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You do realise that if you were born in Saudi Arabia you would be a Muslim?

Your faith depends on where you were born, so how do you know your right?

You can't all be!

Update:

Including your parents.

Update 2:

Yeh, it's a choice 'technically'

Update 3:

How is flawed thinking?

Go to the Middle East and all you will see is Muslims, go to the midwest and all you will see is Christians.

Sorry but location is the main determiner of what religion you will be.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I could be raised Catholic, and not be Catholic today.

    That is a rather hard deterministic approach to religion - but I agree, that you would most likely (or more likely at least) be Muslim if you were born in a Islamic state.

    EDIT: Other social factors (further education, Mormon missionaries, family/upbringing, etc) have a very strong play as well (not just where you happen to live)

  • 1 decade ago

    There are many converts in the Middle East. What you believe is a choice.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yeah well, so? You're saying it like it's a totally new discovery.

    If someone was raised by in a city full of crimes and gang violence, and the one who raised him was involved in these crimes, there's a big chance he'll grow up to be a criminal and a gangster.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    God sits in perfect judgment. You don't think He takes such things into account? I'm pretty sure He has this all figured out. Just because you don't, doesn't mean He doesn't exist.

    You can ask Him when you get the chance.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I have a feeling I would be an ex-Muslim turned atheist, just like I am an ex-Christian turned atheist after living in the US.

  • 1 decade ago

    no a persons faith does not depend on where they were born

    no our parents faith does not determine what ours will be

    this is flawed thinking

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    What if you're born a camel?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    no..that isnt true

    i know jebuz is the truth..and i'd know it if i had been born in a dif country

    jebuz is real

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    thats not true

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