Two men on Facebook are 'faking' belief — and it is working
- What should we make of nonbelievers who 'fake it' — reading scripture, praying, applying Jesus' teachings?
A host shares that two men in his Facebook feed are 'faking' belief — reading scripture, praying, applying Jesus' teachings — with one at day 25 saying he doesn't know if he's faking it anymore because it is having a positive impact on his life. The hosts are glad for the experiment: try it, test-drive it; you'll meet God even reading the Bible as literature. When a Jehovah's Witness visits the experimenter and something feels off, the room notes 'he's got the radar on' — discernment kicking in. They connect it to liturgical churches growing: people burned out on being their own god are reaching for structure, and the move is to invite them to the deeper well, not scold the behavior modification.
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