RE: From Seminary to Atheism
March 21, 2013 at 3:36 pm
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2013 at 3:48 pm by thatwhichisnt.)
I originally wrote this for another forum I am a member of. When I found this community I decided to post it after a little editing.
Thanks for the link. I will be sure to check it out.
I can't say I wasn't one of those people before. Looking back on it there wasnt one argument which could of changed my mind. I was too heavily indoctrinated.
I know I am new to atheism, but we have a tendency of trying to shove our beliefs (or lack there of) at people in the same way as those of faith. Once the defensive walls are raised you have lost almost all hope. The best you can hope for is to plant seeds of doubt which may in time grow. HOW you talk to them is just as important as WHAT you say.
(March 21, 2013 at 2:14 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Welcome aboard!
Have you ever heard of the Clergy Project? http://www.clergyproject.org/
You may want to check them out.
(March 21, 2013 at 10:34 am)thatwhichisnt Wrote: The foundations of Christianity are akin to the old tale of humpty-dumpty. Not just in historical validity, but spirit as well. One small gust of reason and the shattering would be monumental.
Oh, how I wish this were true for believers.
In the debates I've been involved in, after refuting one argument after another, they will usually say something like, "You have strengthened my faith". Many times they will thank me for it!
I translate this as meaning, "Using logic and evidence, you have refuted every one of my arguments, yet I will continue to believe anyway for emotional reasons".
Thanks for the link. I will be sure to check it out.
I can't say I wasn't one of those people before. Looking back on it there wasnt one argument which could of changed my mind. I was too heavily indoctrinated.
I know I am new to atheism, but we have a tendency of trying to shove our beliefs (or lack there of) at people in the same way as those of faith. Once the defensive walls are raised you have lost almost all hope. The best you can hope for is to plant seeds of doubt which may in time grow. HOW you talk to them is just as important as WHAT you say.
