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I was thinking about this issue this morning. Christians think they they have compelling evidence that their religion is true, and they just need to convince us nonbelievers of this evidence and then we'll start going to church (plus whatever else they expect/want). However, providing actual evidence that their god is real isn't enough, and I don't think they grasp that. Let's say that Christians are able to provide actual good evidence in this area: I would start believing their god is real, but I wouldn't repent or start worshipping him because their god is a genocidal monster.

In the end, it doesn't matter if their god is real, because we'd all be under duress to worship him just to avoid an eternity of torture. It's garbage. I'd rather suffer for eternity than worship a god like theirs. But they only think about the first hand of the problem, and many of them deny that their god is malevolent.

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[–] Godort@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I do always find it kind of funny that tract literature is all based on the predication that someone simply hasn't ever heard of Jesus before.

The idea that someone is familiar with the religion but is a non-believer is an alien concept to them

[–] deadbeef79000 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Critical thinking is in deficit because it's antithetical to faith.

In fact the test is faith is maintaining faith in the despite critical thinking.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I deconverted when I finally got it through my thick head that faith is belief in a thing, in the absence of (quality) evidence for that thing.