(November 2, 2015 at 2:56 am)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: He means he thinks we've given up Christianity because we're liberal-minded, and couldn't tolerate the restrictive rules and regulations of more-conservative churches. Since we can't simply have come to the conclusion that the Christian religion is full of shit based on factual issues, he must hypothesize that we did it for emotional reasons. That allows him to slap a nice, comfortable label on us and dismiss us en masse.
There is some of that. Given how many the same people that desparage religion also advocate progressive political policies it seems like a safe assumption. Even still I accept that others reconverted largely for intellectual reasons. It was a little of both for me back in the day. People like you, RS, seem primarily intellectual. RobV more of a little of both.
