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How much time and effort do you put forth each week to determine what is true?

Do you just go about your routine and expect that meaningful truth should be submitted to you if you are to consider it?

Or do you actively seek out, investigate and study new sources of information?

Please describe the your approach to this topic, your level of intensity, and your motivation.

Also please your current religious status, as well as an estimation of how many books you've read that present a position both in favor of and in opposition to that status.

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  • 8 years ago

    I think truth is important. Myself as a Christian, I was raised to never take anything at face value until I have compared it to the truths of life and my top source book, The Bible. I know some out there consider it to be an antiquated writing for old ladies, but not to me. It is powerful, real and relevant. I also read a lot of books and listen to speakers and have been working in the public sector for 15 years. In 'church world' we call this apologetics, which is basically the devotion to knowing why I believe what I do and what it's based on. I don't just listen to people from my viewpoint either. It's not my parent's truth or just something I've been taught to believe. I've searched it and continue to do so.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I would honestly say that I spend probably between sixty to eighty hours a week seeking out new information in the form of scientific research, biblical research and scrutiny, and listening to lectures and documentaries on a variety of subjects. My approach is scientific as I will read all the sides to a position and study each of them. I will then seek out evidence to support the findings and if non exists I move aside and keep trying to find evidence to support or refute one side or another until I come to a conclusion that something is more probable than something else. On estimation I would say that I've read close to maybe sixty books on religion and science. I am an atheist.

    Source(s): Personal Experience
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I'd say I do this religiously!

    It gets tiring sometimes, but most of the time I find the discovery to be more fun than the actual knowledge.

    I'm an agnostic atheist, and I can't even begin to estimate how many books I've read with the express intent of learning alternate viewpoints on the topic of spirituality. It's well into the hundreds.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    A couple of hours a day. About 70ish religious books, everything from John Lennox to Billy Graham, and 10ish "Atheist" books mostly Hitchens and Sagan. Im currently reading the Quran and the KJV Bible too.

    Yes I actively seek and reason.

    Agnostic (Atheist).

  • 4 years ago

    Ha ha what are you 10? there is not any such element as love in extreme college and midsection college, human beings celebration, and that they injury up each week later, you think of if you bought a woman buddy for Christmas you could magically be together consistently, lol, shop dreaming bro.

  • PPP777
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    This has nothing to do with this question , but the predestination one , you did not read my answer properly , i did not say predestination.[ unconditional ] , was biblical apart from a few exceptions , but Calvinists in general do believe in it , John macarthur is one prime example , scripture seems contrary to it , as for John calvin himself im not so sure , no more than the doubting Thomas the reputation just stuck

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Religious truth? About 30 years ago I looked for truth. God eventually came into my life and helped me out. He showed me truth is in the Bible. I don't feel the need to search any longer.

  • 8 years ago

    john 8.31-32

    my life as a christian consists of daily searching for the truth and trying to avoid being deceived by liars - john 8.42-47 / revelation 12.9

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    A little time to absorb information; and a little time in the Bible as the Bible changes each time i read it.

    Source(s): Christian MINISTERRRRR Yes! Thank you Jesus Thank you GOD.
  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    The greater part of every day.

    Source(s): Christian, math major.
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