(December 9, 2011 at 12:40 pm)Voltair Wrote: He may or may not be able to but I believe, if you curious simply for curiosity's sake, that it may be covered in a book by Marcus Borg called "Taking the bible seriously but not literally" or whatever its called.
You may not be THAT curious but there it is if you want itI bought it but never read it back when I was first starting to investigate the issue of God more in depth.
I am okay with arriving at a point with someone where they refuse to listen to reason. That simply means there is no further point in discussing the matter. I love the back and forth of discussion though so even though I may get tired of it I usually like coming back for more >.<.
I already know that I will be relatively active in trying to de-convert people at least for awhile. Not saying I have to but its something I feel passionate about so I will continue to try. Funny enough the best way to get people, I think, is the best way for religious people to get people and that is talk to people one on one and find out where they are coming from.
I don't believe the internet is the best place for it especially since a lot of communication is non-verbal anyway and I feel a lot is lost in the lack of contact.
You can either be more curious about what is true, or you can be more curious about how to deceive yourself. I am more curious about what is true.