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Thank you all for having me.
I must first confess that I am not a Christian, though I am not here to de-convert or mock anybody. I am currently writing an essay on epistemology, the first chapter of which deals with religion, the first section dealing specifically with Christianity. My goal is to, above all, be respectful and friendly while trying to engage those of you who are willing into some deep, meaningful discussion and hopefully round-out some beliefs. I do not plan to quote any of you directly without your consent, nor do I intend to be unfair or to misrepresent your positions.
A little about me:
I was raised Christian but became militantly atheist in my late teens. I was brought back to Christianity via a profound emotional experience in my early twenties, and came to discover that a lot of what I was taught growing up was wrong. I studied Christianity in depth and came to embrace Calvinism and Reformed theology, focusing the bulk of my studies, possibly because of my atheistic past, on apologetics. I studied the giants of the faith such as Lewis, Van Til, Augustine, Shaeffer, the A.W.’s both Pink and Tozer, and the like.
In my later twenties I began to question the foundations of what I believed, and started looking around at the big picture, at where I was standing, and against who and what I was standing in order to defend my Christianity intellectually. I now find the evidence for Christianity insufficient and around it I no longer base my life.
But I am also not an atheist, as I find the evidence for atheism to be insufficient. I find both world views to be too reductionistic and rigid. I am an agnostic who leans toward theism (number 3 in Dawkins’ spectrum), though I find the evidence overwhelming that the world’s religions are manmade. I welcome the opportunity to expound upon these topics as well as others as they may arise and I hope I will find some who will be willing to do the same.
Thanks.
I must first confess that I am not a Christian, though I am not here to de-convert or mock anybody. I am currently writing an essay on epistemology, the first chapter of which deals with religion, the first section dealing specifically with Christianity. My goal is to, above all, be respectful and friendly while trying to engage those of you who are willing into some deep, meaningful discussion and hopefully round-out some beliefs. I do not plan to quote any of you directly without your consent, nor do I intend to be unfair or to misrepresent your positions.
A little about me:
I was raised Christian but became militantly atheist in my late teens. I was brought back to Christianity via a profound emotional experience in my early twenties, and came to discover that a lot of what I was taught growing up was wrong. I studied Christianity in depth and came to embrace Calvinism and Reformed theology, focusing the bulk of my studies, possibly because of my atheistic past, on apologetics. I studied the giants of the faith such as Lewis, Van Til, Augustine, Shaeffer, the A.W.’s both Pink and Tozer, and the like.
In my later twenties I began to question the foundations of what I believed, and started looking around at the big picture, at where I was standing, and against who and what I was standing in order to defend my Christianity intellectually. I now find the evidence for Christianity insufficient and around it I no longer base my life.
But I am also not an atheist, as I find the evidence for atheism to be insufficient. I find both world views to be too reductionistic and rigid. I am an agnostic who leans toward theism (number 3 in Dawkins’ spectrum), though I find the evidence overwhelming that the world’s religions are manmade. I welcome the opportunity to expound upon these topics as well as others as they may arise and I hope I will find some who will be willing to do the same.
Thanks.