I am a Christian Atheist... what? Help.

[urlawyer]

Hi Tucker, thanks for posting. After reading your first post I can't help but draw tremendous parallels to my own journey. I was brought up christian and strongly felt that I was a christian for the majority of my life. However, I always thought like an atheist and saw many inconsistencies that I quickly pushed to the back of my mind assuming I didn't understand correctly or that there was some piece of information I overlooked.

I often feel the pull of christianity on me whenever I talk with christian friends or family and I end up having to remind myself why I'm atheist (usually I tell myself that common sense and personal feelings are the worst ways of objectively deciding whether something is true or not).

If you are even remotely like me, and I suspect you are, then I would say that you do not value your own opinion or experiences as much as you do the opinions and experiences of others. Remember that everyone is human and subject to criticism, be it your pastor, Billy Graham, Richard Dawkins or even Einstein. In the end, you are the one who decides what is true and real. You can't let anyone else provide your thoughts for you. That's what's called being a robot.