tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post2430587330654630179..comments2024-01-04T07:28:40.043-05:00Comments on God is a myth!: From Christian to Atheist Pt. 4Chatpilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550924322118366351noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-46321991839609514952010-09-26T19:35:26.577-04:002010-09-26T19:35:26.577-04:00Finally, a chance to read this entire series.
&qu...Finally, a chance to read this entire series.<br /><br />"If I am going to serve the Lord, it's all or nothing".<br /><br />I wonder what it is that causes this mindset? Well, actually, I don't wonder. It's peer pressure, mostly. I recall one fundy church I attended, that had Revelation 3:16 ("Since you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth. ...") as a banner along one wall. I guess it's not just religion either -- many areas of life demand that adherents adopt the "all or nothing" mindset. All that leads to, IMO, is extremism and a feeling of being forced to remain on one narrow path, rather than feeling the freedom to check out alternative paths that might possibly work better for the individual, with the option of returning to a different path. It not only scares a lot of people away from religion (which, of course, is a good thing anyway, LOL), but it also leads to something much more dangerous: Hypocrisy and self-blindness.<br /><br />I love reading other people's de-conversion stories.Vollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-72449413355553157122010-09-12T08:05:59.633-04:002010-09-12T08:05:59.633-04:00"God had revealed to him that he wanted me to..."God had revealed to him that he wanted me to accept him" Creepy BS and why does God reveal the obvious like a fortune teller could say.<br />I too had that black and white thinking. All or nothing. It is a sickness. It places me in a position where I must fail. That drove me quite insane.ex-minister1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17018356792881679541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-72184529006737205932010-08-31T14:09:14.431-04:002010-08-31T14:09:14.431-04:00Thanks for your comments everyone it is good to he...Thanks for your comments everyone it is good to hear from you all. Dennis regarding your question I think we would do just fine as a species without a belief in God. I believe that morals are a matter of society and culture. Our society as a whole dictates what is right and wrong.Chatpilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550924322118366351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-1936232805196059072010-08-31T11:51:27.046-04:002010-08-31T11:51:27.046-04:00Horrible spelling the first comment I put in.
If ...Horrible spelling the first comment I put in.<br /><br />If history is any indication, we certainly do not need religion to guide our moral path. The "do no harm" credo of secular morality certainly would have resulted in the term 9/11 being just another date.Dennis Keanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746676281484777580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-6025850368120839332010-08-31T11:50:23.309-04:002010-08-31T11:50:23.309-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dennis Keanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746676281484777580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-14189642305704836792010-08-31T07:26:44.100-04:002010-08-31T07:26:44.100-04:00Hi Chat, I'm enjoying your series of From Xtia...Hi Chat, I'm enjoying your series of From Xtian to Atheist. I'm not sure we need religion to guide our moral path, I'm wondering what we would believe had we never heard of a god or jebus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-54243784497025139762010-08-31T00:44:39.804-04:002010-08-31T00:44:39.804-04:00My Dear your words are really amazing, you would h...My Dear your words are really amazing, you would have known and understood that being a Christian is not an easy way, there are many temptations and suffering as the Lord suffered (Jesus Christ), also known that Christianity is not about confidence on people but to the Lord only, remember: Rom 8:28 "And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose". I will pray for you, but I hope you to come back to the Lord's path, also I have to mention you that is in 2Pe 2:21 "For it was better for them not to have recognized the way of righteousness than having recognized it to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them" At the end I can remember you that God loves you and what is written in Pro 24:16 "for a just one falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked shall stumble into evil."<br /><br />Best Regards.<br /><br />Ricardo Salinas.Ricardo Salinas Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10682355292537691013noreply@blogger.com