(February 26, 2015 at 6:11 pm)Dystopia Wrote: 2 - Why do people become atheists and then go back to theism? Seriously, I sometimes post in a deist forum and I've met people who were atheists for 20-30-40 years and then quitted and became deists. I'm guessing the same happens with atheists who become new born Christians, the list goes on... I cannot understand. After what I've searched and found I cannot imagine myself going back to theism (even deism) because I know it's either false or the probability of it being true is very low.
I'm not sure anyone ever does become an atheist then return to faith. I think they may reach a crisis in their faith that leads to doubt, but not outright dis-belief. They attach the term "atheist" to that crisis then proclaim that they were "saved" again, or whatever theistic bullshit term they decide to use.
Either that, or they're lying through their little christer teeth in a vain attempt to garner respect.
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