(January 29, 2016 at 10:54 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(January 29, 2016 at 10:50 am)Homeless Nutter Wrote: Well, let me repeat myself, then. Brain. Damage. Brains are fragile things. Is it possible, that I hit my head one day and become an imbecile, who believes in Santa and pisses himself occasionally? Sure. Does that prove existence of a god, or afterlife? Hell, no.
You look for confirmation of your irrational beliefs in things that are ridiculously easy to explain in much simpler ways. I'm sure you like the narrative of "arrogant" non believer becoming a christian and surely it's much less depressing than the reality, that someone lost some of their faculties...
I'm not looking for any kind of confirmation at all, as I explained in my post to Alex that I have no dog in this fight and neither does my faith rely on it. I'm just acknowledging how strange it is for any atheist like you (and most others here) to all of a sudden turn Christian over night, and considering the possibilities of why that would be. Just because I'm thinking out load and trying to have a discussion with you guys about it doesn't mean I'm trying to confirm anything.
Do his medical records say he suffered brain damage? Where's the proof of that?
It is strange only if you don't look at any other factor involving those atheists. Also, being an atheist doesn't mean a person is a critical or logical thinker. And indoctrination can occur at any age due to a plethora of reasons.
If an illusionist like Derren Brown can cause "spiritual" experiences, one should really wonder why others couldn't have had similar experiences through perfectly natural means.
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