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Has the belief in God made you a better person?

I assume a religious person would say that it should do if they keep to the "rules" of that particular religion, but has it for you?

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  • 3 years ago
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    No. I was raised a fundamentalist Christian, but lost all belief in religion in my teens. Clearly there are some people who find that religion helps them make sense of the world and their lives, and to live well. But conversely, there are many who use it to justify prejudice and intolerance. The same range of personalities and attitudes can be found amongst agnostics and atheists too. Whatever your beliefs about religion, politics or anything else, the responsibility lies with you as an individual to find a way to live well, and to treat others with compassion and kindness. You can't shift that burden onto any god or guru, and you wont find anything in science either that tells you how to behave. Done right religion and science can both help inform your choices, but only you can make those choices.

  • 3 years ago

    Yes, it has. It sensitized me to the feelings and needs of others.

    Source(s): Greek Orthodox Christian
  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    In a simple word yes why I was stupid enough to become an atheist when I was in my 20s and I lost every single thing that I owned going by their philosophies mercifully got accepted me back and since then I have had a 100% turn around in my life I would have to say yes God makes me a better person

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    When I was a Christian, I thought that

    killing gay people and

    witches and

    people who did not go to church on Sunday and

    inconsiderate children

    was the job of all of us.

    "Thank God" I am no longer a Christian.

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  • it has kept me from being as I was before my Salvation........ it has not made me perfect.... no True Christian would make any claim to perfection in this life....... even after 18 years I remain one of God's problem children.... sometime the walk with God can be two steps forward... one step back.... but over all.... it is a progression

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Traitors to God and the founders of the republic live today, because I do follow God, even thought I do hold 12.44 Kg of 8,9 di hydro isojervine alpha nol. You might want to check its biological activity.

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    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    YES I EVEN FORGAVE my brothers who wronged me and it was not easy but Im glad I did it.

  • 3 years ago

    Not belief in God as such, no, but commitment to Christ has, I hope, helped.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Yes, it did help me greatly

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    Lv 4
    3 years ago

    A religious person will usually not say that. They will say that the rules are the preamble and nothing more. You are a better (moral, upright) person for a goal : to live the Christian Life

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