RE: Becoming an Atheist
July 14, 2012 at 12:13 pm
(This post was last modified: July 14, 2012 at 12:20 pm by Simon Moon.)
(July 14, 2012 at 12:03 pm)Polaris Wrote: I was much too fascinated with evolution (well not evolution itself because it is rather boring, but the prehistoric evidence of such a process) for it to ever affect my faith. Also being into that before being into faith may have had a lack of affect on my beliefs (unless you think all Christians should be Fundies).
How do you reconcile 'original sin' if you accept evolution? You know, there being no Adam and Eve, and all.
Seems to me, if there was no Adam and Eve, no eating of the fruit, where did the sin that Jesus was supposed to have been sacrificed for come from?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
