(June 1, 2021 at 7:25 am)johndoe122931 Wrote: Yes, this could be very true. I typically don't go around asking people if they are Christian or atheist, so I can only speak about the two whom I personally know and speak with on this subject.
I try not to treat anybody any differently because of their worldview. I do know individuals that do that though and it saddens me that they will disregard a person simply because they do not believe as we believe.
Yes! That is what I want to know. In Christianity, we call it our testimony and they vary from one end to the other. I want to hear your testimony! So, for example, you say that you were raised Christian until you were about 13 and that the illogical claims became apparent to you. If I may ask what denomination were you raised in and what claims became illogical to you? What really was the straw that broke the camel's back for you and how did your family respond to that?
The denomination was Evangelical Lutheran.
Illogical claims: The silly ones were mostly the magical ones, creating everything in 7 days, talking snakes, killing bears, possessed pigs, living hundreds of years, feeding thousands, flooding worlds, parting seas, food falling out of the sky, ....... the list is long. The disturbing ones were eternal punishment, the god wars, exclusion, entitled judgement.
The straw was when I asked the pastor for concrete evidence to justify the belief and his response was 'just believe because I/we/the bible tells you to', with the added implication of 'no heaven for you'. In other words no evidence. You don't happen to have any concrete evidence do you?
My family fought it for a while but we eventually reached an agreement.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
