(July 17, 2015 at 2:02 am)SamS Wrote: Has there ever been a Christian argument, or something a Christian said, that made you, for even a split second, question whether your current atheistic stance is right?
Even if the argument turned out to be completely fabricated or disprovable, did it at the very least draw you closer to believing the Bible is God's Word and all that such a belief entails?
If not, has there ever been an argument that you didn't know how to answer, or that surprised you against your expectations?
Not looking for "All Christian arguments are idiotic" replies. This is an honest question.
Not really an argument I've heard specifically from a Christian, but some times I find myself wondering whether there should be some degree of truth to a belief that has managed to last thousands of years and gain so many followers. Then I remember that (a) there are religions with comparable numbers of followers (Hinduism for example), and (b) that when these religions started, people weren't as smart / didn't do as much critical thinking as we do now, and even today all sorts of people are taken in by plainly ridiculous claims.
Personally, I think Jesus (or someone whom the Biblical Jesus was based off) in all likelihood existed in some form. He was probably a nice guy and said some nice things about how people should treat each other. I'm not sure whether he ever claimed to be the son of God, but it's entirely possible he did. I find it more likely that he was a philosopher who was martyred and then people just added all the magic after the fact.
