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delsbrothergeorge
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"Religious motivation"


          

To anyone who even remotely considers themselves a spiritual being:

How can you determine your own motives when it comes to calling yourself a believer?

That might not be very clear, but let me try to explain.

My concern is that a person can claim to believe in this religion or that religion or even some combination thereof, but there is no way for him or her to know why he or she is among the faithful.

Example: I think I believe in God, but I am not sure why. Is it because I was raised in a culture of guilt/shame where I believe because I want a reward (paradise)? Or do I believe because I'm taught that I am supposed to believe, whether it has meaning or not? Or do I believe simply because I have faith?

In sum, do I believe because I'm supposed to do so? Or because I truly desire to do so? In either case, how do I recognize my own motives?

---I'm here---

"Ten out of ten heroin addicts started out on milk."---from Arliss

"So I dropped Sense like Common..."---Mocha Lab




---i'm here---

"...do what scares you..." -- l. varela

  

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Religious motivation [View all] , delsbrothergeorge, Sun Jul-23-00 10:13 AM
 
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I believe in God because.........
Jul 23rd 2000
1
Not trying to be sarcastic but........
Jul 25th 2000
5
      RE: Not trying to be sarcastic but........
Jul 25th 2000
9
           Please tell me you're not talking about......
Jul 26th 2000
11
                hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! No......
Jul 26th 2000
12
RE: Religious motivation
Jul 24th 2000
2
sigh
Jul 24th 2000
3
      RE: sigh
Jul 25th 2000
4
It's not even an issue of motives......
Jul 25th 2000
6
Ask ya self these questions
Jul 25th 2000
7
Q&A
Jul 25th 2000
8
simply believing
NiaRa
Jul 26th 2000
10
belief does not equal knowing!
Jul 27th 2000
13
RE: belief does not equal knowing!
Jul 27th 2000
14
Three terms to define:
Aug 14th 2000
15
Three terms to define:
AfricanHerbsman
Aug 15th 2000
16

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