(November 14, 2019 at 12:21 am)Student Wrote: How would you describe your own religious background and church involvement?Converted at age six in an evangelical church, very involved and devout, one year of Bible Institute, many years in communications and music related volunteer positions. Followed by actual adult life and deconversion in my 30's.
(November 14, 2019 at 12:21 am)Student Wrote: How would you describe God?An incoherent concept without utility.
(November 14, 2019 at 12:21 am)Student Wrote: What do you think is important in life?Figuring out what is important and of value, having integrity with and empathy toward others.
(November 14, 2019 at 12:21 am)Student Wrote: What do you think it takes to be straightened out (or made right) with God?Whatever someone says it does, I suppose. Each person's god is by turns merciful, jealous, vindictive or indifferent, so the value proposition and what the god offers for fealty varies.
(November 14, 2019 at 12:21 am)Student Wrote: How would you describe Jesus?As a fabulist mythos possibly invented and possibly superimposed on some hapless individual who was self-evidently not a miracle-working god-man.
(November 14, 2019 at 12:21 am)Student Wrote: What are your thoughts about churches today?The same as my thoughts on churches throughout history -- a source of ignorance and resultant suffering, and a mechanism for perpetuating the failed epistemology of religious faith so as to obtain money, power and influence for the clergy, and to keep the sheeple in line.
