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Author Topic:   Encouragement From A Believers Perspective
Faith 
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Message 23 of 37 (820505)
09-21-2017 3:17 PM
Reply to: Message 21 by Stile
09-21-2017 2:08 PM


Re: From "A Tension Of Faith"
There may be some religious faith that is motivated by seeking comfort, but in my experience with Christians and my own personal experience it's about simply believing it's true. Also, "falling in love with God." I don't think I've ever met anyone who believes because of some felt need to believe but maybe I've missed those stories.

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Faith 
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Message 24 of 37 (820506)
09-21-2017 3:23 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Tangle
09-21-2017 2:50 PM


Re: From "A Tension Of Faith"
I'm not in any position to take it away from anyone, what's happening across modern societies is a realisation that the thing they believed in was a fantasy. It's an inevitable consequence of the advancement of actual knowledge. It's simply growing up and learning how to live an independent life.
Something like that happened to me when I was fifteen and atheist friends persuaded me out of my not-very-strong Christian upbringing. So I considered it grown up to live without such things and considered myself an atheist for the next thirty years. Then when I came to REALLY believe it was because I knew it was true, not because I felt any need for it.

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