The Great Faith Debate

[SeVeR]

Will a Christian who has faith ever tell you he has doubts?

[NBVegita]

I would say that most Christians will vehemently defend their faith if it is being attacked by those outside of their faith.

 

The same could be said of any group of people.

 

I would dare say that the majority of Christians will not openly tell you they have doubts as there are many things you will not tell others openly. Will they deny that they have doubts? Maybe. Maybe not. That depends on the person. Sometimes by denying it to you they're denying it to themselves.

 

I would go along and say that I've never met a Christian who has held his faith with out a single doubt.

 

One of the basic fundamentals in the Christian faith is that it is not wrong to question your faith/religion as that is how you find answer to the tough questions in life.

 

I don't believe there is a person on this planet that does not have even a small amount of doubt in their beliefs, most notably religion. Even your most vehement zealots although outwardly powerful still have doubts, no matter how big or small they be. That goes beyond the Christian religion.

[SeVeR]

Oh Lord! There is a God! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8499931.stm

[SeVeR]

Honestly NBV, I have never conversed with a Christian who does have doubts...

[Simulacrum]

Maybe you have a small sample size. Maybe people don't liketo express their doubts about religion. Maybe "doubt," like "faith," does not have a universally accepted definition.

[SeVeR]

indeed.

[NBVegita]

I guess my standpoint is that simply because a man or woman does not relay that they have doubts to you, it does not mean they don't exist.

 

This is simply a theoretical argument as is yours but I again state that I don't believe any man or woman holds religious beliefs without some amount of doubt, no matter how large or small.

[Bak]

Since religion is such a big deal, don't you want to make sure you have the right one? Is there anything that would convince you to give up your religion (perhaps for another one)? What would that be?

[Dr Brain]

Epic bump?

[Simulacrum]

Meh. Barely a year.

[Bak]

oops thought it was still 2010, well regardless

[PlayWolf]

Hahah, just like me not paying attention, I enjoy my own mistakes.