Is it normal to change your religious beliefs at age 35?

I've been a life long Christian and never even questioned my beliefs or religion until this year.I just got out of a relationship with an atheist and I learned a lot of historical and scientific evidence against God,Jesus,Christianity. And it has just shaken me to the core and caused such doubt now in me.I'm like 60% holdings onto my life long beliefs but 40% not.I don't know what to think or do anymore. I feel like such a traitor to God and Jesus but some of the things I learned, well I just can't refute history and science.So am I not a Christian anymore or just a Christian with doubts? Is it normal to change your whole belief system this late in life? And my kids...I just don't know anymore what to teach them. I feel like I could be teaching them such a huge lie either way.help!

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  • anti-hero

    Perhaps you could combine the two. Don't take the Bible quite so literally and open your mind to the idea that maybe science is God's process of creating.

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  • SuperBenzid

    Let's look at some hypothetical situations:
    If your God exists and he is a good God then he would forgive you your doubts considering the lack of evidence. Since your God created you with reason he could hardly blame you for applying your reason to what could be one of the biggest questions in your life, could he? So if your God exists and is a good God he would forgive you for not believing in him if that is what your honest and sincere reasoning leads you to believe.

    Now a second hypothetical is: If your God exists and does not forgive you for doubting him. Then there are two possibilities, he made a mistake when he gave you and others intelligence and reason which would mean he is imperfect and not God. Or he is an unforgiving deity that only rewards those that do not think and punishes those that do. This deity would not be worth worshiping and the "heaven" of spending an eternity with such a deity could in reality be a hell of endless servitude to an unforgiving and strict master.

    Or as a third choice: he does not exist and therefore you are free to doubt as much as you please.

    In any of these cases you should not fear your doubt.

    My advice would be to start reading the Bible from genesis and asking yourself if this corresponds with what you know about the world? does this sound true? If someone handed me this book in a world in which I had never heard of the Bible before, would I believe these claims based only on the book in front of me?

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  • jucedaguy

    Me too.

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  • imnotoverryan

    Thank you Dad.

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    • Dad

      Wow, I got a thank you :)
      You know it could have gone either way ;)
      It actually makes me feel more respect for you, especially on this particular subject. Thank YOU.

      By the way, it was just by pure luck I re-opened this topic, as you didn't use the 'reply' button directly under my comment. By using the field "Add A Comment" please be aware that no one will receive a reply email or notification.

      Hmm, maybe I should check other topics I've added comment to, there may be a whole range of responses directed at me.

      Anyway, I believe in you ;) :) Now THAT's worth believing in. (But nothing else is :D )

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  • Dad

    YES its VERY normal to change your beliefs (or non-belief in this case) at a later time in life (ideally the best time would be as a child still).

    There's an old statement that says 'Christians know little of the entire Bible because generally they have not read it all ever, whereas atheists become atheists because they HAVE read the bible thoroughly!'

    You can wake up at any stage in your life.
    Maybe don't think of it as rational thinking, but natural common sense!
    The world evolved (most generally accept this, even Christians!) People ('Man' - keeping to this 'man's' religion) evolved, then what actual input did god do? Or has ever done?
    Just to say you 60% believe in God, doesn't mean anything.
    That's like me saying I partly believe in the flying spaghetti monster, but until I have ANY information on him at all, then I DON'T.

    Good luck with your awakening, the years of lies can take their toll.
    But make sure you inform your children that God is myth, so they don't end up confused like you later in life.

    As yet no one has ever provided me ANY proof of God, absolutely none. I've checked all over the world and the Internet too. NOT one bit of evidence of Allah or Jesus Christ or ANY God doing anything supernatural ever?? Oh except what written in those 2000 year old books :D There was no online porn to watch back then, I would have made up shit too.

    I clearly explained to my young children that God is only mythical, many years ago. They have thanked me for this ALL the time. Generally we find religious people funny.

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  • Antir0b0t

    It's okay, your faith (or lack thereof) is about you and what makes you happy. Don't forget that.

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  • suckonthis9

    You have, four times, used a term which divides a particular branch of people who believe in the teachings of Abraham, from other people who also believe in the teachings of Abraham. This term also divides these religious people from people who have other religious beliefs, as well as from people who are not religious. You then spread your divisive messages around the world. This might be offensive to some people, whether they are religious, or whether they are not religious.

    Why are you creating divisions in society?

    Which deity are you referring to?

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  • RomeoDeMontague

    Whatever floats your boat. I have a weird belief I kind of just mixed everything I liked together. I cant understand any said religion so I just kind of made up my own.

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  • Avant-Garde

    It's normal for a person to changed their religious bridles at any age.

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  • ambertacos

    Everybody has their doubts. Satan likes to place those in our heads. Look at the book "evidence that demands a verdict". It has many examples of God's existence and the Bible holding true through history. Historians have used the Bible many times as a reference and other recorded documents support it thoroughly. Think back. Have you ever felt his presence? Have you experienced or witnessed miracles. Pray to Him for guidance. He won't ever leave or forsake you, even when you're shaken.

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  • blackalica

    Please just don't take it on just faith. That's the cowards want for knowledge.

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  • imnotoverryan

    Thank you guys for your comments. This has helped. :)

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