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Originally Posted by Origen
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Probably not. I acquired faith through trauma, and I've read that it isn't the most enduring form of faith. But I'm not a preacher. That isn't my wheelhouse. Never tried, not terribly interested in trying.
I'd sooner try to convince someone to help out at a homeless shelter than go to a church and pray for the Lord to help the homeless.
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Well that's good humility on trying to change others beliefs as far as religion. I would suggest that trying to change others beliefs with regard to politics is similar.
Changing beliefs in general can happen from within kind of like you did. Or from without and if from without typically force is involved. Nobody likes that except bullying types.
As far as convincing others to help with in-need-people you would rather see get help rather than merely relying on prayer alone, well, that indicates maturity. You have the ability to help those who share a value structure / end goal perhaps better than those who might have a different value structure / end goal. The fact that you have awareness of what was required for your beliefs to change should inform you how much it would take for something like that to happen in others.