RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
December 1, 2016 at 10:52 pm
(December 1, 2016 at 10:22 pm)Balaco Wrote: For now, I've been doing some lighter research into atheists who converted into religion. Leah Libresco for example was apparently a notable atheist blogger who converted to Catholicism as it satisfied her questions about morals, primarily. I'm not sure how common it is, but in general why do you guys think some atheists end up converting to a religion?
"notable atheist blogger"? Have you tried to actually find any "atheistic" entries from her? And if she really bases her morality on a book condoning rape, infanticide, genocide, incest, slavery... I'd really be scared of her.
Theists can convert to atheism, and atheists can convert to theism, it mostly happens during personal emotional traumas, for example a parent might leave the faith that'd shun their child for being gay, similarly a parent might arrive at faith in order to find comfort for their child's death. Reason and logic can help you with seeing the reality, but reality is harsh and not everyone is willing to face it, sometimes the comfort of faith is much more welcoming.
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