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As nice as it is to believe that belief is a choice, many factors come into play. Parents who would disown you, clients who would not support your business, citizens who would not vote for you and schools that would torment your children are all possible outcomes of being an open atheist. As a consequence many atheists are still "in the closet" so that they can avoid this persecution. As a consequence bing a non-believer is your choice but you can never avoid going to church and praying at public functions and so on.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. Believing in god is a choice that every person is free to make for themselves. There is absolutely no proof that gods exist. Therefore, a person is free to make their own decision regarding the possible existence of deities.
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∙ 8y agoNO.
Belief in anything is not a choice, it is the direct result of the information you have at your disposal and how you choose to weight it. For example, if a private investigator showed you photos of your spouse being unfaithful, but your spouse argues that those photos were doctored or misinterpret what is actually going on, it is not a "choice" to believe the private investigator or to believe the spouse, but the inexorable result of how you weight the information being provided to you. God is no different and belief in God is contingent on how you evaluate the different evidences and arguments for and against His existence.
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∙ 8y agoYes. We have been granted free-will (Deuteronomy 30:15-20); that is one of the chief differences between humans and animals. The fact that there are billions of believers, and also very many atheists, demonstrates that we have the choice to believe in God or not to believe. The arguments for His existence are out there, as are statements and essays by atheists which argue for Atheism.
Even people who have been taught religion or atheism, or who attend a school or live in a family which has strong beliefs for religion or non-religion, can and do have the ability to form their own opinion, whether or not they can openly live according to it.
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∙ 8y agoOf course it is a choice. It is also a choice to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and a balanced budget is near.
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How do Muslims feel about following their religion?
They feel thankful to God (Allah in Arabic), the Creator, for leading them to His right path of believing in the religion that God created every thing in our universe on believing in. Islam is an Arabic word that means submission to God. All God creations are commanded by God to have full submission to God. Only mankind are given the choice for submission to God or not and lastly will judged by God on their choice. Refer to related question on Islam principles.
What is the term for believing in one god?
Monotheism is the practice of believing in one god, polytheism in two or more gods. pantheism believing in gods in everything, atheism believing in no god.
What is the difference with believing IN God and believing God?
beliveing god is just beliveing but beliving in god is better
Does it matter how many times you reject God in your life but as long as you die believing in God you will go to heaven?
You wouldn't reject God if you were believing in Him. If you were truly believing in Him, you wouldn't reject Him at all, if you did, you would go to Hell because you weren't actually believing in Him fully.
An example of relativist fallacy?
One example of a relativist fallacy is when someone argues that there is no objective truth and that all beliefs are equally valid simply because they are held by different individuals or cultures. This ignores the possibility that some beliefs may be more well-supported by evidence or reason than others.
What is the Arabic term for believing in one god?
The Arabic term for believing in one god is "Tawhid". It refers to the concept of monotheism, the belief in the oneness of God in Islam.
What makes you a christion?
by believing a god
Is believing in Allah sinning against God?
no it is not because allah is god.
How might believing in miracles strengthen the faith of a Christian?
Believing in miracles simply means believing what God says in His word. If a person believes God's word and His witness about what happened they already have faith. They will also realize that God is in charge and that miracles do not have to happen when we want but they will happen when God wants.
Is Harry Styles believing in god?
yes
What word means 'not believing in God'?
atheistic
Who said one loses nothing by believing in God if he does not exist?
Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician, philosopher, and theologian, is credited with this idea, known as Pascal's Wager. He argued that it is rational to believe in God, as doing so may lead to eternal rewards, while disbelief carries the risk of eternal punishment.
