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Why Belief?

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Dan Carroll
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Message 1 of 220 (51174)
08-19-2003 5:02 PM

I have a question for anyone who subscribes to a religion. Most of the responses will probably come from Christians, but Muslims, Jews, Raelians, etc, are welcome to respond as well.
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Why do you believe in your religion? I'm not asking for proof that it is true, but I'm curious as to what started you believing, for instance, that the Bible is actually the word of God.
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Sure, faith is what sustains the belief. But what was the root of the belief itself?
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Dan Carroll
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Message 11 of 220 (51879)
08-22-2003 4:03 PM

Um... yeah. I got in that argument with Rrhain about smoking, and I forgot all about this thread.
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::sheepish::
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Since you guys already started the other thread though, might as well keep this one going!
  
Dan Carroll
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Message 12 of 220 (51880)
08-22-2003 4:05 PM 		Reply to: Message 8 by joshua221
08-21-2003 6:51 PM

Re: Why.
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I accepted Christ when I was 9 at a Bible camp way upstate in New York.
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Ut! Hold up a sec.
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This sentence is really what I'm asking about. The way you see the world now that you have your faith is interesting as well, but I'm really trying to understand when/why people take that first jump.
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