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Why do OTHERS believe in God? (With Poll this time).

Why do OTHERS believe in God?

  • How else does one explain the universe?

  • They have experienced God.

  • It gives them hope.

  • Having faith fills a need.

  • They were raised to believe.

  • Their prayers have been (or are) answered.

  • Without God, there wouldn't be morality.

  • Ultimately, good must be rewarded and evil punished.

  • They are afraid of death.


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Feel free to call it a guess. Besides, the answers are not public.
Eh, its being private makes no difference. I mean, it allows people to anonymously claim that we're all Christians out of fear, thus "invalidating" our faith, but in terms of my voting, its being private make no difference.
I should have thought of that possibility. But reading why others believe in the other poll defeats the purpose of seeing how people would guess that others believe.
Can I ask why we would want to do that? I'm not being facetious... I just don't know why we ever try to guess the reason for other people's faith.
 
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Eh, its being private makes no difference. I mean, it allows people to anonymously claim that we're all Christians out of fear, thus "invalidating" our faith, but in terms of my voting, its being private make no difference.
Well, I would assume that given the nature of this subforum, ONLY Christians would be answering!


Can I ask why we would want to do that? I'm not being facetious... I just don't know why we ever try to guess the reason for other people's faith.

Because it is interesting? Because it tells us something about ourselves?
 
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Well, I would assume that given the nature of this subforum, ONLY Christians would be answering!
Hmm. Check out the reviews for the more polemical religion books on Amazon, be it pro, or anti-. Anonymity and religious discussion make for all kinds of ugly given how pervasive the "God Debate" is nowadays. Contingents of both "sides" will use any opportunity to undermine the other, and this seems like a good one.

I need to clarify that I'm not for a second saying you intended it that way.
Because it is interesting? Because it tells us something about ourselves?
Let me flip it, if I may: why do you think other people are Christian?
 
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