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Originally Posted by Doggg
What is ironic is that almost every "atheist" who posted their testimony in this thread is really a Christian.
So, someone who doesn't believe in God or the divinity of Jesus, is still a Christian? Interesting. I'm not sure many pastors or priests would agree with that statement. To which denomination do you belong?
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almost every testimony here demonstrates clearly that the person just did not want to believe any more
Should I assume you're not talking about mine? I was the happiest person in the world when I was Christian, and was depressed immediately after losing my faith. For a while I kept trying to find ways to believe and questioning my new philosophies, but however my philosophy changed, it didn't change back in the direction of Christian theology. I can't pretend to believe something I don't.
If anyone could convert me back to Christianity, I'd ship them my entire BR and become a monk. The problem is, no Christian I've talked to has ever given me an argument I haven't already thought of (by the age of 12). It's the other way around-- I say things that THEY haven't thought of before.
What's not to like about the idea of going to Heaven for eternal bliss? Who wouldn't WANT to believe a perfect fairy tale such as that one?
Unfortunately, things won't be true just because we WANT them to be true. I WANT Santa Claus to exist, but he doesn't. I WANT world peace, but instead the world is full of war.
So we have to believe things that are likely to actually be true, not things that we want to believe. We have to be OBJECTIVE in the search for truth.