(January 29, 2016 at 12:45 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:Catholic_Lady Wrote:I imagine the guy who this happened with was a lot like you. He is described as being very anti religion, very unbelieving, and only using the word "God" as a dirty word. It would definitely make me pause if anyone who is anything like you all of a sudden changed completely.
For the record, the only people we know of describing him as that way is himself and people who heard it from him or have something to gain from supporting his version. About all there is of him on the internet is his story. I'm not much for testimonials of supernatural events, but some testimonials of people who knew him before and after without a dog in the race would be very helpful in convincing me that at least the 'I used to be a mean old unhappy atheist and now I'm a happy and friendly devout Christian' account of his experience is accurate.
He talks about atheists and atheism like the only thing he knows on the topic is stereotypes, and while I don't think he was a Christian, I do suspect he's embellishing his irreligiosity to punch up his story.
If you really wanted to know, you could email him. His email address is on his website. I've emailed him before to thank him.
Seriously contemplate how you would talk about atheism if you turned away from atheism. How many people who didn't know you would believe what you are saying?
I'm not here to push anything. I realize we are all individuals and form our own conclusions. I just wanted to give people information to contemplate.