you need in order to make that change??

Thanks for your response.

Carey
I was a Christian who became an agnostic who became a Jew. I think I've changed enough. I'm set now.
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Old 1st November 2009, 03:45 PM
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I quite like the Eastern Orthodox way of thinking.
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I'd consider it, but I'm very happy being a Pagan so it would take a lot to make me change
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I'm also quite happy with my own path. I'd consider a change, but can't think of reason why I actually would.
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Yes, I'd consider it. However, I'd either need to see undeniable proof that my current religion is wrong, have strong personal experiances leading me to believe that I should be of another religion, or some sort of mix of such things.
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hmmmm

I have 2 main reasons why I switched my athesit beliefs.

1. I was not totally ecstatically fulfilled and a peace with my life.

2. I thought about what if I was wrong. In the afterlife if I was wrong
that would be real bad but if I was right and I was stupid to believe the Bible I won either way. Because if I just stopped bein I would not know it but if I chose to believe and their actually was a heaven my bases were covered...hahaha

Then I the more I studied the more I knew the Bible was inerrant.
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1. I was not totally ecstatically fulfilled and a peace with my life.
Well, if it's a matter of convenience, maybe you should have picked a religion that painted an even rosier picture?
For most people, it's not about what's more pleasant - it's about what's true. Otherwise, why not believe that a mysterious benefactor will donate a fortune to your bank account and quit your job on the spot? Certainly, that'd be more pleasant than work!
Just saying!

2. I thought about what if I was wrong. In the afterlife if I was wrong
that would be real bad but if I was right and I was stupid to believe the Bible I won either way. Because if I just stopped bein I would not know it but if I chose to believe and their actually was a heaven my bases were covered...hahaha
You know, Terry Pratchett once tackled Pascal's Wager quite humorously. He introduced one of the discworld's philosophers, who argued just as you did - "covering all his bases". Then he stated laconically that the gods of the discworld had created a special place for such cheeky opportunists, and that the philosopher in question woke in the afterlife to find himself surrounded by the pantheon - all of them smiling mischievously and holding cricket bats at the ready.
What's more: Pascal's Wager is not only morally and intellectually bankrupt, but also ought to cause you to worship whatever deity promises to reward you the most - or punish you the most severely if you displease Him/Her.

What if you are currently inciting the wrath of the unknown One True God by worshipping a God other than Him? Maybe He feels about Christianity the way YHVH felt about the Golden Calf - who knows?

Then I the more I studied the more I knew the Bible was inerrant.
Curiously enough, I experienced exactly the opposite.
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Originally Posted by Carey View Post
I have 2 main reasons why I switched my athesit beliefs.

1. I was not totally ecstatically fulfilled and a peace with my life.

2. I thought about what if I was wrong. In the afterlife if I was wrong
that would be real bad but if I was right and I was stupid to believe the Bible I won either way. Because if I just stopped bein I would not know it but if I chose to believe and their actually was a heaven my bases were covered...hahaha

Then I the more I studied the more I knew the Bible was inerrant.
But the OP question asks you to look forward, not back.
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As for myself, I'd change from quasi-atheist to any religion that I deeply felt was spiritually true. But I'd prefer one that came with the least cultural baggage.
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