No, I don’t think that had much effect or advantage, other than perhaps some effect of strengthening my faith, because I know that I’m not just going along with the crowd. And I find that often when atheists refer to critical thinking; when asked, there is not really any critical thinking skills involved, they just mean not believing in things that they don’t believe in.
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man. - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther