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  • my brother sure did. he went to seminary and came out agnostic. he can read hebrew, greek, aramaic. he studied scripture from the original texts. he said its common
    • Jenny The Great ⭐
      I have also studied Hebrew, Greek and a little of Aramaic. A person does not need a seminary for guidance. It is the Holy Spirit that seals a true believer from turning back. Ephesians 1:13-14 "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your Salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory."
  • As I came to know about religious duties,I became more responsible!And still going strong....
  • Not necessarily. Some start off as agnostics or even atheists and the more they experience/learn/observe the more religious they become. Each person should be drawn toward that which makes sense to him/her and not what certain segments of society promulgate. :)
  • The more I've learned about God, the less religious I've become.
  • I think that some may become less religious but more spiritually oriented. The more one knows, the less one is inclined to follow the orthodoxy and the outward forms of religion, yet more inclined to follow what many have called the "still, small voice within."
  • The sequence is like this. First people are born into some religion. They question the need to have that or accept it,if they accept it, they have no choice. Those who question become atheists or turn agnostics. When they further question they become a rebel but their growth still happens. Finally they become spiritual which may include atheism and agnosticism also. If they question further they may reach a goal called self realization or understanding yourself! They may still stay in that state or can carryon further. If they carry on further they become 'that', now this 'that' is what they believe or not believe in. This is the stage of liberation. The realized have all the answers to every religion or non religion. We call them illumined!Like the sufi saints!They said Anal haq! Sometimes people do not want to go anywhere so they stay at one place in their spiritual growth and then they adapt where they stay. That means they become acceptable to some religion or atheism or agnosticism.Then their growth stops! I know you may not believe in it and I am not asking you to do that also. Just believe in whatever you desire and be happy with that stage!
  • Generally: yes.
  • I distinguish between religious beliefs and religious practices. Beliefs are the myths and rigid dogma that are mainly designed to provide basic guidance to children and regulate the behavior and identity of the group. They're tribal stuff, and indeed they tend to suffer when the harsh light of tested knowledge is shined on them. Practices are different: they're designed to remind the faithful of their connectedness with others, with life, with the whole -- they're *practical* instead of *explanatory*. Ceremonies, prayer, meditation, etc... these activities are about harmonizing the individual and the whole, and are often quite effective at that. Additional knowledge doesn't detract from practices when they're not bogged down by suspect beliefs -- the new knowledge just gets integrated in the process of practice. The quality of a religion can be measured by the ratio of growth-promoting practices to mind-stunting beliefs.
  • In a world where information is unadulterated with propaganda and honest inquiry was encouraged, I think people would become less inclined toward literal interpretations of any religion the more they learn, yes. As it is, so many religions want to own knowledge so as not to weaken their hold on the minds of their followers (who give them all too worldly wealth and power) that "knowing" isn't nearly enough to expect them to be less religious. . Good question. +5
  • I went exactly the opposite direction. I was a functional atheist, but the deeper I went studying biology, the more I realized that the odds of something as complex and ordered as DNA happening by chance were so big as to be impossible. Something had a hand in designing it.
  • Nice question. I don’t think so. On the contrary if they have a good power of logic and analysis and if they are well informed they will realize that all religions have something in common which is “LOVE” and we are not here by accident. (I will receive a lot of minus point for this point of view).
  • Ignorance is bliss
  • The study this article reports suggests it. - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2111174/Intelligent-people-'less-likely-to-believe-in-God'.html
  • Yes, people tend to become pretty less religious the more they know because too much knowledge unseats some of our religious beliefs. Though religious beliefs (christian) would have the answers to our quests, they are some times subjective in nature and the more we encounter more data that requires critical analysis, it causes people to begin to doubt some of the religious beliefs they hold.
    • Jenny The Great ⭐
      Critical analysis based on what??? In your opinion of seeing things? It doesn't work that way to get a true understanding. Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
  • 9-1-2017 Depends on what you mean by 'religious'. The bible says religion is men telling each other what to do, but that does not define the adjective at all. There have been lots of religious murderers. I guess you mean 'pious', but that word does not seem to have any distinct definition either. Google offers only synonyms that don't have clear meanings either. That is the usual problem when trying to discuss religion: nobody knows a d*m thing, but many people will pretend to know something.
  • No one can know what they think they know without the guidance of the Counselor who is the Holy Spirit. Romans 1:21-22 "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"

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