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<blockquote data-quote="god's_pawn" data-source="post: 61091833" data-attributes="member: 234901"><p>I would first just like say how much I admire not only your honesty, but also your willingness to open yourself up for a veritable attack by Christians. </p><p></p><p>Don't let anyone fool you, we're not a perfect lot. Far from it, Christianity involves a continuous embrace with our "dark side". Part of being a Christian is facing up to our faults and failure and learning to turn them over to God. It's not easy, but it's good. </p><p></p><p>Anyhow, I know that often times Christians see an atheist or a believer of a different religion and immediately "go at it" thinking they can convert the person on the spot. It's a mindset of, "well this worked for me so it must work for you too!" Nothing could be farther from the truth. Each and every person has their own journey and no one approach will change everybody (save for God to intervene in an undeniable way, which He will never do). That said, I apologize for those who have not realized this and have hurt you as a result. I know that that in itself is enough to prevent almost anyone from becoming a Christian.</p><p></p><p>All that said, I just have one simple question for you and then maybe I'll go off your response to ask another question. Before I ask it though, let me just clarify that I am NOT trying to convert you. Quite frankly, I can't. I can help in the process if you're interested, but if you're not then there's nothing I can do to make you so. I ask this question because I am genuinely curious. I like to know what other people believe and why. It helps me better understand my own beliefs. As Os Guinness once said, "Contrast is the mother of clarity." I look for the contrast in other beliefs so as to better see the truth in mine. I do indeed believe that Christianity is real and true. I have spent uncounted hours searching for the truth and thus far I have not met with any argument that succeeded in making me doubt my faith. I've seen the other beliefs, I've tested them with what I know, and honestly, I find them to be lacking. This includes atheism, but I will not go into detail with that unless you specifically request it.</p><p></p><p>Okay, so that said, here's my question: Have you ever believed anything other than atheism? If so, what was it and what caused you to abandon it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="god's_pawn, post: 61091833, member: 234901"] I would first just like say how much I admire not only your honesty, but also your willingness to open yourself up for a veritable attack by Christians. Don't let anyone fool you, we're not a perfect lot. Far from it, Christianity involves a continuous embrace with our "dark side". Part of being a Christian is facing up to our faults and failure and learning to turn them over to God. It's not easy, but it's good. Anyhow, I know that often times Christians see an atheist or a believer of a different religion and immediately "go at it" thinking they can convert the person on the spot. It's a mindset of, "well this worked for me so it must work for you too!" Nothing could be farther from the truth. Each and every person has their own journey and no one approach will change everybody (save for God to intervene in an undeniable way, which He will never do). That said, I apologize for those who have not realized this and have hurt you as a result. I know that that in itself is enough to prevent almost anyone from becoming a Christian. All that said, I just have one simple question for you and then maybe I'll go off your response to ask another question. Before I ask it though, let me just clarify that I am NOT trying to convert you. Quite frankly, I can't. I can help in the process if you're interested, but if you're not then there's nothing I can do to make you so. I ask this question because I am genuinely curious. I like to know what other people believe and why. It helps me better understand my own beliefs. As Os Guinness once said, "Contrast is the mother of clarity." I look for the contrast in other beliefs so as to better see the truth in mine. I do indeed believe that Christianity is real and true. I have spent uncounted hours searching for the truth and thus far I have not met with any argument that succeeded in making me doubt my faith. I've seen the other beliefs, I've tested them with what I know, and honestly, I find them to be lacking. This includes atheism, but I will not go into detail with that unless you specifically request it. Okay, so that said, here's my question: Have you ever believed anything other than atheism? If so, what was it and what caused you to abandon it? [/QUOTE]
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