RE: Atheists who become Christians
December 25, 2014 at 9:39 am
(This post was last modified: December 25, 2014 at 9:53 am by watchamadoodle.)
(December 24, 2014 at 9:08 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(December 23, 2014 at 11:14 am)watchamadoodle Wrote: 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.
Are you joking? I fear not.
We can judge people doing stupid things as being people doing stupid things, sure. That broad brush unjustly wipes out any reasonable argument opposing you. I guess that's why you use it.
No, I was simply summarizing the explanations I have read so far. I was reading another one last night about an atheist who was so impressed with the wisdom of the Catholic Catechism that she became a Catholic. She believed the wisdom of Catholicism could only be explained by God - not wise humans. Apparently she satisfied herself that the philosophy of Christianity could work and then she decided she could be a Christian. She seems to have ignored other problems like the lack of evidence for divine inspiration in the gradual evolution of Judaism and Christianity. Here is the link to the Catholic woman's explanation:
http://www.catholic.com/magazine/article...they-think
If you are aware of some better explanations, then how about sharing them?
