(February 1, 2016 at 8:51 pm)drfuzzy Wrote:(February 1, 2016 at 3:35 pm)athrock Wrote: The Bible is not infallible because it cannot be prevented from teaching error. It simply says what it says.
People can be prevented from teaching error. Therefore, people can be infallible. Books are inerrant.
But that's probably splitting hairs.
Now, the Bible contains books that were written as history, allegory, poetry, etc. All sorts of literary styles.
What caused you to stop thinking the Bible is either inerrant or "infallible"?
I have had a very long day. I'm tired. I have posted deconversion stories in other threads here. But, I should give an answer. So let's see . . . I started reading up on science. Cosmology, genetics - - I'm no genius, we're talking Discover magazine type articles, not quantum physics. I started listening to the readings in church, and having to re-check "did that REALLY say what I think it said?". Yep. And during one Easter Mass about 10 years ago, I realized that I didn't believe any of it, I couldn't MAKE myself believe it anymore.
Now, somewhere in my computer I have compiled a rather huge "reasons for atheism" file, but I get the impression that you would try to tear apart any ones I might post. I'm not in the mood. Asking me to believe in a deity feels very much (to me) like insisting that I believe in Santa Claus. Deconversion wasn't a conscious choice. It was a gradual realization.
Gradual? Yes. Realization? I'm skeptical. (see what I did there?
)How old were you when you reached your conclusion?
