A Questionnaire for Christians, Muslims, and All Theists

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   Thomas Swanposted 10 years ago

   Over the past few years, I've been asking myself how and why people start believing in God (or any other deity). As an agnostic, I feel like I'm missing out on something, and that if I knew about the conditions under which theistic beliefs form, I might be able to experience something similar one day. I've come up with various theories and ideas, and listened intently to the words of believers, but I've never done a proper survey before... until now.
   
   The survey is called "How did your theistic beliefs form?" and it is available here:
   https://www.quicksurveys.com/s/Ri9d3G6
   
   It is only for people who have a belief in a god/deity. It should take roughly 10 minutes to complete. There are some basic demographic questions at the start, but it's completely anonymous (i.e. you don't give your name). Basically, I'd like you to share your conversion/revelation experiences with me, and any significant events in your life that led up to those experiences.
   
   I've been a hubpages member for 2 years, and this was the first place I thought of when launching this survey. Hubpages has a friendly atmosphere full of intelligent, personable people, so I hope that some of you will have the time and patience to help me answer these questions. Ideally, I'd like to write up the results in a research paper, so if you'd like to be kept informed about any publications, feel free to leave your email address in the "feedback" space at the end.

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      Mklow1posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Did it. I look forward to seeing your follow-up on the information you gathered.

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      TwerkZerkerposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Done!

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         Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks TwerkZerker!

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   Emile Rposted 10 years ago

   Took your survey. Good luck in your search for answers.

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      Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Emile. Much appreciated!

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   Motown2Chitownposted 10 years ago

   Done!
   
   

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      Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Motown2Chitown!

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   grand old ladyposted 10 years ago

   Done. Your survey is so well formatted, I was thankful that you made it user friendly. Good luck in your research and I look forward to reading your hub.

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      Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks grand old lady! I was lucky the `quicksurvey' site was so easy to use. A hub is probably a good idea too. I won't quote what anyone has said, as I believe this is confidential, but I think the results can be generalized. Thanks again for taking the time for this.

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   aka-djposted 10 years ago

   Why not?!
   I took it too.
   
   Hope it helps.
   Blessings

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      Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Much appreciated aka-dj! It certainly helps. I'm delighted by the number of responses so far.

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         SirDentposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Took it also.  I hope you find what you need.

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            Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks SirDent! I'm finding all of the replies very helpful so far.

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   MysticMoonlightposted 10 years ago

   Awesome survey, Thomas! Hope I wasn't too confusing, LOL! Good luck!

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      Thomas Swanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Cheers MysticMoonlight. Not at all. I've found the responses quite illuminating. It's particularly nice to hear about some of the lesser known belief systems.

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