The Problem with the Gospels

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fr0d0 said: "I don't think in terms of 'existence' but rather that God just 'is'. I think that's common for most Christians."

Does that statement truly make sense to anyone but yourself fr0d0? When I was a Christian I thought of him in terms of existence, and I had this blessed assurance that he was the Alpha and Omega of all things. But I never said he just is, I tried to explain to anyone that asked why he just is. Maybe that was the beginning of my intellectual journey to atheism, since actually trying to explain to someone that has no knowledge of god that he just is, is quite frankly impossible. True knowledge is detrimental to a Christian since trying to make sense out of the nonsense that is religious beliefs is an act of futility.

Minimalist: Thanks for that link I personally knew Bart when I used to work for Oxford University Press a couple of years back, he wrote many books for us and I used to get into some nice discussions with him about Christianity. I try to read everything he puts out. He started as a Christian himself but studying the bible in depth led him to agnosticism.