What would it take for you to change your faith to another?

[anonymous9887]

All people have their own faith. What would it take to convert you to another faith? Many people say we'll I need to see a miracle or see it in the bible, but I think even if people saw what they wanted they still wouldn't change it. So what does it really take? Opinions?

 

[George-ananda]

It would take just another understanding that made more overall sense than mine.

 

[Sees]

I think if it doesn't line up with what you see in day to day experiences and the interpretation of them - there has to be a sufficiently powerful, dramatic, and/or extraordinary event or series of events. It will naturally vary person to person. What people really have faith in isn't the same as what they think likely true.

 

[Laika]

A belief system the triggers such a massive "high" that it should be listed as class A drug. I can find plenty of bad reasons to justify believing it later.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

A trauma, crisis, or a general dissatisfaction with one's life or self, combined with a positive social interaction with a charismatic member of another faith seems to be a common recipe for adopting a new faith - at least until the same situation comes around again and they encounter a new person with answers.

 

[Zardoz]

All people have their own faith. What would it take to convert you to another faith? Many people say we'll I need to see a miracle or see it in the bible, but I think even if people saw what they wanted they still wouldn't change it. So what does it really take? Opinions?

Uniao Do Vegetal.

For the DMT

 

[Iti oj]

evidence

 

[BSM1]

A sizable cash donation may sway me.

 

[Valjean]

I'm not much influenced by faith (belief without sufficient evidence). My opinions, though, are amenable to evidence.

 

[anonymous9887]

evidence

What kind of evidence?

 

[anonymous9887]

I'm not much influenced by faith (belief without sufficient evidence). My opinions, though, are amenable to evidence.

What kind of evidence would you be looking for?

 

[anonymous9887]

A trauma, crisis, or a general dissatisfaction with one's life or self, combined with a positive social interaction with a charismatic member of another faith seems to be a common recipe for adopting a new faith - at least until the same situation comes around again and they encounter a new person with answers.

So your saying for some people its more of a comfort thing than it is a truth thing?

 

[Valjean]

I'd be looking for anything relating to the nature of Reality or the existence of some magical, supernatural beings, Paul.

 

[anonymous9887]

All I'm saying, is I think people have the wrong idea about faith. In my beliefs the god I serve always provided evidence from the beginning until now. The only difference is now all we can examine is his word, none the less it's based on something that can be tested rather then believe just because. There has to be an evidence before you put faith in what is promised.

 

[Valjean]

These Gods the religious speak of are many and varied -- and there is no empirical evidence for any of them, much less any evidence they care a whit weather we recognise their existence or not.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

So your saying for some people its more of a comfort thing than it is a truth thing?

The only question is what amount "some" actually is.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

All people have their own faith. What would it take to convert you to another faith? Many people say we'll I need to see a miracle or see it in the bible, but I think even if people saw what they wanted they still wouldn't change it. So what does it really take? Opinions?

If I found out that what we considered life in us as artificial (thinking of sci-fi). If out of the blue I felt like I am messed up inside and need someone outside myself for help and no one on earth for some reason I can trust to help me as I them.

I really dont know. My beliefs are so common sense and ingrained in me youd little have to convince me I am not good, I am not alive, nature doesnt take care of us, and find a way to disprove the truth and experiences from my religious practices of my current belief and worldviews.

 

[Iti oj]

What kind of evidence?

Depends on what's being "true", but evidence beyond "personal evidence/experience" something verifiable and hmm...

 

[viole]

All people have their own faith. What would it take to convert you to another faith? Many people say we'll I need to see a miracle or see it in the bible, but I think even if people saw what they wanted they still wouldn't change it. So what does it really take? Opinions?

To see all theists in the world believing in the same god. Overnight.

That would pass Hume's miracle test, I think.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Iti oj]

To see all theists in the world believing in the same god. Overnight.

That would pass Hume's miracle test, I think.

Ciao

- viole

Good one!!