The Importance Of Religious Beliefs

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Religious beliefs are often deemed special or exempt from doubt, because they cannot be tested or empirically verified. This does not mean though that someone cannot have good reasoning for religious beliefs. It is possible to justify one’s religious beliefs to a non-believer if the believer themselves wholly believe that the religion has truth. Because there is no way you can teach someone something if you do not have knowledge of the subject yourself. Though it would be most definitely hard to even begin to get a non-believer to change their atheist ways suddenly. It would not only take much convincing but an event in one’s life would have had to happen for change to occur. Throughout this essay I will elaborate on the methods some of the world’s greatest philosophers used to support their religions and state how they dealt with non-believers.

A religious belief cannot be compared or tested beside any other belief. A religious belief overtakes any belief that a person makes in their life. Religious beliefs can influence almost every aspect of your life. From the food you eat, the clothes your wear, and just how you carry yourself as a person on a daily basis. When people are asked verification questions about their religious belief, a person will automatically get defensive. You are asking them to verify something that …show more content…

First, If you believed in God and he exists then, we will receive an infinite great award which is heaven. While the non-believers receive nothing. Then, if you thought God does not exist, the people would not lose anything. Lastly, if God exists and we don 't believe then we will receive infinite punishment in Hell. which the best decision clearly states that it is better to believe in God and receive a great reward rather than infinite punishment. His wagers made it a clear lackadaisical decision for the nonbelievers to choose

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