(March 6, 2016 at 6:23 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote:(March 6, 2016 at 4:31 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You can take out books, do research online, call a church and ask if the pastor is open to meeting with you and answering questions, etc. Any of those seem like better options than an atheist forum. If you disagree with that, then I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
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Re bolded text: I've been there and done that. Looking back, the response I got was nothing to warrant surprise. The Methodist minister, who I had not previously met, was recommended based on his local reputation for his knowledge and open attitude toward the ideas and practices of multiple world religions, and he did agree to meet with me. As soon as I questioned why I should believe any of them really know anything on an actual god, much less a "One True God™" our meeting ended abruptly. I had already done my own research on other world relgions and my knowledge of multiple Christian sects was from my upbringing. None of my questions were answered, the meeting was a complete waste of time for both of us.
It wasn't until I began seeking assistance with evaluating my employment potential through a federal agency that I met a veteran with PTSD and his aunt, both with high intelligence and inquisitive understanding for people who were living on welfare that I finally began to learn a few things about our fantasies of a Big Daddy in the sky.
Same here. I've talked to numerous ministers and none of them have any answers. They all say you have to have faith and not ask questions. It doesn't matter how liberal they say they are in their theology, eventually it comes down to blind faith. That is not an acceptable answer.
There is nothing demonstrably true that religion can provide mankind that cannot be achieved as well or better through secular means.
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