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Why? Where were you for the billions of years before you existed? Does the oblivion you experienced before you were born freak you out? If so, why? If not, why should the exact same state at some future time freak you out? And how does any of that justify your belief that atheists do not love...

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I am also an agnostic, although I swing more in the atheist direction. Ask yourself if wanting to believe something is a valid reason to actually believe it. I can think of a lot of things I want to believe but have good reason not to believe.

I have been following the discussion and I agree that the story in the gospels has value regardless of who wrote it. It has value as a literary morality tale but not as a source of history as it actually happened. The words and deeds that the gospel authors attributed to Jesus are the words of...

What does not believing in an afterlife have to do with loving one's friends and family? I would think the belief that this life is all there is would cause someone to love and cherish what they have even more. Have you ever taken the time to talk and really listen to an atheist? Perhaps they...

The story of how Lucifer rebelled against God and became Satan is a very interesting part of Christian mythology. It goes something like this: Of all the angels in Heaven, Lucifer was the most perfect, the most beautiful, God's favorite, the "anointed cherub". God created Lucifer for a very...

Thank you Thomas for your insights. You haven't really said anything that is new to me but I do appreciate your unique point of view.

Most of the people I know and love are Catholic. I do not resent the church. In fact I try to keep up on what is happening in the church. But I do it today from the perspective of an outsider. As far as my outlook on religion, I call myself an agnostic but with regard to the beliefs of the...

Well then, let the fun begin.....

I think it was this question that ultimately led me to renounce the faith of my family - Catholicism - as I grew up. I've always loved to read and in my younger days I suppose had a naive tendency to believe things I read that I probably should have questioned. Ironically it was my mother, a...

OK I got the avatar thingy figured out

I'm looking forward to joining in soon. Trying to figure out how to add an avatar.

Looks like you have an interesting forum going. It's nice to be here :)