tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127055.post153315111178280081..comments2023-09-12T07:48:37.216-04:00Comments on Jesus Christ and Today: A Conversation with an AtheistTichiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08688004064043060421noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127055.post-3998836995124404122009-03-19T14:47:00.000-04:002009-03-19T14:47:00.000-04:00Why don't you have a conversation with a real ...Why don't you have a conversation with a real atheist? I am a former evanglical christian-turned atheist. I probably know the bible far, far better than most christians. This is because I SEARCHED for truth - for years. In fact, it is a continuing journey. When you read the bible with an open mind, you see that the god of the bible is a genocidal, murderous, baby-killing, rape & slavery-condoning psychopath. And if you disagree with that characterization, I can provide quotes. For me, it became impossible to be loving, tolerant, and free without discarding the myths of my youth.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Janet Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729191636821681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127055.post-20382784845550317892008-11-24T19:45:00.000-05:002008-11-24T19:45:00.000-05:00Good words. Keep it up!Good words. Keep it up!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848721115769352482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127055.post-42775190011685094082007-10-26T01:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T01:03:00.000-04:00Great post. I really like that last two questions....Great post. I really like that last two questions. I sometimes think that God exists in the parts that I don't know and I consider myself a Christian.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122547973591163928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127055.post-1957037173768973732007-04-22T02:18:00.000-04:002007-04-22T02:18:00.000-04:00This caricature is impossible to digest:"C. Correc...This caricature is impossible to digest:<BR/><BR/>"C. Correct. Can we, for arguments sake, assume that you know half of everything."<BR/><BR/>"A. I guess...?"<BR/><BR/>Actually, knowing half of everything is far too optimistic for ANYONE, be they atheists or Christians. And just because we don't know everything doesn't mean that "therefore" your claims about God are any closer to being true. You might be right and you might not be, but to determine whether that is at all LIKELY, you have to present actual evidence instead of resorting to special pleading. Religious claims only tell us about what people WANT to believe in; they give us no reasons to actually take them seriously as positive suppositions about the universe. And of course, there is no reason why YOUR god should be the one to worship over other gods, like Allah. The people who subscribe to them believe them no less surely than you do yours. They also have "religious experiences", where they "feel" their god's "presence". Why shouldn't those experiences be placed on an equal footing with communions with Jesus?<BR/><BR/>All throughout, you presuppose the existence of the very things you're trying to demonstrate, making EXACTLY the same appeals to emotion as people of other faiths. In this regard, there is literally nothing to distinguish between Christianity and Islam. Both claim absolute certainty; both demand respect and reverence, both of them preclude understanding of anything else, and neither of them have to be subjected to scrutiny in order for the gullible and credulous to believe them. Religion is fear, incredulity, and more fear, and it always will be. It's fear of an unfriendly universe, a lack of knowledge about that universe, and fear of what will happen to us when we are no longer conscious in this universe. It's also selfish, because why should you be worthy of God's love, while a child in Sub-Saharan Africa is hacked to pieces with a machete before even having a conception of God? That child hasn't done anything worthy of such horror. What "gift" has that child squandered? Why should you thank God for anything if you don't also "thank" him for that child's fate?Luis Cayetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210714337197709016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31127055.post-79251108009041225042007-04-05T14:52:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:52:00.000-04:00Interesting post, and you do cover most of the obj...Interesting post, and you do cover most of the objections that many atheists come up with, but for one thing : many of them I know have read the Bible through and can even recall more of it than me! (Not that I have an impressive memory). Don't let this put you down, as this post gave me some serious food for thought & application when meeting my atheist friends! Check my blog (just restarted) at <A HREF="http://www.singlemanoffaith.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">SingleManOfFaith</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626483485101497476noreply@blogger.com