RE: Theists: What is the most compelling argument you have heard for Atheism?
March 16, 2017 at 10:02 am
(March 15, 2017 at 7:19 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: I was convinced by my own sincere search to see if my theistic beliefs were actually rational, supported by evidence and reasoned argument...After a bit of research using history, philosophy, archeology, science, reading the Bible itself, that convinced me that my beliefs were not rationally justified.
Indeed. I believe you when you say that you did in fact do a sincere search. So if you would return the favor and believe that I did the same. In doing so I shed naive notions about God and the biblical narrative that did not hold up to scrutiny. I remained an atheist until I became aware of more mature notions of deity and nuanced approaches to the biblical texts. Even then I remained skeptical although I was willing to admit that Christian beliefs were reasonable and justifiable. It was only after exhausting (in my opinion) the logical conclusions of a world without god and a couple of personal experiences with the ineffable that I came to belief. YMMV. Everyone must decide for themselves what makes the most sense of the world. "But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” - Joshua 24:15
