(July 4, 2014 at 8:11 pm)Revelation777 Wrote:(July 4, 2014 at 9:30 am)whateverist Wrote: Trouble with reading comprehension may be the reason more people who actually read the bible don't also become atheists.
When reading the Bible I found faith and hope.
So did I. I found faith in myself, that I was strong enough to let go of childish beliefs and get somewhere safe with my kids regardless of what a painfully absent god may have wanted had he existed. I found hope that if I tossed that filthy book in the trash and forgot all the horrible things I read in it, I could get away and learn to be happy again.
The bible saved my life.