In my "deconverted by theology" intro thread I wrote :
http://atheistforums.org/thread-9230-page-2.html
This was the thing that convinced me that Fundamentalism was bullshit. I am still struggling with a few things so I don't know if you can categorize me as Atheist, but as useful information, read the info on the link.
BTW I had been thinking for quite some time about working on some sort of organized online resource for those questioning Christianity. Information does exist on the internet but it isn't very organized. I think this can be done if anyone is interested. I would love to be a contributor. I have studied theology for many years, there are others who have done the same.
Currently I am researching the scientific explanations for what appears to be spiritual phenomena. I am making some headway on this.
Organization is the key to any online resource. there is a lot of stuff out there but finding it can be difficult, especially if you don't exactly know what you are looking for (and, like I did, newbies can have a disturbing feeling that god will punish them for even looking at such stuff).
Also there is a great variety of info out there. because people learn in different ways so different approaches are needed. For example some people need to feel like they aren't alone. Therefore testimonies (blogs) and forum links are useful. Other's (like me) need to read college level theology. Some need philosophy. Other's are very visual so links to youtube videos are useful.
I think a large project might be difficult, after all there is life beyond the internet, but organized links could be helpful and the content can be crowd sourced. I don't mean to make things complicated this was just an idea I have been contemplating.
http://atheistforums.org/thread-9230-page-2.html
This was the thing that convinced me that Fundamentalism was bullshit. I am still struggling with a few things so I don't know if you can categorize me as Atheist, but as useful information, read the info on the link.
BTW I had been thinking for quite some time about working on some sort of organized online resource for those questioning Christianity. Information does exist on the internet but it isn't very organized. I think this can be done if anyone is interested. I would love to be a contributor. I have studied theology for many years, there are others who have done the same.
Currently I am researching the scientific explanations for what appears to be spiritual phenomena. I am making some headway on this.
Organization is the key to any online resource. there is a lot of stuff out there but finding it can be difficult, especially if you don't exactly know what you are looking for (and, like I did, newbies can have a disturbing feeling that god will punish them for even looking at such stuff).
Also there is a great variety of info out there. because people learn in different ways so different approaches are needed. For example some people need to feel like they aren't alone. Therefore testimonies (blogs) and forum links are useful. Other's (like me) need to read college level theology. Some need philosophy. Other's are very visual so links to youtube videos are useful.
I think a large project might be difficult, after all there is life beyond the internet, but organized links could be helpful and the content can be crowd sourced. I don't mean to make things complicated this was just an idea I have been contemplating.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
