(July 6, 2014 at 12:52 am)CristW Wrote: Hello, I am also a recent atheist. For about three years. I was a Christian for the early part of my life and then at 18 years old became a Muslim. Before I decided to accept the REALITY(Atheism) I was agnostic for one year.
Proof:
1. How many Atheists were "possessed" by demons?
2. God(Jesus) does not heal amputees. Why?
3. Dinosaurs! ...used to exist...Millions of years ago.
4. The concept of Morality existed years before the Abrahamic religions.
5. There is a possibility that ETs exist. Where in religious sources does ETs fit into the religious texts?
6. The previous four questions would mean that "demons" derive from a psychological malfunction, of the mind&body, since most cases derive from "Christian" families.(Agents of Socialization)/(Placebo effect)!
7. Point #1 means that there are no "demons" then there is no "hell". Therefore, there are no "angels" and there is no "heaven".
8. There is a possibility that this universe may contain some natural laws in which humans have not yet discovered.
Congrats on your freedom from the bondage of faith--that's how I've seen it, anyway. For me one day I just asked myself realistically, truthfully, if I believed any of it. To me, it was baffling that one group of people could be all knowing, that anyone that was mortal could know or understand the greatest human mysteries. It was laughable--laughable to think that any group of people had the answer or even could have the answer. So I told myself, NO, I don't and CAN'T believe it, my reason, my logic will never let me. the writings and debates of Christopher Hitchens gave me the balls (so to speak) to come out as an anti-theist. Religion poisons everything.
The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.
-- Mark Twain, Notebook
-- Mark Twain, Notebook