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Ditto to this. As an added note: I was actually quite happy as an atheist/agnostic and didn't feel that my life was lacking anything. I know differently now, but trying to use that as a tool to reach me then would have been worthless.
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I'll let each ex-atheist speak for himself/herself. Are you an ex-atheist?
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Thanks for your 2 cents, but this thread and the OP question is addressed to ex-atheists.
Thanks!
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In the interest of keeping this thread on-topic, you can read a condensed version of my story on my profile page.
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Can I cite this the next time a Christian accuses an atheist of hating God? That accusation happens a lot around here, and I'd love to have a Christian come to the defense of an atheist when it comes up again.
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That's off-topic here. Start another thread if you wish.Can I cite this the next time a Christian accuses an atheist of hating God? That accusation happens a lot around here, and I'd love to have a Christian come to the defense of an atheist when it comes up again.
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The topic has to do with atheists hating God. Therefore, it's on-topic. So, I'll cite your remarks the next time a Christian accuses atheists of hating God.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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How can they hate God if they don't believe in Him? How can they blame Him for anything if they don't believe in Him?The topic has to do with atheists hating God. Therefore, it's on-topic. So, I'll cite your remarks the next time a Christian accuses atheists of hating God.
Thanks again.
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Well, no, because I couldn't "hate" something I didn't believe in - but I did think that if he was real (going by popular traditional Christine doctrine), then he must be a colossal prick and I would never join him even if he was real. The entire concept of such a God was not only illogical but also extremely immoral judging by any human standards. This was at 16-17 age.
But then I realized that maybe that version might be wrong, and that we don't know it all.
But then I realized that maybe that version might be wrong, and that we don't know it all.
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So, without trying to sound rude, why did you ask the OP? If you agree that you can't blame Someone you don't believe in, why did you ask? I'm really just wondering, not trying to be rude at all.
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Keep in mind - this thread is directed towards ex-atheists. Let's not clutter it up with 3rd party theories and questions.
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I think that he realized that he could have been 'sold' a very bad picture of God, and that God just might have some horrible salespeople working for him, after which he changed to his 'I'm not sure' view.
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I actually have stated this in other threads when that allegation has been tossed out there. I also find the idea that atheists don't have morals to be not only ridiculous from a secular standpoint, but also biblically incorrect (his laws are written on our hearts, etc.).Can I cite this the next time a Christian accuses an atheist of hating God? That accusation happens a lot around here, and I'd love to have a Christian come to the defense of an atheist when it comes up again.
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