I was once a devout Christian. When I got in my mid-40's I realized it was all a bunch of baloney. Therefore, I find that I can't feel good being boldly critical of Christians, Jews and Muslims as many of you on here seem to. That's because I can only see those people as EXACTLY like I used to be.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I did not come to this revelation until in my early sixties. I am really crestfallen. No afterlife? No reunion with family members who have died? No all-loving God? No heaven? It is almost too much to bear at my late age of 71. How did you make the psychological adjustment?
Freeofcancer
Level 6
May 15, 2018
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A belief should be backed by some physical evidence and science.
Why would a most perfect God, create the most imperfect, stinky, bloody un-just world ?. If he liked it, why break it ? And if not, why make it ?
There are degrees or various types of critical analysis. One is if we are criticizing an idea. Two is criticizing the person who has the idea. There are also blends of the two and other types. Of these two, I see more benefit than harm with the first and more harm than benefit from the second.
HeathenHello
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May 15, 2018
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The best way, I think, is to admit to them, as I do (as a theological noncognitivist, not an atheist or agnostic), that I don't know how to have any mental concept of anything to call "God". I tell them this: "If you would only tell me how to have a mental concept of something to call 'God', then I'd be able to have it too. Then for all I know maybe I might even be able to believe in whatever concept that might be -- but without any mental concept, all I can possibly know of in the way of the sound 'God', are the three alphabet letters 'G', 'o', and 'd' that spell it. And for the life of me, I just can't worship alphabet letters!"
@EdwinMcCravy that's quite a revelation to realize the lack of identification given to god.
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