Positive Atheism

[Eilonnwy]

One of the best reasons was that it was a struggle just to maintain a belief in something that doesn't make sense and delving into the bible just made things worse.

Interesting...whenever I start having doubts and think that maybe I am wrong, I start thinking of the alternatives and easily come back to the conclusion that God exiting and the Bible is the Word of God is the only thing that really makes any sense of our existence. That is not to say that there are not questions that I cannot answer or that everything makes perfect sense. Many good questions have been asked here. But overall I think it leaves less questions unanswered.

How did delving into the Bible make things worse? What did you believe before?

Which would be an argument from personal incredulity. Just because it "makes sense to you" doesn't make it true.

A lot of people seem to think they can just pick and choose which explanations they like and that makes it true. That has always baffled me. I try to accept what is demonstrably true, even if I have a hard time understanding it, and even if it is uncomfortable for me to accept it based on pre-suppositions.

Have you really done any research beyond questioning and then running back to the Bible to feel better? Have you looked for the answer elsewhere? I don't say this to be mocking, I just hear theists say things similar to what you have which amounts to "I questioned, so instead of looking for independent answers and weighing the evidence of the answers to come to a conclusion, I found some passage in the book or someone else who has rationalized it, liked what I heard, and happily doubts where quelled." That's not an honest inquiry, even if to the person who asked feels it is.

And as for the Bible making it worse, if you read it honestly you can see the contradictions, atrocities, absurdities that run rampant through the book. You read my post on the Gospels, right?