Alright, you want integrity, the CC has owned up to her past mistakes, in fact, John Paul II pretty much apologized for every pass misdeed (the Crusades, the inquisition, treatment of Jews . . . ) to the world. Yet you still feel the need to throw her mistakes in our face. Is that being humble, Francis, or is that your attempt at feeling superior?
Francis, are you saying you disagree with moral relativism?
I built up enough courage to challenge my faith, and like many former Christians living today, “The God Delusion”, was my first direct challenge to what I had been told to believe my entire life.I was interested in knowing how many of you have read the “God Delusion” and whether or not this had an effect on your decision to become an atheist? And can you please give the reasons posited by Dawkins that you agreed with? If you haven’t read Dawkins you’re still very much welcomed to respond and add your two cents (in a respectful manner).
God bless!
I have news for you, so you’d better sit down.
You forgot to mention that you also have an anti-Catholic blog. So obviously you feel your “rational mind” demands be to heard by others as well.I built up enough courage to challenge my faith, and like many former Christians living today, “The God Delusion”, was my first direct challenge to what I had been told to believe my entire life.
It greatly assisted in opening my eyes, and it helped me take of my religious blinders that had kept me in a Roman Catholic box, for most of my life.
I read several other books on the subject of there being no God. I then made a last effort to hold onto a belief in supernatural Gods, myths, magic and spirits by looking at Protestantism.
Thankfully, my rational mind demanded to be listened to and I realized that it was all a fraud, not just Christianity, but Deism in general.
Here I am now.
No-one’s.
Are you in prison?
Er… no?Are you in prison?
Well, I think it was Josie L. who started a thread in the “Non-catholic religions” forum asking atheists to talk about the reasons why they believe what they believe.
As you say, time is precious…
This is the classical appeal-to-authority fallacy; because Callahan has written scientific papers on subjects other than the tilma, what he writes on the tilma must also be scientifically sound. The second does not follow from the first, particularly when the second is making some extraordinary claims.
Because “miraculous relics”, “weeping statues”, “healing crystals”, “ghost whisperers” are two-a-penny, and their record of holding up under critical scrutiny is woeful. Just have a look through the archives of something like JREF or CSICOP.And moreover, why hasn’t the scientific community studied the tilma under the circumstances delineated by Neblo to put an end to such supposed “nonsense”? If it is as you say legend then put the legend to rest. That’s how you would go about destroying “mythology”, right?
Holy straw man! Nice diversion, but the topic was the Tilma, no? It’s not something that’s just “the next supernatural claim” It’s been around for almost 500 years and has yet to be explained. Not by you. Not by your skeptics.
Are you saying that you know everything
And this is the classical B.S. fallacy of comparing a man completely devoid of credibility with that of Dr. Callahan who has established himself within the scientific community.
Yes, but what were your reasons for joining CAF . . .
My rational mind tells me you are wrong. God bless.I built up enough courage to challenge my faith, and like many former Christians living today, “The God Delusion”, was my first direct challenge to what I had been told to believe my entire life.
It greatly assisted in opening my eyes, and it helped me take of my religious blinders that had kept me in a Roman Catholic box, for most of my life.
I read several other books on the subject of there being no God. I then made a last effort to hold onto a belief in supernatural Gods, myths, magic and spirits by looking at Protestantism.
Thankfully, my rational mind demanded to be listened to and I realized that it was all a fraud, not just Christianity, but Deism in general.
Here I am now.
No one said it would be easy being a Christian.
Yes, seems to be the common syndrome in atheism.
