Is it normal To be an atheist and shy to talk about Christian beliefs?

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago | pl

    actually... no.

    but many people will make such comments in order to "prove" that their own faith - or lack of - is correct

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    • GeorgeMcBob
      11 years ago | pl

      Just remember - we are all born atheists. Nobody's taught about God by God. We're all taught by people who were taught by people.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        11 years ago | pl

        we're also born not knowing about science too.

        although if you think about it, many scientific "facts" are often believed on the basis that you think someone else proved it, without actually investigating it by oneself.

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        • GeorgeMcBob
          11 years ago | pl

          Yes, but the fact is that they HAVE been proven by someone. If science isn't 100% repeatable, objective and logically sound, it would never get published. Unlike every religious text.

          Ultimately we have to believe what somebody else said about 99% of the things we know. Personally, I'd rather believe someone with a PhD than someone who heard voices in his head.

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          • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
            11 years ago | pl

            so you assume.

            and you're forgetting - many of those PhDs also believe. so where does that leave you?

            =)

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            • GeorgeMcBob
              11 years ago | pl

              They believe because they trust the reliability of previous PhDs.

              If you want to follow the chain of belief backwards, science eventually gets you to someone making observations, drawing the most logical conclusion and publishing the results.
              If you follow religion's chain of belief backwards, you eventually get to someone who said "I heard God talking to me."

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