RE: Why are atheist...atheist?
August 16, 2011 at 7:09 pm
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2011 at 7:13 pm by Cinjin.)
(August 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm)zip_ster Wrote: I would not choose to be atheist. I know almost nothing about atheists, and I do not know any atheists personally. My family, and everyone I know are theists, and most of them are and always have been Pentecostal. If I could choose, I would take the obvious route, drink my coolaid, and get over the doubts I have. It just isn't that simple. We are taught to die to self, which I think means overcome the inevitable incredulity at the nonsense we are told and obey our superiors. Ain't gonna happen. I can't stop rolling my eyes.
You're on your way to enlightenment. For some, it's a very bumpy ride ... but the destination is well worth the trip.
(August 16, 2011 at 7:09 pm)Cinjin Wrote:(August 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm)zip_ster Wrote: I would not choose to be atheist. I know almost nothing about atheists, and I do not know any atheists personally. My family, and everyone I know are theists, and most of them are and always have been Pentecostal. If I could choose, I would take the obvious route, drink my coolaid, and get over the doubts I have. It just isn't that simple. We are taught to die to self, which I think means overcome the inevitable incredulity at the nonsense we are told and obey our superiors. Ain't gonna happen. I can't stop rolling my eyes.
You're on your way to enlightenment. For some, it's a very bumpy ride ... but the destination is well worth the trip.
I'm not an atheist either, but I have found them to be the best sort of people to spend any kind of time with. Most christians I've met are just too impossible to spend more than an hour with.