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1st November 2009, 03:08 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 
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2 Timothy 2 : 23Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. |
1st November 2009, 03:11 PM
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Reps: 31,519,058,661,625 (power: 31,519,058,667) | | Originally Posted by Carey  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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1st November 2009, 03:45 PM
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dir="ltr"> Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
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1st November 2009, 03:45 PM
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Chairs thrown and tables toppled,
Hands armed with broken bottles,
Standing no chance to win but,
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Black eyes, broken fingers,
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1st November 2009, 04:37 PM
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1st November 2009, 06:30 PM
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Reps: 1,359,442,042,507 (power: 1,359,442,049) | | | 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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2nd November 2009, 01:32 PM
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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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2 Timothy 2 : 23Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. |
2nd November 2009, 01:56 PM
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Reps: 154,351,308,685,942 (power: 154,351,308,691) | | Originally Posted by Carey 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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the equilibrium crumbles,
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2nd November 2009, 05:00 PM
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Reps: 64,551,566,784 (power: 64,551,569) | | Originally Posted by Carey 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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2nd November 2009, 08:01 PM
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Reps: 64,551,566,784 (power: 64,551,569) | | | 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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