(December 20, 2017 at 8:18 am)riaaneloff Wrote: 3) Even though he agrees that he has NO EVIDENCE for god, he holds to the fact that he just knows that he knows that he knows god is real and is part of his daily life.
Welcome to the forum! I think the problem is that he has invested too much in believing that there is a god, that were he to give that up he'd have to accept being a sucker and having thrown away his life for something fake. I've never had to do this, and I don't know how I would.
You said you were a pastor; how did you get beyond the highly convincing sunk cost of your entire career being a waste? Of misleading your family about religion? Of pouring your own money into something not real? Even when it's the right move, I think it takes extraordinary strength to accept that, which is a huge barrier towards moving away from religion for many people.
