(September 13, 2010 at 11:13 pm)Watson Wrote: God's goodness is observable within the real world, not simply the Bible. During my change from atheism to Christianity, there was a period where I considered myself simply 'Agnostic.' I was taking notice of, and investigating, events and strange phenomena in my life that led me to believe there was a higher power. I began learning lessons from these observations; lessons about life; about friendship; about love; and about how to survive in this world.
It's funny how you found god, but I just found myself when I observed the world around me. Therefore, I must be god.
(September 13, 2010 at 11:13 pm)Watson Wrote: And if you think that the Bible is meant to be taken literally/depicts a terrible and cruel God in some way, "then you either haven't read it or haven't understood it..." And that's a quote from Richard Dawkins.
Yeah, I've danced around that mulberry bush before. This Christian takes the Bible literally. That Christian picks and chooses. Well, shit, if it is the word of god, shouldn't it be taken literally (assuming a person believes in god)?
I have read the Bible. It was extraordinarily dull. I have not, however, read any book written about atheism. No offense to anyone here, but I find it a little silly. I know what an atheist is. I know what I am. I don't need to read anyone else's convoluted opinion of it. I have to say that if Dawkins really thinks that, he's a knucklehead. How do you not understand that god supposedly killed nearly every human on Earth because he disapproved of their behavior? Yeah, that's not terrible or cruel at all. Give me a break.
