RE: Former atheist
February 27, 2015 at 11:14 am
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2015 at 11:22 am by Thackerie.)
(February 26, 2015 at 10:43 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(February 26, 2015 at 9:30 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: We've already done the heavy lifting, so we find little point in revisiting the issues.
That's a great way to never learn anything regarding a subject ever again. It's also a good indication of a conversion for bad reasons; the truth has nothing to fear from further examination, after all.
I can understand why theists don't want to examine their "faith" -- it's because their faith makes them happy but somewhere (waaay deep down, in many cases), they know it's all BS so they don't want to take a chance that they might shatter their happy delusion.
What I can't understand in why such people post on these forums. If they're smart enough to turn on a computer, they should realize that they're not going to make any progress in convincing atheists that their faith has any merit (other than, perhaps, the "feel-good" thing I mentioned). I guess some of them are so far into their delusion, that they think merely hurling some babble verses and god-talk at us will do the trick; because, Holy Spirit (or some such "magical" thinking nonsense).
In other cases I've witnessed on this board, the only explanation for their participation I can come up with is that some theists merely get off on the sound of their own typing -- not unlike the man who enjoys the smell of his own farts.
(February 26, 2015 at 11:59 pm)dyresand Wrote:(February 26, 2015 at 11:27 pm)whateverist Wrote: Wouldn't be surprised if many of these former atheists just went through some little tiff with god. That would explain why they so often wonder if we're atheists because of anger with god.
Most former atheists tend to have the belief first or if that they are lairs.
Then again it would make sense for a theist out of anger to turn atheist for some reason i do not know why then after awhile are not mad at god anymore.
NO. This doesn't make any sense at all. If someone is angry at god, it doesn't matter what they call themselves, they are NOT atheists. Atheists are most assuredly not angry at the god character that they don't believe exists.
