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Lv 5

What is called when believers need others to believe?

There is an actual term for it.

It effects believers that we don't believe so they say things like:

-you know god is real, you just reject him

-what did god do to make you turn your back on him

-why do you hate god

-why do you deny god

-why are you angry at god

-what will bring you back to god

-you just want to sin

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  • 7 years ago
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    Here's an interesting video explaining why Believers choose to describe unbelievers as "rejecting" the beliefs.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j8ZMMuu7MU

    As to the exact word to describe why believers need others to believe, I do not know.

    It MIGHT be related to the way we evolved as social beings, and the need for all the members of the group to play by the same rules.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    The closest thing I can think of that meets your criteria is psychological projection:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_project...

    Or just "projection" for short.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    They are reasonably very insecure in their beliefs.

    So they insist you believe it too, but reject it, like food you don't like.

    Food you don't like is still food.

    What christians spew isn't real anything, just desperation to avoid reality.

    They are so frightened, so tiny, it is hard not to feel sorry for most of them.

  • Keith
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    They just do not want to say the word condemned is equal to unbelief. Because the very people they are witnessing to are family members and friends, who we love, and pray that they repent before they go down to Hell with Satan and his demonic entourage or murderers and rapists and deviants. Hitler and Idi Amin included.

    Source(s): The Bible KJV
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  • 7 years ago

    Dear,Do you know what is sin?

  • 7 years ago

    Co-dependancy... but take my advice.. one shouldn't concern himself with the delusions of the mentally deranged.. just smile and nod your head...

  • sanity
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Herd mentality.

  • 7 years ago

    That's the dumbest assumption I've ever heard. Maybe they say those things because you make it seem that way

  • 7 years ago

    There seems to be a lot of non-believers needing others to not believe.

  • 7 years ago

    Insecurity - they need to have their beliefs validated.

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