Olde Tymer
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FAQ: Atheists have plenty of logical reasons for rejecting Christianity and the Bible.
What logical reasons do you have for accepting those things?
REPLY: None.
FAQ: How it is that you trust Christianity and the Bible without knowing for sure
whether they're true?
REPLY: My conscience insists Christianity and the Bible are true, viz: it's an intuitive
conviction that I am unable to shake off.
Why does anybody believe what they believe? Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Bahá'í,
Hare Krishna, Jehovah's Witness, Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, Judaism, Voodoo,
Wiccan, Jain, Druze, Native American, etc, etc, etc. The answer? Because it grips
their heart-- the core of their being --which is very different than persuading
someone with logic and reasoning.
When folks are persuaded to buy into a religion by means of logic and reasoning,
they can be just as easily persuaded to give it up by logic and reasoning. But
someone whose heart is gripped by their religion is not easily removed regardless
of how strong, how sensible, how convincing, nor how logical the opposition's
argument. In point of fact, one of the prerequisites to salvation is believing with
one's heart rather than one's head. (Rom 10:8-9)
FAQ: Are you suggesting people end up in Hell merely because their intuition failed
to convince them that Christianity and the Bible are true?
REPLY: My personal opinion? I suspect atheists are not entirely honest. They profess
very sensible reasons for rejecting religion while down deep inside they're a mite
worried.
Mark Twain once said he didn't believe in an afterlife; nevertheless expected one.
Twain likely meant that for humor, but may have been telling us something about
himself.
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FAQ: Atheists have plenty of logical reasons for rejecting Christianity and the Bible.
What logical reasons do you have for accepting those things?
REPLY: None.
FAQ: How it is that you trust Christianity and the Bible without knowing for sure
whether they're true?
REPLY: My conscience insists Christianity and the Bible are true, viz: it's an intuitive
conviction that I am unable to shake off.
Why does anybody believe what they believe? Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Bahá'í,
Hare Krishna, Jehovah's Witness, Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, Judaism, Voodoo,
Wiccan, Jain, Druze, Native American, etc, etc, etc. The answer? Because it grips
their heart-- the core of their being --which is very different than persuading
someone with logic and reasoning.
When folks are persuaded to buy into a religion by means of logic and reasoning,
they can be just as easily persuaded to give it up by logic and reasoning. But
someone whose heart is gripped by their religion is not easily removed regardless
of how strong, how sensible, how convincing, nor how logical the opposition's
argument. In point of fact, one of the prerequisites to salvation is believing with
one's heart rather than one's head. (Rom 10:8-9)
FAQ: Are you suggesting people end up in Hell merely because their intuition failed
to convince them that Christianity and the Bible are true?
REPLY: My personal opinion? I suspect atheists are not entirely honest. They profess
very sensible reasons for rejecting religion while down deep inside they're a mite
worried.
Mark Twain once said he didn't believe in an afterlife; nevertheless expected one.
Twain likely meant that for humor, but may have been telling us something about
himself.
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