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I used to be a very devout Christian. But this doesn’t mean I just attended church and avoided drinking and cursing. I actually tried to believe and obey the Bible—and that cut a whole lot deeper than most of American Christianity does.
I became a pacifist, a vegan, a dumpster diver. I studied philosophy in college. I married a beautiful girl who wanted to follow Jesus with me. I started teaching math in the inner city.
Then the intellectual foundation of my faith cracked. I began having serious doubts about the existence of God, which I struggled through for 15 months. Finally, at the end of July of 2011, I concluded that I could not hold on to faith.
Atheism has entailed an entirely different way of seeing the world, and of living in it. I’m forced to admit that a lot of the things that we feel, and that religion could justify, aren’t actually true. I got divorced. I’m starting law school this fall, and leaning toward working for the highest bidder afterward.
Ivan
June, 2012
I think that if everybody conformed to their religion one hundred percent then the whole of parliament or in your case, there goes half of congress. I hope that everything goes in your favour, and all is in your favour. I throughly enjoyed reading your posts even though I believe in a God.
cheers.
Hi Ivan,
Hello! SoundEagle would like to congratulate you on becoming an emancipated truth-seeking born-again atheist!
You might have heard of this quote:
All in all, it is important for, and also courageous and admirable of, us to confront these sensitive and polarising issues amidst social prejudice, ignorance and bigotry, to have lived an examined life, and to be inquisitive and open-minded.
For one of the most recent takes on atheism, visit http://www.thesixwaysofatheism.com.
As for the pitfalls and fallacies of the design argument, visit the following:
http://www.iep.utm.edu/design/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/intelligent-design-trial.html
Beware of selling your “soul” to the highest bidder. ;)