Prominent Athiest Blogger converts to Christianity

[winos5]

http://religion.blog...cism/?hpt=hp_c3



Converting to Catholicism.







Comments?



Oops, wrong forum. Can I get a little help from a mod and move it to NHTA please.

 

[supraman]

1 demerit

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

I tend to agree with Hemant Mehta, who commented in the article.

I've met Hemant, and have had numerous conversations with him.



In all honesty if she wants to be catholic-- it's her choice.

Perhaps she was more conflicted in looking for a belief system more than anything else. Only she knows her true thoughts.

 

[The Count Dante]

I will just get my Hockey Summer Popcorn...

 

[Ymono37]

I tend to agree with Hemant Mehta, who commented in the article.

I've met Hemant, and have had numerous conversations with him.



In all honesty if she wants to be catholic-- it's her choice.

Perhaps she was more conflicted in looking for a belief system more than anything else. Only she knows her true thoughts.

I'm inclined to agree with this.

 

[BigPete]

I was a non-believer until I started going to Catholic services in my early 20s. I converted TO Catholicism at 27 after going through RCIA. Just a few short years later, I realized I was right prior to joining the Church. The big three religions in the west (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are man made with false allusions to a divine creation of the texts.



As a critical thinker I came to realize that there is no way that 100 or so different theologies can all be right. Furthermore, none have proven shit. You could say the same about 'science' and the big bang, but atheism is not about having faith that the big bang theory is the right theory. Rather it is the notion that there is no supernatural being 'running the show' from an unseen location.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

I was a non-believer until I started going to Catholic services in my early 20s. I converted TO Catholicism at 27 after going through RCIA. Just a few short years later, I realized I was right prior to joining the Church. The big three religions in the west (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are man made with false allusions to a divine creation of the texts.



As a critical thinker I came to realize that there is no way that 100 or so different theologies can all be right. Furthermore, none have proven shit. You could say the same about 'science' and the big bang, but atheism is not about having faith that the big bang theory is the right theory. Rather it is the notion that there is no supernatural being 'running the show' from an unseen location.

Bingo.

That's the one thing most people do when they paint atheists with their brushes.



For me it really comes down to rationality and proof. It's pretty simple and rather freeing.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

I will just get my Hockey Summer Popcorn...

You better make sure Jako didn't jizz in it first.

 

[BigPete]

Bingo.

That's the one thing most people do when they paint atheists with their brushes.



For me it really comes down to rationality and proof. It's pretty simple and rather freeing.

Colbert tried to do it last night. But then again the astrophysicist that he had on was claiming how the big bang is the right theory so.....



http://www.colbertna...lawrence-krauss

 

[jakobeast]

I did, but it ads a tangy zip.

 

[The Mule]

Interesting. I suppose if she finds something in a particular religion and doesn't become a hateful person, then cool, become Catholic. The strange part about the piece is the comment from the Catholic blogger, which sounds ridiculous and as over the top than anything I've ever heard come out of a drag queen's mouth:



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Today heaven is roaring with joy.​

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Ok then. And then the final line in the article:



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Libresco is just switching the side she thinks the facts are on.​

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What kind of facts? Clearly not Imperical ones. Belief and fact are not the same thing. I'm not saying that to invite controversy, it's just that those two things essentially have opposite definitions.



TANGENT (sort of): I just want to say that I had a weird jizz nightmare the other night (and I'm not going into details, you dinks), but it's totally because of these boards and all the jizz talk. So I guess my subconscious has just decided that it's time to think about jizz all the time. Great. Thanks, guys.

 

[Tater]

Interesting. I suppose if she finds something in a particular religion and doesn't become a hateful person, then cool, become Catholic. The strange part about the piece is the comment from the Catholic blogger, which sounds ridiculous and as over the top than anything I've ever heard come out of a drag queen's mouth:

Today heaven is roaring with joy.​

Ok then. And then the final line in the article:

[font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Libresco is just switching the side she thinks the facts are on.[/font]​

What kind of facts? Clearly not Imperical ones. Belief and fact are not the same thing. I'm not saying that to invite controversy, it's just that those two things essentially have opposite definitions.



TANGENT (sort of): I just want to say that I had a weird jizz nightmare the other night (and I'm not going into details, you dinks), but it's totally because of these boards and all the jizz talk. So I guess my subconscious has just decided that it's time to think about jizz all the time. Great. Thanks, guys.

Today TCD is roaring with joy.



-Tater

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

Interesting. I suppose if she finds something in a particular religion and doesn't become a hateful person, then cool, become Catholic. The strange part about the piece is the comment from the Catholic blogger, which sounds ridiculous and as over the top than anything I've ever heard come out of a drag queen's mouth:

Today heaven is roaring with joy.​

Ok then. And then the final line in the article:

[font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Libresco is just switching the side she thinks the facts are on.[/font]​

What kind of facts? Clearly not Imperical ones. Belief and fact are not the same thing. I'm not saying that to invite controversy, it's just that those two things essentially have opposite definitions.



TANGENT (sort of): I just want to say that I had a weird jizz nightmare the other night (and I'm not going into details, you dinks), but it's totally because of these boards and all the jizz talk. So I guess my subconscious has just decided that it's time to think about jizz all the time. Great. Thanks, guys.

There lies the controversy.

I completely agree, but that statement immediately is a fireball into a 55 gallon drum of gasoline for those that believe/have faith.



It's as insulting to some one that believes as just blatantly stating one is an atheist.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Jizz nightmares are commonplace giving the company you live with.



TCD.... don't try to back out of this now!!!

 

[jaxhawksfan]

There lies the controversy.

I completely agree, but that statement immediately is a fireball into a 55 gallon drum of gasoline for those that believe/have faith.



It's as insulting to some one that believes as just blatantly stating one is an atheist.

Actually, as a believer I fully understand the difference. I don't have any factual data to back up why I believe. That is why I have Faith, not Fact. I am also not insulted by those who do not believe, for whatever reason. I'm more of a "you do what is right for you" kinda guy.

 

[roshinaya]

Never heard of this person. Must not have been a strong atheist, more of generic non-believer to convert. I am thinking the catholic boyfriend played a role in it. But meh, whatever floats her boat, personally I don't understand her reasons, which are pretty weak, IMO.

 

[phranchk]

Let me know when Richard Dawkins becomes a Christian and then there will be a story.

 

[jakobeast]

You are welcome Mule.

 

[Variable]

And even then if Dawkins were to convert, it doesn't really mean that much, at least not to me. Atheism, at least I guess what could be called "stronger" atheism, I've always found to be flawed in the same kind of way religion is. Too much of a closed book, limited set of beliefs. That you know for sure either way. I used to always go back and forth about religion and god, until I finally realized I was asking myself the wrong questions and looking for proof of things I'll never know, or at least we don't yet know, exist or not.



So it came down to this (I was a Christian): knowing all you know now, if that god is indeed real, would you worship him? And the answer was no. And it was the easiest thing. No more doubt, no more internal struggle over whether or not he's real or not, that no longer even mattered. For all the reasons and arguments I had used to believe that there was no god, that's it was simply a man made myth, there's no way a higher being would do things like that, it made the answer to the question that if somehow it was indeed all true, why would I love or respect or pray or ask for forgiveness of all things to that god all the more easier. I wouldn't. Take the question of existence out of it. It's existence wouldn't change my feelings over it, in fact it probably would only make them stronger.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

I was raised Roman Catholic, was an altar boy (no, i was never touched or abused), went through all of the RC things: CCD, Confirmation and the rest. Through my own studies that started in 7th or 8th grade, thanks to an awesome social studies teacher, I began to see that the idea of organized religion was just a sham. Man from the very beginning has always used the idea of a god or gods to explain what they couldn't. Same idea as using a boogey man to scare children into doing right. If you dont act good God will damn you.



Religion/faith to me isnt about the number of times you pray, or the number of times you go to church, synagoge or a mosque, it's about the life you live. Because you are the only ****** standing there in front of whatever god you believe in explaining to it why you think you should get into heaven, valhalla or wherever the **** it is.