(January 29, 2016 at 11:48 am)Ivan Denisovich Wrote:(January 29, 2016 at 11:37 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Then on that we would just have to agree to disagree. It would be like me having a dream that Zeus was the true God or that the Devil was good or something lol. Possible? Yes. Likely? Not at all.
I see nothing unlikely in it so yes we have to agree to disagree.
(January 29, 2016 at 11:37 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Someone who is a staunch atheist all of a sudden quits his job, goes to seminary school, becomes a pastor, and dedicates his life to Christianity, all while still being an atheist inside? You don't find that extremely unlikely? Or strange at all? I guess we disagree on that as well, my friend.
Add word claim to your sentence and unlikeness vanish like snow.
But yes, atheist suddenly doing what you wrote would be something quite strange. Though brain damage could supposedly account for such change, if it indeed took place.
(January 29, 2016 at 11:37 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Of course, there is the possibility that he *wasn't* an atheist. But if he was, then yes, very very strange.
If is a key word here.
Ok, so we both agree that if he really was an atheist, then what he did with his life afterwards is very unlikely to have been a lie/scam.
I've been googling some stuff about him to see if he really was an atheist or not.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
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