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Originally Posted by Ryanj37
I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine who's a Christian the other day. He was interested in why I hold the position I hold (atheism) I couldn't really articulate very well the points I was trying to get across to him at the time so I told him I would write something up, being the keen writer that I am.
So, I'm looking for some a little help on things to write on for this essay of sorts. I was thinking I'll go through all the main reasons someone might have to believe in a God and write a little about why they don't convince me. Except I'm not entirely sure what those reasons are. I'm not planning to "convert" my friend or anything just help him understand a little better.
Thanks
Ryan
What good is it for you to write an essay on "why *I* don't believe in god" if you're going to write about what *other people* are telling you to write about?
Maybe you should start out by listing "the points you were trying to get across to him." After all, *these* are the actual reasons you don't believe in god, right? If someone here does a write-up about the problem of evil, but in a way you've never thought of it before, then that's not really a reason you don't believe in God.
Just be honest with yourself. Answer the question as best you can on your own, and engage the conversation with your friend.
Edit: What you are doing is the atheist parallel of someone who believe in Jesus, and when asked why he believes in Jesus, picks up Lee Strobel's book, reads it, and the tells his friend that these are the reasons why he believes in Jesus.