I watched a little documentary tonight about how Louis Zamperini (of the "Unbroken" film) overcame his problems after receiving Christ at a Billy Graham revival.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Zamperini
I also enjoy watching a preacher named TD Jakes ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._D._Jakes ). His message is usually about achieving your dreams - nothing specific to Christianity or the Bible.
So... why can't atheists analyze the good things and the bad things in Christianity and gradually redesign it? Instead of being forced through the trauma of deconversion, and the humiliation of realizing that they had been duped, Christians could continue with the faith they love. However, that faith would be gradually adjusted to remove the factual and philosophical weaknesses and to remove the harmful effects on the believers and society. Buddhists do not have as much cognitive dissonance as Christians endure. There is no reason IMO that Christianity couldn't be fixed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Zamperini
I also enjoy watching a preacher named TD Jakes ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._D._Jakes ). His message is usually about achieving your dreams - nothing specific to Christianity or the Bible.
So... why can't atheists analyze the good things and the bad things in Christianity and gradually redesign it? Instead of being forced through the trauma of deconversion, and the humiliation of realizing that they had been duped, Christians could continue with the faith they love. However, that faith would be gradually adjusted to remove the factual and philosophical weaknesses and to remove the harmful effects on the believers and society. Buddhists do not have as much cognitive dissonance as Christians endure. There is no reason IMO that Christianity couldn't be fixed.
