RE: Atheists who become Christians
December 23, 2014 at 11:14 am
(This post was last modified: December 23, 2014 at 11:16 am by watchamadoodle.)
(December 23, 2014 at 10:28 am)robvalue Wrote: The reason people usually give is, "Personal experiences which probably wouldn't mean much to you."
Not so convincing, and certainly not rational.
It seems that atheists who become Christians have not thought about several issues:
- historical evidence showing Judaism and Christianity changed gradually in fundamental ways such as changing the definition of God and later Christ.
- hallucinations among normally sane people that can explain many personal experiences
- ... (probably many other things too)
If they consider any arguments against Christianity, it is usually the philosophical arguments such as: the problem of evil, first cause, etc. They convince themselves that deism is possible and then they accept all the nonsense in Christianity without further objection. Christianity is not deism, but they don't seem to care.
Usually they have practical reasons for wanting to believe such as: falling in loved with a believer, desperate need for an imaginary friend, etc.