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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
Based upon your knowledge I suspect you know that all those religions also have missionaries. Each one is trying to convert people to what they think is the truth and thus the information of all the different religions is being spread and people will make the choices they make.
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They try, but of course the "coverage" is going to be incomplete. So you're still left with people that do not get the chance to choose, or even know there's a choice.
And I'm curious, why didn't you answer this question: That doesn't comes across as hubris? Why am I so special that I have the Truth that most others miss?
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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
Just curious what made you stop believing and how long were you a believer before you stopped?
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I was a believer for probably almost 30 years, hardly ever missed going to church at least once a week (if not 2, 3 or 4 times a week), was very involved in all different kinds of ministry and leadership.
What made me stop believing? Well I think it started when things I was being told didn't line up with the reality I was observing. So I decided to figure out why I believed what I believed, get back to basics I think I thought at the time. And as I started to read more of the Bible and more of the history of Christianity (and religion in general), the more I found outright contradicted the claims of other believers and the claims in the Bible. And during that process I was exposed to bigger questions (like the problem of evil) that there were no good answers to, which forced me to conclude that the god described in the Bible doesn't exist. There may be a deist kind of god, but not the interventionist one.
Like many I've talked to and read, it wasn't something I did willingly, I was forced kicking and screaming into.
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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
I disagree based upon what I've heard from people and what little research I've done.
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Well I encourage you to continue to research.
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Well hopefully one day you will get an answer you will find satisfactory.
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And if I don't? Am I condemned for being honest with myself?