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Greetings from a Christian
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Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 10:32 am
I'm going to convert to Catholicism from Hinduism next year. I joined to see what made people atheists. I wanted to see what goes inside your minds. I don't mean to mock or convert.
For starters I'd like to ask you what did you dislike about Christianity (apart from the practitioners). I also would like to know about the questions you had in your mind when you left the faith of your ancestors. Perhaps I could give a shot at answering them? (Only if you wish)
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 10:37 am
Nothing makes people atheist. They are simply born that way. The question is, what makes people theist?
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 10:39 am
Ran out of reasons to believe.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 10:48 am (This post was last modified: October 5, 2014 at 11:00 am by *Deidre*.)
Quite a jump from Hinduism to Catholicism!
For me, I can't say with certainty that a god does or does not exist but of the Abrahamic versions, I don't believe that is at all who or what he/it might be. It started for me (my disbelief in Christianity) when I realized that accepting the Bible and evolution, couldn't really happen. You might be interested to know that the RCC used to teach that Genesis wad to be taken literally but after Darwin came on the scene, it started to teach that Genesis was a mere allegory. Lol Changing God's word just like that? Hmmm. No, rather it was a bs story all along and now the RCC was confronted with the reality of that when the theory of evolution was introduced. Fundies teach Genesis as literal though.

I'm open to the idea of a god but don't feel that we "need" to know.

I'm curious, why are you interested in Catholicism? Likewise, no judgment. Angel
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 10:49 am (This post was last modified: October 5, 2014 at 10:53 am by Aoi Magi.)
Out of curiosity, why are you switching from hinduism to christianity? As far as I know, hinduism has better stories...

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Because I actually read the books and decided I've grown attached to my sanity
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 10:49 am
I simply couldn't believe in a benevolent god that's all powerful and, yet, allows this much pain and suffering in the world.
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 11:00 am
(October 5, 2014 at 10:32 am)Retrolord Wrote: I'm going to convert to Catholicism from Hinduism next year. I joined to see what made people atheists. I wanted to see what goes inside your minds. I don't mean to mock or convert.
For starters I'd like to ask you what did you dislike about Christianity (apart from the practitioners). I also would like to know about the questions you had in your mind when you left the faith of your ancestors. Perhaps I could give a shot at answering them? (Only if you wish)

Dislike is not the operative word, although I do dislike religions.

I don't believe in any gods because there is no evidence of any.

I can understand you leaving Hinduism behind; I don't understand the attraction of Catholicism - especially now.
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 11:00 am
Welcome

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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 11:14 am
(October 5, 2014 at 10:37 am)Darwinian Wrote: Nothing makes people atheist. They are simply born that way. The question is, what makes people theist?

Indoctrination by parents and other mis-guided and self-appointed authority figures.
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RE: Greetings from a Christian
October 5, 2014 at 11:28 am (This post was last modified: October 5, 2014 at 11:31 am by Jenny A.)
What makes people atheist?

1) Lack of theist indoctrination
2) Education
3) Skepticism
4) Empiricism
5) Rationalism
6) Being able to accept that we don't know everything.
7) Understanding that wishful thinking does not change the real world.

There is no evidence of a god. None of the gods people have invented is particularly consistent or likely and most are fantastically unlikely.

Oh, and Welcome

Why do you no longer believe in Hinduism?
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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