RE: A Serious Question For Theists
June 18, 2014 at 11:58 am
(This post was last modified: June 18, 2014 at 11:58 am by FatAndFaithless.)
(June 18, 2014 at 11:54 am)RobbyPants Wrote:(June 17, 2014 at 11:15 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: That's not entirely true. Many of us were once theists. That doesn't mean we were insane. It means we didn't yet discover the rational truths that would cause us to make a shift from religious beliefs to atheism.
I was (to an extent). I actively argued against a rational evaluation of my faith. I argued against the same arguments I use now. So, my shift wasn't so much of a discovery, but more as me becoming disaffected by my beliefs, and gradually opening up to looking at them honestly.
Interesting to hear someone came from that kind of belief system. Something I've been wondering for a while and you might be able to give some insight to: if there are people that argue against rational investigation or rational justification of their beliefs, do you think it's even worthwhile having a conversation with that person?
Did atheist discussions have any impact on you leading to question your beliefs when you were a member of your faith, or was it strictly a personal and experiential matter?
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson