Convert me!

[Penhorse340]

I think a more pressing question at this point would be: after seven pages of people giving you reasons, some of them perhaps more solid than others, for you to "throw away the crutch" - particularly since you admitted to cracks in your faith anyway - are we any closer to a resolution yet? Can we at least get some idea of the direction this little experiment is going?

By all means.

I should preface this by saying how much I've enjoyed the discussion. You guys are much more fun to talk to than Christians. I hope other people have had fun also!

I've not really heard anything which changes my position very much. The benefits of abandoning faith, for me, seem slim. Lots of people have told me what I perceive as benefit isn't, which I can't really agree with since without in depth knowledge of the individual it's impossible to state the effects of a particular belief.

I have stated to think I need to reclassify myself though, as it is increasingly clear that calling oneself a Christian is becoming increasingly a sociopolitical thing rather than a theological one.

I've learned that for many people, religion has done them personally great damage, and that explains a good deal of why people actively object to religion, rather than simply dismissing it.

I've learned that atheists, by and large, debate more rationally and less aggressively than Christians. By and large .

I'd say on balance at this point I'm about the same in terms of personal theology, and somewhat more hostile towards organised religion.