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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Isn't that a pretty small sample size? I mean if your boyhood church lacked authenticity why sit there. Why didn't you look for a different one?
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I certainly didn't spend my entire youth and adult life in one church, I attended quite a few different ones, tough most were Protestant denominations.
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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Perhaps you haven't but, it is a very familiar refrain amongst atheists on this site.
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If you're going to stop putting words in my mouth (by accepting that I haven't said something), I think it's also fair to stop lumping the rest of the atheists here in the same boat.
Instead take each person individually.
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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
This thread was started because a survey of christians found that they have little trust of atheists. I contend that is mostly because of the hostility atheists often show towards christians. Sure it is a general observation and not true for every atheist, but it is generally true.
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Or it could be that Christians overgenralize and overreact, projecting the hostility of a few atheists to all atheists, and misinterpreting challenging of ideas and questioning of conclusions as hostility. I see that from Christians in forums all the time.
We can both contend, but it doesn't make either of us right.
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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
As for you, I don't believe your mind is completely closed but, I'm not convinced you are seeking either. Having said that, I realize I only know you from a few posts and could easily be way off base.
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I'm certainly seeking less currently, partly because of time, partly because the number of questions that I have that would "break the logjam" so to speak is much smaller currently.
But it doesn't stop, just today I read one small thing that made me bookmark like 5 different pieces to read at some point, all relevant to the topic.