Are people who believe in a higher being (aka worshippers) more likely to have other addictions? Do athiests (more)?

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I have read no studies on religion being addictive. I believe that many people are indoctrinated, as children, and grow up never questioning their inherited belief system and really participate mostly out of convenience because of social pressure. When I was a youngster, parents were badgered to send their off spring to church even if they did not attend.

The implication being that to do so qualified them as responsible parents. My Mom told me to pick a church and she would drive me to whatever church I selected. I remember one little Texas town, Everman, TX where I attended the 8th grade.It had two Baptists churches, one split from the other.

They hated each other and spent much time explaining why the other church was destined to hell. We had forced testimonials about whatever subject the group leader (an adult) decided needed testimony.Us kids would sit in the pews and the adult would have one kid begin and then he next and so on until we had all tried our best to think of something not already mentioned. By the time it usually got to me everything under the Sun had been the object of heartfelt thanksgiving in order to show god how thankful we all were.

What impressed me was the contrived, forced participation by each kid no matter how they honestly felt. I found the practice disgusting and one Sunday I told my Mom that I was finished with church; she was smart and made no protest. I became an agnostic by high school and while at university, I found honesty and realized that I was atheist.

I like the quote that any “true” believer is really a closet atheist, the atheist just believes in one less god than the “true” believer who, without hesitation, refutes all other gods than their own. Sources: rednecksputter; fill-oss-a-fur, inadequate education, reads some, been a few places .

The only one I know of is that my oldest sister and oldest brother both smoked cigarettes. My oldest sister used EVERY method available (even hypnosis) and still smokes. My oldest brother used the Holy Spirit and no more smokes.

I think the problem with such a survey on addictions would start with the realization that addictions are mostly a matter of one's genetic code including that susceptibility. I've never smoked tobacco (he said, careful to specify which he had not smoked), but my two older brothers and two older sisters have smoked tobacco (the younger one quit on her own), which addiction we got from our dad, who also smoked but quit when he married . .. Without the Holy Spirit.

Meanwhile, a fellowship's local D & A (drug and alcohol) ministry will have stories of healed addictions that the scientist will find difficult to verify..

1 For the believers who think that will be 'saved' by a mystical diety from their imperfections, religion may not work out in the best way for them or less so than the atheist who won't put their 'faith' in an unseen force that will deliver them unto 'salvation' when they face the adversity which usually triggers addictive behavior in someones life. This user has been banned from Askville.

1 For the believers who think that will be 'saved' by a mystical diety from their imperfections, religion may not work out in the best way for them or less so than the atheist who won't put their 'faith' in an unseen force that will deliver them unto 'salvation' when they face the adversity which usually triggers addictive behavior in someones life.

For the believers who think that will be 'saved' by a mystical diety from their imperfections, religion may not work out in the best way for them or less so than the atheist who won't put their 'faith' in an unseen force that will deliver them unto 'salvation' when they face the adversity which usually triggers addictive behavior in someones life.

2 I'm not aware of any studies, but there is logic to what you write. People searching for escape from reality will often search for it in multiple places. I am personally aware of a high school friend who, when she gradauted, did the following:1.

Was seriously on drugs for a while2. Dried out and sobered up3. Was a Jesus Freak for a couple of years; born again, the whole schmeer4.

Dropped that5. Went through the whole thing and is now a practicing orthodox jew, married to HasidIt's all about escapism.

I'm not aware of any studies, but there is logic to what you write. People searching for escape from reality will often search for it in multiple places. I am personally aware of a high school friend who, when she gradauted, did the following:1.

Was seriously on drugs for a while2. Dried out and sobered up3. Was a Jesus Freak for a couple of years; born again, the whole schmeer4.

Dropped that5. Went through the whole thing and is now a practicing orthodox jew, married to HasidIt's all about escapism.

3 I don't know of any studies done. My opinion is that religious people are less apt to become addicted to drugs than someone who is not religious.

I don't know of any studies done. My opinion is that religious people are less apt to become addicted to drugs than someone who is not religious.

" "You wake up tomorrow morning and all your bad habits and addictions are gone (you can still get new ones, but the old.

Given the notion that our emotions are biochemical addictions, would you rather overcome your addictions or harness them.

You wake up tomorrow morning and all your bad habits and addictions are gone (you can still get new ones, but the old.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.