I think you misinterpreted my point, which wouldn't have been difficult, since it was only a sentence and I didn't explain what I meant.
When I said "good reasons", I didn't mean "good" as in positive, but rather "understandable". Maybe I was wrong for writing it that way, but that's the way I write.
As for the reasons, you've touched on them. When I wrote it, I had religion's place in society in mind. Whether you think it's right or wrong, religion plays a huge role in culture etc etc. With a belief system as prominent as say, Christianity, it's easy to be uncertain. I'm not going to label people ignorant or whatever for feeling uncertain, but do you see where I'm coming from?
Basically, what I'm saying is that religion is perfect for some people. Death is terrifying, and a lot of people find comfort in religion because it offers them hope. They are told that there is an afterlife, we aren't insignificant, and life actually means something. It's very appealing.
Now please don't jump to conclusions again! I'm not saying any of that is correct or whatever. Those are just some of the reasons I was talking about, as to why some people are uncertain. It's really just my opinion.
But I wasn't trying to say that I'm uncertain. I don't believe in God or Hell or Heaven. All I was trying to say was that I can understand why others would. That's all:P!
Is it normal to not know whether you believe in god or not?
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I think you misinterpreted my point, which wouldn't have been difficult, since it was only a sentence and I didn't explain what I meant.
When I said "good reasons", I didn't mean "good" as in positive, but rather "understandable". Maybe I was wrong for writing it that way, but that's the way I write.
As for the reasons, you've touched on them. When I wrote it, I had religion's place in society in mind. Whether you think it's right or wrong, religion plays a huge role in culture etc etc. With a belief system as prominent as say, Christianity, it's easy to be uncertain. I'm not going to label people ignorant or whatever for feeling uncertain, but do you see where I'm coming from?
Basically, what I'm saying is that religion is perfect for some people. Death is terrifying, and a lot of people find comfort in religion because it offers them hope. They are told that there is an afterlife, we aren't insignificant, and life actually means something. It's very appealing.
Now please don't jump to conclusions again! I'm not saying any of that is correct or whatever. Those are just some of the reasons I was talking about, as to why some people are uncertain. It's really just my opinion.
But I wasn't trying to say that I'm uncertain. I don't believe in God or Hell or Heaven. All I was trying to say was that I can understand why others would. That's all:P!