I have been in countless religious discussions over the years. I have a super power similar to UB's ... he attracts the mentally fucked military guys, I attract the mentally fucked uber Christians. In all of my years of trying to rationally explain away their belief systems there has not been a single person I have ever convinced. Ever. At the time its frustrating; I feel like I am generally carpet bombing every point they can possibly hold on to, dissecting it from every possible angle and still never even the admission that its possible they are wrong. I find this stalwart faith somewhat amazing and I am sort of jealous that there is nothing I believe in that strongly. I have given up trying to convert people, most people aren't able to accept "nothing" as an alternative to "a something," even if it is a poorly conceived one.
I think a majority of Atheists will agree that it would be fucking fantastic to even be able to believe in Christianity. I would love to be able to mentally wrap my brain around Christianity, but I just can't. I am honestly fascinated by what event(s) could turn anyone from being atheist to Christian in such a short time. If you don't want to turn it into a big flame war you can PM it to me, I am genuinely interested.
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