What Turned You Away from God?

Tiassa said:
But that self-centered imposition is as problematic as religion; indeed, it is fundamentally religious.
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In principle, atheists don't proactively apply their beliefs to others - there's really no way to do so - unless and until someone raises the subject of God.

How would that go?
Atheist, in a vacuum: "God didn't do that!"
Anyone else: "Did anyone say he did?"

No, it starts with "God did that."

It's not like people who don't believe in unicorns go around wanting to talk about unicorns not existing. It only occurs when someone else starts in about unicorns existing.
There are nigh-infinite number of things any one might not believe in, they would spend their whole lives trying to talk about things that they don't think exist.

So atheism is not equivalent to theism.
 
Bowser said:
What turned you away from God? Was it the more traditional beliefs and religious dogma that soured your mind? Perhaps in our world where imperfection (blind cruelty) persists, you can find no evidence of a loving god. I offer this thread for you to explain your thoughts on the subject of God and Religion. I'm hoping you touch on both and not just one.
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The universe must be perfected, in other words we need to save perfection.
 
DaveC426913 said:
In principle, atheists don't proactively apply their beliefs to others - there's really no way to do so - unless and until someone raises the subject of God.
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Well, "in principle".

How would that go?
Atheist, in a vacuum: "God didn't do that!"
Anyone else: "Did anyone say he did?"
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How would it go? How about this: An atheist wanders down to the town square and hollers for people to come tell him about God so he can tell him they're wrong. I don't know; you must have missed that thread↗.

And the companion thread↗.

It happens.

Still, I don't know, Dave: How would that go?

It's not like people who don't believe in unicorns go around wanting to talk about unicorns not existing. It only occurs when someone else starts in about unicorns existing.
There are nigh-infinite number of things any one might not believe in, they would spend their whole lives trying to talk about things that they don't think exist.
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Check the warranty on that analogy.

DaveC426913 said:
So atheism is not equivalent to theism.
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What an interesting Straw man.
 

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Write4U said:
Only if the person is disturbed. You'd have to be. And that doesn't count......:)
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The problem with the part where I say something about, "Please start making sense," or some such, is that we already know you won't.
 
Write4U said:
Only if the person is disturbed. You'd have to be. And that doesn't count......:)
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Tiassa said:
The problem with the part where I say something about, "Please start making sense," or some such, is that we already know you won't.
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I hope you are not suggesting that turning away from God is an insane action, but an action by a reasonable person instead.

And I could understand an insane person turning to God. They cannot help it.

To sane people, Scripture as revealed truth seems highly unlikely. Sane people have "thoughts". Scripture does not make sense, except to insane people, who will believe anything!

Does that make sense?
 
Musika said:
Yet here you are, totally not demanding that the supposed unicorn believers of the world come before you with their ideas.
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Musika said:
Yet here you are, totally not demanding that the supposed unicorn believers of the world come before you with their ideas.
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No one is demanding that you as supposed God believer come forward with your ideas. You do this all on your own.
 
Write4U said:
No one is demanding that you as supposed God believer come forward with your ideas. You do this all on your own.
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At least two aforementioned threads to the contrary from this site suggest otherwise.
 
Musika said:
At least two aforementioned threads to the contrary from this site suggest otherwise.
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Wrong.
Those two threads were spin-offs in response to yet another thread started by a theist.
Atheists do not proselytize, nothing to sell..........o_O
 
DaveC426913 said:
It's not like people who don't believe in unicorns go around wanting to talk about unicorns not existing. It only occurs when someone else starts in about unicorns existing.
There are nigh-infinite number of things any one might not believe in, they would spend their whole lives trying to talk about things that they don't think exist.
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Tiassa said:
Check the warranty on that analogy.
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Seattle said:
I checked. Life time warranty. It's still good.
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Musika said:
Yet here you are, totally not demanding that the supposed unicorn believers of the world come before you with their ideas.
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OK, about the warranty then?

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Write4U said:
Wrong.
Those two threads were spin-offs in response to yet another thread started by a theist.
Atheists do not proselytize, nothing to sell..........o_O
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Your 2nd paragraph doesn't follow from your 1st.
 
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