RE: Why are you (still) a Christian?
September 4, 2023 at 5:05 am
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2023 at 5:13 am by FrustratedFool.)
I agree. I was amazed after I became a Christian convert how few took their own faith seriously, especially in more academic terms. Plenty didn't read, indeed had never fully read, the bible, let alone invested in any serious effort/study.
But I'm curious as to those who did put in the effort and study etc and still retained their faith after years.
For me it was a slow, painful demise as my faith lost out against the cognitive dissonance one bit at a time, and I've heard similar stories from many other 'serious' ex-Christians - it's the study that ultimately leads to the loss of faith (I remember church folk warning me about the dangers of studying; I guess they were right, lol).
But not every serious Christian de-converts. And I'm curious as to why.
But I'm curious as to those who did put in the effort and study etc and still retained their faith after years.
For me it was a slow, painful demise as my faith lost out against the cognitive dissonance one bit at a time, and I've heard similar stories from many other 'serious' ex-Christians - it's the study that ultimately leads to the loss of faith (I remember church folk warning me about the dangers of studying; I guess they were right, lol).
But not every serious Christian de-converts. And I'm curious as to why.
