(December 30, 2015 at 10:17 am)Deidre32 Wrote: If you were ever a theist/believer, what led you to no longer believe? Not looking to preach, that’s not my thing and it’s against rules anyway, but just curious. I remember my own journey over the past few years with it all, and just thought it’d be interesting to hear your ‘stories’ if you were once believers before identifying as an atheist.
I've been thinking about this more and more lately. I'm beginning to realize that I never really believed and just kind of went along with the idea of Christianity because I'm having a real hard time understanding how people actually believe in that stuff. It is almost shock that they REALLY do believe that. I guess there was always the maybe thing rattling around when say thinking about seeing dead friends once again, but never 'a fact' it will happen as I'm starting to realize that other do. Also, I've never been one of those types that gets offended unless it is an outright attack on my character so I don't understand why it isn't okay to delve into the religion subject. To me it is like someone saying the thunder is independent from the lightning, and I have had this argument, I don't see why it should be so offensive to try to explain that is not the case. It is like someone trying to tell me cold water boils faster than hot water, go ahead but you better explain the BTU part that I'm hung up on. Or was it hot water freezes faster??? Ether way, I wouldn't be offended if you proved my concept wrong, actually I'd thank you for clearing that up.
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