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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've found, totally anecdotally of course, that those who rail most against people with faith are those who struggle with it themselves at a certain level.  As someone who does not believe in God and doesn't struggle at all with the question, I don't have any snarkiness or disdain for those who do.  As PP mentioned, I think it could be comforting to have such beliefs.  But, I'm not hardwired to have them.  [b]I wonder if there is a God gene or a series of God genes.[/b]  What makes some people capable of believing and others not capable?  It's not entirely upbringing and I'm sure it's not entirely genetic.  Maybe it's some combo?[/quote]

Maybe some, [b]not all[/b], hardcore religious people have a gene similar to an addiction gene.  A guy I went to high school with was really into drugs, drinking, etc. while in high school.  Then when I ran into him a couple years after he graduated, he had completely cleaned up and "found god".  He is now born again christian and very active in his evangelical church.  This may be an extreme example, but DH and I have known other people with similar stories.[/quote]

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