(April 2, 2013 at 10:32 am)radorth Wrote:(August 14, 2012 at 3:51 pm)spockrates Wrote: What are they? Reason for asking: I've been told by thoughtful atheists that looking for logical contradictions in Christian beliefs, or within the pages of the Bible is a waste of time. The explanation given is that there are much better reasons to give up on being Christian. I'm just wondering what the better reasons are so I can try them on and see how they fit.
Given the number of thoughtful people who became Christians, or at least called Jesus' teachings "the most sublime and benevolent code of morals every recorded," how do you know you met a thoughtful atheist?
Anecdotal experience?