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Old 04-15-2003, 06:49 PM   #1
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Angry The Case for Faith

I been skimming through The Case For Faith. (The university Christian groups were handing out free stuff at an event I covered for the student paper.)

I'd describe it as jam-packed with dead horses that I've already seen flogged. And it does a pretty good job of saying things that are almost true.

But the one section that actually angers me, in chapter #8, is called, Delving Beneath The Surface. In it, Lynn Anderson says, "I personally think all unbelief ultimately has some other underlying reason. Sometimes a person may honestly believe their problem is intellectual, but actually they haven't sufficiently gotten in touch with themselves to explore other possibilities." He argues that belief is a choice, and the reason an atheist won't believe is never because of genuine doubts. It's always because the atheist owns a strip club or something.

So now I'm picturing a bunch of theists who read this refusing to take intellectual objections seriously, because they know there's some ulterior reason behind your disbelief.
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But the one section that actually angers me, in chapter #8, is called, Delving Beneath The Surface. In it, Lynn Anderson says, "I personally think all unbelief ultimately has some other underlying reason. Sometimes a person may honestly believe their problem is intellectual, but actually they haven't sufficiently gotten in touch with themselves to explore other possibilities."
Hey, he's just following the Holey Babble:

Colossians 2:4
"I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments."

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He argues that belief is a choice, and the reason an atheist won't believe is never because of genuine doubts. It's always because the atheist owns a strip club or something.

So now I'm picturing a bunch of theists who read this refusing to take intellectual objections seriously, because they know there's some ulterior reason behind your disbelief.
It's all part of the brainwashing. If you question anything in the Bible, it's because of your own selfish desire to follow your sinful nature. You're NOT worthy, You're NOT worthy, You're NOT worthy... Trust and Obey, Trust and Obey, Trust and Obey...

It makes me sick .

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