(May 6, 2015 at 10:29 am)alpha male Wrote:(May 5, 2015 at 5:12 pm)emjay Wrote: Was the guy who converted new to Christianity or an ex-believer?
New. His blog's still up. Here's his first post on conversion:
http://hittingbedrock.blogspot.com/2006/...ut_17.html
Having read that I really don't know what to make of the guy, but he doesn't come across as someone you could use as a role model. He says he can give no reason at all for his conversion - no philosophical argument swayed him, it fulfilled no inner need, his opinions haven't changed on anything... he still believes in evolution and the big bang, he's still happy to make jokes about Jesus. And as for his new found faith (then) he doesn't believe in hell and is not sure he believes in heaven. How can you be a Christian and not believe in hell? This just comes across to me as someone who has created his own hybrid religion on a whim, perhaps just as an experiment or for a laugh.
Are you still in contact with him? Does he seem like a serious Christian now?
Quote:I'll bet I've come across most every bit of "skeptical knowledge" that you have and then some, yet I still believe.
There's a book I'm reading called "The Christ Conundrum: The Skeptic's Guide to Jesus" by Andrew Carruth. If you look it up is that the sort of book you'd feel comfortable reading, and still keep your faith? I love my dad but he will not give that sort of book the time of day and it's very frustrating. He'd never dare come on a site like this to debate with atheists. That's one of the reasons I respect you.
