Born Again

Atheist0202 · Intern Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 32 Local time: 3:42 AM

How is it that people can be born again with religion? Is that when they aren't involved with religion, then they 1 day wake up and decide to believe in the bull shit again? I thought about this and I keep thinking that there has to be some outside source pushing the person or is forcing the person to keep coming out to listen to the bullshit. I mean for example once you get to church because you are 'curious" everyone who is there are like vultures. They lash on to you and prey. I mean they are saying how great it is and you need to come out all the time.

What do you guys think?
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tonyman1989 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

I would say the fear of death or maybe because there so many people who believe in it that they think there must be something to it.
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Atheist0202 · Intern Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 32 Local time: 3:42 AM

Yeah, that is the problem with the United States, don't get me wrong, I love this country, but with all the knowledge we have, we shouldn't be the most religious country in the world. Hell, I'm thinking how great living in Sweden would be because of 85% atheist/agnostics.
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it is the parts that I do understand." -Mark Twain

"Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people" - Jesse Ventura

"Of all religions the Christian is without doubt the one which should inspire tolerance most, although up to now the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men." - Voltaire

tonyman1989 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:59 am Post subject:

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tonyman1989 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:10 am Post subject:

Is blaise pascal the same man who mmade pascal wager? He's an atheist?
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http://www.atheistforums.com/weblog.php?w=22 Tonyman1989 blog's - updated on 8/28/07 - An interview of steven weinberg on religion

josephpalazzo · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Born Again

Paranoia21 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:43 am Post subject:

I think one of the reasons people are "born again" is the amount of people that are members of an organized religion. People tend to go with the flow.
Another possible reason is knowledge. People want to know everything. They want to know where they go when they die. They want the meaning of life. God gives all the "answers".
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Acorn · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

Maybe they just mean their faith has been born again. They used to have faith, lost it, but it came back. I don't really know
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Moloth · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject:

maybe they just want a vagina around their heads again...
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Mr_C · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

anamoly · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject:

you can only be 'born again' once...after that, you're doomed...it's in Hebrews somewhere...my brother the christian pointed it out to a bunch of jehovah's witnesses or something that were trying to talk to him about faith in his store (he already said he was 'born again')...it was hilarious....I'm proud my brohter is, to an extent, knowledgable about the Bible and the religion...he doesn't go to church but he follows the word if that makes any sense to you guys...he's a really cool guy but can be a total bonehead and a jackass sometimes but when are brothers not? Razz

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monty · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject:

Libertarian_Hippie · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Born Again

Do you never change your mind?
Have you never had a problematic relationship with a gf or bf, who you just kept coming back to, after breaking up with them?
It isn't any different.

ShaSha · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:03 am Post subject:

I agree with Mr_C's definition so there is no coercion necessary since being born again can happen anyplace anytime.

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