Without pre-existing religion, you would probably not believe the same thing You do now, spiritually?

If I had been raised with no religion I would still practice the religion I have now. It is something I do because of study of the Bible. It is not the religion I was raised with.

All the 1st century Christians changed their religion once they came into contact with True Christianity.

Therefore those who embraced his word heartily were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added. (Acts 2:41)

More than that, believers in the Lord kept on being added, multitudes both of men and of women. (Acts 5:14)

(Acts 11:24) And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.

The only way primitive religion exists today is through the child abuse of forcing it into very, very young children but thanks to better education and growing intellects so many teens are able to discover the truth, throw off the indoctrination and step into the real world!

Acceptance of a supernatural claim tends to promote cooperative social relationships. This communication demonstrates a willingness to accept, without skepticism, the influence of the speaker in a way similar to a child's acceptance of the influence of a parent. By encouraging this kind of behavior where the most intense social relationships occur it facilitates the lack of skepticism and deters more open minded thinking.

They are christian, Muslim or the other religions depending where they were born simply because they were indoctrinated by their parents as very young children. They will go on to indoctrinate their own children and those will go on to indoctrinate their grandchildren!

Atheists have the intellect to see through the conditioning and escape into the real world!

Agnostics have the intellect to see through the conditioning but lack the courage to throw of the conditioning entirely.

Sadly Christians, Muslims and others are still held firmly prisoner by the self perpetuating brainwashing!

I've looked into other religions and always find what I'm looking for in the catholic Christianity I was raised in

I've had two (what I call) medical miracles. The only explanation is that there definitely is a supreme power, that is God. I can only speak for myself. In my heart, I just know there is a God, and really don't care what people think or say.

Without having been raised Catholic, I would have been raised atheist, which is what I am now anyway.

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