What's leads you to believe what you believe?

[djj6835]

I have a couple questions for anyone who believes in some religion.

The first is, other than your upbringing, what leads you to follow the religion you follow. I think it is safe to say that if you were raised as a Christian, and believe in god/creationism, then you probably still believe in Christianity. Why is this? If one religion was truly correct, wouldn't the majority of the population eventually end up following that same religion? Considering that the only evidence for any one religion is a book/scriptures why does one religion seem credible to you and others don't.

My second question is this. If you were born and raised completely cutoff from the rest of society, and then presented with all the various religions, do you think you would still believe the same thing you believe today. This includes things like scientology. Would the religion containing burning bushes, a virgin birth, the parting of a sea, and a mortal man walking on water seem completely credible while the one regarding aliens and hydrogen bombs seem completely ridiculous. Keep in mind you would have no previous bias to influence your decision, just the "facts".

If you would still believe the same thing and not believe any of the other religions I'm curious as to why.