RE: From atheism to Christianity? How so?
December 26, 2013 at 1:13 pm
(This post was last modified: December 26, 2013 at 1:28 pm by Simon Moon.)
(December 26, 2013 at 11:58 am)Strongbad Wrote:(December 26, 2013 at 7:24 am)agapelove Wrote:
*opens can*
So when you were an atheist, you:
• Believed that ALL religions were contrived by men, and ALL were works of fiction
• Could not accept the claims made by religious people or their “holy” books
• Believed that religious people, of all “faiths” were misguided at best, and delusional at worst
• Believed that physical reality was all that there was, and stories of “creation”, deities, spirits, angels, demons, souls, etc., were merely fantasies
And then somehow you became convinced that Christianity was no longer to be grouped as a falsehood with all other religions, because it is actually the one religion that is true. That the god you now “believe in” is actually real, and that he really did create the universe, and that he really does rule over it. That angels, demons, spirits, etc., are factually real. And that after your death you will be resurrected and you will live forever in the presence of this god.
For some reason, I don’t believe you were ever an atheist, and I think you are making that claim as some lame attempt at an appeal to authority. I say bullshit.
*returns can to shelf*
Well, it seems obvious to me that he/she is not a critical thinker.
I suspect his atheism was not based on skepticism being applied to the god claim. After all, he got into New Age beliefs before he became a Christian.
He was looking for answers, and was uncomfortable with, "I don't know", so he latched onto whatever (made up) answers that felt good to him.
I just wish he/she remained with New Age beliefs, they are somewhat less harmful to society than theistic beliefs.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.