How to become religious?

SabbathWolf · 10-25-2008, 02:42 PM

How do people become religious?

I have been exposed to many different religions throughout my life and travels around the world. None of them have appealed to me.

Yet, I have the feeling inside that something is missing. Or that, maybe, I "should" be believing in something. Yet...

How do people do it?

I love the outdoors, wildlife and nature in general. But even the Wicca thing just seems far fetched to me too.

Am I doomed to be an atheist?

shoot-n-scoot · 10-25-2008, 02:54 PM

Religion gets you nowhere. People go to the bathroom religiously. :O LOL

Faith is what you need. I can't give that to you - you have to believe and see a need first. You have to believe something is true before you have faith. Once you have faith you can do something.

Its sorta like airplanes - pretend you have never seen an airplane fly. You may have seen pictures or even a movie, but they *could* be faked. You believe it flies because someone told you or you have heard numerous accounts of it or you studied its aerodynamic principles and believe it can fly. Faith means you board the plane believing it WILL fly.

You aren't an atheist unless you believe there is no "god". "1. aethiest. An atheist is one who believes that there is no deity." - Urban Dictionary

Just something to consider.

SabbathWolf · 10-25-2008, 03:00 PM

I have an idea it may be possible for something greater than us to exist in the universe someplace. But whether or not that constitutes a god is something different. That's part of my problem too.

And stop tracking my ISP. You're really the Devil aren't you?

shoot-n-scoot · 10-25-2008, 03:02 PM

Eh, you figured me out. 8)

I thought my sheep's disguise was working! Guess you can't pull the wool over the eyes of another wolf!

SabbathWolf · 10-25-2008, 04:34 PM

STOP lookin at me!

**gunnysmith** · 10-25-2008, 08:00 PM

Those who have accomplishments and satisfaction in their lives, by ones own standards.
Those who accept their own self worth and not the opinion of another.
Those who do not depend on aceptance of others as a measure of ones self.
Those who recognize the above without humility have no need for religion.

jdf747emt · 10-25-2008, 09:13 PM

If your really serious, ask God to make hisself evident in your life! Think about it first, its nothing to play with.

**sjohnson** · 10-25-2008, 09:36 PM

Belief needs neither proof nor justification. It simply exists within or it does not.

**tanvil** · 10-25-2008, 11:16 PM

Most organized 'religion' I've ever come across is corrupt with paganism. If I were you I would start with a study of the life and teachings of Jesus.

nkluksda · 10-25-2008, 11:30 PM

I 'lost' my religion after my dad passed. I found it again, but I'm not really sure how. I guess the key for me was that I realized that everything was way too complicated for me to ever understand or control (I'm an engineer - I like understanding and controlling). I realized that I wasn't as important to the functioning of the universe as I'd thought. For me, that was the turning point - either I lost all hope of ever mattering because of my real insignificance, or there was a plan and a reason and I was significant, only not in the way I'd thought.

If you're looking, you'll find an answer. If you quit looking and open yourself to whatever comes your way, you may find it sooner. Good luck.