RE: How long did it take for you to deconvert? What made you change your mind?
July 31, 2015 at 9:04 pm
It was gradual. When I got older, especially after we got internet in the house, i started talking to people outside my bubble. I got to thinking about whether or not I really accepted the message about the bible, and what Jesus said and did. Eventually I just decided that this guy wasn't someone I wanted to worship. Sure he could force me to if he wanted, but i can't willingly worship Yahweh.
Killing an innocent should never be the ideal course of action when someone does something wrong. Torture and eternal punishment has no constructive results, so it's just sadism. Judging someone more by what they say, than what they do, is no way to run a just system. Whether someone deserves it or not, demanding to be worshiped on pain of death or torment kind of disqualifies you from being worthy of worship. Or benevolence.
These are basic concepts of right and wrong that adults should have a good grasp on. These kinds of things shouldn't be debatable, and yet they are debated along with the idea that Yahweh/Jesus may not even exist. It's been three thousand years, most of the world doesn't believe he exists, and his followers still haven't come to a consensus about what he wants.
Killing an innocent should never be the ideal course of action when someone does something wrong. Torture and eternal punishment has no constructive results, so it's just sadism. Judging someone more by what they say, than what they do, is no way to run a just system. Whether someone deserves it or not, demanding to be worshiped on pain of death or torment kind of disqualifies you from being worthy of worship. Or benevolence.
These are basic concepts of right and wrong that adults should have a good grasp on. These kinds of things shouldn't be debatable, and yet they are debated along with the idea that Yahweh/Jesus may not even exist. It's been three thousand years, most of the world doesn't believe he exists, and his followers still haven't come to a consensus about what he wants.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
