(March 17, 2015 at 10:13 pm)GriffinHunter Wrote: I am 18 years old, raised as a Christian, and now beginning to ask questions and really figure out what I believe for myself. At the moment, I'm coming from basically a Christian perspective, but I am open to being convinced otherwise and looking to discuss the issues with someone.
To be honest, I'm a bit intimidated by the environment of the forum here. My fear is that if I try to have a serious, full-scale, in-depth discussion in this medium, I'll quickly be overwhelmed and bombarded. I don't want to be unable to reply adequately simply because of the quantity of messages by people disagreeing with me. I'd rather be able to discuss fairly back-and-forth, without being terrifically outnumbered. (which would make it impractical to adequately respond to everyone)
To that end, I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in starting a 1-on-1 correspondence with me? (hopefully it is not too out of place to request that) I'm looking for someone who is willing to be reasonable and civil, and help talk through the questions and issues I'm wondering about.
Looking forward to hearing from you guys!
Welcome to the community! As a follower of Wheaton's Law, I always try to keep things as civil as possible and would be happy to answer any questions.
I see that several people have already addressed Kalam so I won't bother discussing that particularly annoying subject right now. Honestly, anytime someone mentions it, I feel the urge to slam my head down on my desk due to the excruciatingly boring nature of those discussions. 
I will say that there are quite a few problems with Kalam, with the most blatant one being a case of special pleading. I recommend watching Scott Clifton's (aka TheoreticalBullshit) videos about the subject. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheoreticalBullshit/videos
