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10-04-2005, 01:49 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Frankly, the average person is such a dolt that clings to their indoctrinated beliefs to such an extent that discussion of the topics expressed here is useless. [/ QUOTE ] "Hi Kettle. You're black." [/ QUOTE ] Unfortunately, I was raised Christian. [/ QUOTE ] So what made you change your mind? [/ QUOTE ] An accumulation of a lot of factors, but mainly just saw through the absurdity of the basic premises and realized that my "faith" was in direct conflict with my reasoning faculty. [/ QUOTE ] Was your faith blind or was it based on something? By blind, I mean was it based solely upon the "teachings" of your parents? 
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#32
10-04-2005, 03:29 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
It was based on the Bible (and how I was raised and educated, of course). I read the Bible myself and took my faith very seriously.
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#33
10-04-2005, 04:01 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
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It was based on the Bible (and how I was raised and educated, of course). I read the Bible myself and took my faith very seriously. [/ QUOTE ] So how did you reason the Bible to be incorrect? The reason I ask is because I believe appearances of conflict within the Bible to be resolved when placed in the proper context.
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#34
10-04-2005, 04:21 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
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[ QUOTE ] It was based on the Bible (and how I was raised and educated, of course). I read the Bible myself and took my faith very seriously. [/ QUOTE ] So how did you reason the Bible to be incorrect? The reason I ask is because I believe appearances of conflict within the Bible to be resolved when placed in the proper context. [/ QUOTE ] A "god" created the universe. He sent his "son" to save us from our "sins." If we have "faith" in this "god" we will have "eternal" life. These are but a few of the "details" that trouble me. Are they so easily resolved?
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#35
10-04-2005, 07:21 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
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There appears to be two main camps on this forum - theists and non-theists. I am sure the are few agnostics for good measure. Has anyone on either side ever changed their views based on what has been presented in this forum? [/ QUOTE ] Yes.
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#36
10-04-2005, 08:34 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
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Among the incorrect beliefs of religious people is the belief that non believers get that way because of ulterior motives rather than thinking things through. [/ QUOTE ] Even if we stipulate that this is true, it is no less fair than your incorrect belief that religion is a product of psychological defect/mental illness.
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#37
10-04-2005, 08:49 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
"Among the incorrect beliefs of religious people is the belief that non believers get that way because of ulterior motives rather than thinking things through."
"Even if we stipulate that this is true, it is no less fair than your incorrect belief that religion is a product of psychological defect/mental illness." You forget that there are other alternatives. I throw in the one above to be charitable.
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#38
10-04-2005, 11:07 PM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
Im a 15 year old who has been raised jewish and been bar-mitzvah'ed but never really believed in god or religion in general. This forum simply helped to confirm my belief that there being a god didnt really make sense and that there were other people with the same thought process as me
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#40
10-05-2005, 02:09 AM
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Re: Has anyone here changed their opinion on God?
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You forget that there are other alternatives. I throw in the one above to be charitable. [/ QUOTE ] You're no Barry Greenstein, David.
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