tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post3814243171544440711..comments2023-08-09T09:44:13.292-04:00Comments on Reality by Evidence: Why I Once BelievedJerry Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-734857342241835422011-02-19T11:58:54.137-05:002011-02-19T11:58:54.137-05:00Sorry Jerry, I thought that what I wrote was evide...Sorry Jerry, I thought that what I wrote was evident enough, but I was wrong. Let me try to clarify.<br /><br />I meant, if you pay a visit to the morgue, you will not find - "Cause of death: religion… or atheism… or stupidity." But you will find - “Cause of death: lungs cancer.”<br /><br />It is obvious that religious fanatism led large amounts of stupid people to kill in Inquisition Eduardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-77026865025510888342011-02-19T11:17:42.055-05:002011-02-19T11:17:42.055-05:00Before I started my campaign against religion I wa...Before I started my campaign against religion I was on a campaign against smoking.Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-16952397728634781022011-02-19T10:13:53.410-05:002011-02-19T10:13:53.410-05:00@Eduardo: You see folks, this is a prime example o...@Eduardo: You see folks, this is a prime example of someone posting contention before actually thinking it through and, hopefully, getting embarrassed when someone points out the glaring flaws.<br /><br />"No one dies of religion...." Really? Tell that to the thousands who died during the Inquisition or to all those women who were burned during the witch hunts. Tell that to the 3,000 Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-29514790518617113132011-02-19T09:49:01.380-05:002011-02-19T09:49:01.380-05:00One could see all this thoughts from a statistical...One could see all this thoughts from a statistical point of view. Most religious people and most atheists keep trying to proof their views by verbosity. Why bother? This is such a annoying waste of time. The good thing is you're probably not doing crimes with your free time.<br /><br />Chill out, folks. Why don't you realize that each “side” does no harm to the other? If you want to do Eduardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-43556812729220831552011-02-18T15:03:56.260-05:002011-02-18T15:03:56.260-05:00I think this story repeats itself within many of u...I think this story repeats itself within many of us. <br />Believers generally get angry with me because I was "one of them".. How could I betray them ?<br />Non-believers just ask me "Why bother?"<br />I think I bother because of the same reason you stated.<br />Regards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699135819975146187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-60579780302379863252011-02-18T13:06:14.456-05:002011-02-18T13:06:14.456-05:00I can identify with this! I was a pretty rabid rel...I can identify with this! I was a pretty rabid religionist early in my life and I didn't just talk the talk, I lived it all.<br /><br />I was so into my faith that I went to Bible college and became a preacher. And here is where the story turns: I just wanted to make sure I was teaching and preaching TRUTH and not error. There are a thousand denominations of Christianity, after all, so it Chriss Paganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644410311763728065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-69733645209786317742011-02-18T12:04:23.778-05:002011-02-18T12:04:23.778-05:00This was a great story. I found your blog from the...This was a great story. I found your blog from the link over at Debunking Christianity. Unlike you, I was a fundamentalist and married to my religion it seems like now in hindsight. So now, not only am I an ex-Christian, but I feel like I have an ex, lol. Your last paragraph is the best!Byroniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946794635613455210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-24774653717900270422011-02-13T16:42:00.971-05:002011-02-13T16:42:00.971-05:00I've thought about this a lot, too, Jerry. The...I've thought about this a lot, too, Jerry. The only reason I can find for my once believing is "because that's how I was raised." I never found anything compelling or comforting in the Bible, and never any reason to believe beyond "just because." <br /><br />That's not good enough. Not for anyone who takes the time to think it through and to really question.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.com