RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
December 25, 2015 at 6:44 pm
I've read the Bible 5 times when I still believed in the Christian version of a god.
Apart from being an atheist until I was indoctrinated at a young age - simply because my parents believed that was the right thing to do and because they genuinely believe the cherrypicked shit in the Bible, I actually read, cover to cover this tripe 5 times, up and 'til I was around 13, which was when I noticed a small discrepancy in the Bible, notably the 2 versions of The Ten Commandments and I remember I had a train of thought that went something like "Why would God need 2 versions of The Ten Commandments? Wouldn't he get it right the first time?" it wasn't the sole reason I became an apostate, but it was certainly what got the ball rolling. Back then there was no Internet, and as far as I knew, I was the only doubting Thomas.
I didn't wake up one morning after noticing the 2 versions and thought, "oh well, I guess God isn't real"; for 4 years up and until I was 17 I struggled internally with squaring the circle of the Christian faith, because nothing added up, and my questions and inquiry were always met with vitriolic dismissal and the empty request of "just have faith" and don't ask questions. Often accompanied by fear of Hellfire I would have sleepless nights thinking stupid thoughts like if I only could truly believe and have faith, then these questions and square circles would go away. But alas, at 17 I would simply call myself a non-believer.
The burden that was taken off my shoulders after when I finally accepted that the Christian god isn't real and that hell doesn't exist was immense. I truly felt happy for once those 4 years and most of all free from a supposed Peeping Tom that supposedly knew your thoughts. This was back in 1993-1997.
Apart from being an atheist until I was indoctrinated at a young age - simply because my parents believed that was the right thing to do and because they genuinely believe the cherrypicked shit in the Bible, I actually read, cover to cover this tripe 5 times, up and 'til I was around 13, which was when I noticed a small discrepancy in the Bible, notably the 2 versions of The Ten Commandments and I remember I had a train of thought that went something like "Why would God need 2 versions of The Ten Commandments? Wouldn't he get it right the first time?" it wasn't the sole reason I became an apostate, but it was certainly what got the ball rolling. Back then there was no Internet, and as far as I knew, I was the only doubting Thomas.
I didn't wake up one morning after noticing the 2 versions and thought, "oh well, I guess God isn't real"; for 4 years up and until I was 17 I struggled internally with squaring the circle of the Christian faith, because nothing added up, and my questions and inquiry were always met with vitriolic dismissal and the empty request of "just have faith" and don't ask questions. Often accompanied by fear of Hellfire I would have sleepless nights thinking stupid thoughts like if I only could truly believe and have faith, then these questions and square circles would go away. But alas, at 17 I would simply call myself a non-believer.
The burden that was taken off my shoulders after when I finally accepted that the Christian god isn't real and that hell doesn't exist was immense. I truly felt happy for once those 4 years and most of all free from a supposed Peeping Tom that supposedly knew your thoughts. This was back in 1993-1997.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
