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Atheists & Agnostics

LiberalAndProud

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10. No doubt.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 12:24 PM

Apr 2015

I'm thinking of experiences as related by people like Dan Barker and Jerry DeWitt. Although they both dabbled with more liberal theologies on their separate journeys to disbelief, their journeys did not end there. Once one begins to question, the conclusion is not likely to be a different theological doctrine, but rather the realization that all of it is most likely untrue.

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In All Seriousness, Will Ted Cruz Really Drive People to Atheism? [View all] LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 OP

I've always been an atheist so I can't really speculate. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #1

No, but he will continue to drive the young away from nutball Christianity Warpy Apr 2015 #2

Once you break away from "nutball Christianity," the whole thing begins to unravel. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #3

Believing in believing AlbertCat Apr 2015 #4

"believing in believing" trotsky Apr 2015 #7

Precisely. trotsky Apr 2015 #6

No doubt. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #10

'God's mysterious ways' AlbertCat Apr 2015 #12

Amazing how simple the answers get... trotsky Apr 2015 #13

Not really Warpy Apr 2015 #11

Interesting thought, because it tends to reinforce what I've maintained for a while skepticscott Apr 2015 #5

The idea that if we make shit really really bad then things will get better Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #8

Possibly, possibly not, but it's sure as hell going to amplify the voices of non-believers. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #9

I am reminded of Heinlein nil desperandum Apr 2015 #14

He might bring people to question things. Gore1FL Apr 2015 #15