The question is waaay more simple than you’re making it out to be. It’s not a trick question. Honestly. It’s a question that was asked of me and I thought it was pretty interesting.
Why does one man believe and the guy next door doesn’t?
Is one man more pious, less stubborn, more intelligent than the other guy?
Certainly all men have different experiences. But that doesn’t explain it. Some men have horrible, painful lives and they are brought to faith. Others slide by with hardly a hair out of place and they can’t be bothered.
Or the other way around.
So what is it? We’re all human. We’re all fallible. What makes one of us believe and another of us rebuff that belief? What is it about these two human beings that is different; that leads us down separate paths?
Different experiences, different people, different circumstances, different times of life: different choices; everyone has a story. Explains it to me.
It’s a question that was asked of me and I thought it was pretty interesting.
I find people's stories interesting, but they vary a lot. Some are similar to mine, but very few.
Old Jewish saying:
God created man because He loves a good story.