(October 6, 2013 at 3:59 pm)Cheese-Is-Christ Wrote: Hey there,
I'm new here.
I was wondering if I could have your views/opinions on this?
Basically, I've never read the bible, I've never been to church (apart from weddings/funerals and when I was dragged along a few times as a kid) and I've really never made any effort to really look into anything religion-based, but I just don't believe what I've heard. I know the basic story that there's a God who made the Earth bla bla bla, and he had a son who killed himself for our sins ... you know.
Is it hypocritical of me to be an athiest when I've never properly looked into Chrisitanity?
Thanks.
Not at all.
As procaracas said, I'll bet you don't feel hypocritical for not being a Muslim or a Hindu.
Have you ever read the Koran or the Hindu Vedas? Have you ever considered Allah or Shiva?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
