Be honest now

Dustin · October 12, 2014, 10:15:20 PM

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October 12, 2014, 10:18:45 PM

Not since I was 13.

RustingFloor · October 12, 2014, 10:21:24 PM

I did, but it stopped around the time I turned 14.

DAS B00T x2 · October 12, 2014, 10:23:11 PM

Part of me would like to believe that some mystical allfather in the sky is willing to forgive the fucked up things I've done in life, but part of me feels like that's just too easy, and another part would want to hate that god for setting me up on that path.

Word Wizard · October 12, 2014, 10:30:48 PM

Can't say I do.

Camnator · October 12, 2014, 10:31:51 PM

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Cheat · October 12, 2014, 10:48:18 PM

Quote from: Dustin > everyone else on October 12, 2014, 10:15:20 PM

You can't tell me you've never moments that made you think that something, maybe not a god, but something supernatural is out there. Do you guys know what I'm talking about? Like when something that literally made no sense just happened and you can't put it to your head, and you just have to conclude that something has to be out there.

Well this has happened to me very recently, and as a matter of fact, I do believe it was God. I'll leave it at that and let you assume that I am in face a born again Christian now.

I wouldn't use the word supernatural, but plenty of odd happenings have gone down that I couldn't explain. I'm not one to dismiss everything like the cliche guy in a horror movie ("It was probably just the wind!") but I also don't just attribute an event to a specific entity or construct without knowing more about it.

Turkey · October 13, 2014, 02:04:00 AM

I don't believe in the supernatural, at least in the contemporary sense of it. Even as a Christian, the Bible doesn't talk much about supernatural acts. We consistently see God work in the realm of the created universe. When miracles do happen it's a huge affair, and even those could probably be explained with a deeper knowledge of the physical universe and the extent and nature of God. For instance there are sound explanations for a flood, the plagues, and more. But the real issue is that miracles are inherently exceptional to nature; Yet, so was fire to Homo erectus.

“Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature. ” -Augustine

Flee · October 13, 2014, 03:14:20 AM

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challengerX · October 13, 2014, 04:14:50 AM

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velox · October 13, 2014, 04:35:41 AM

Yes, but then I grew up.

PSU · October 13, 2014, 09:11:21 AM

Everyone "grew up" and stopped having faith around 13-14?

Guess what? So did I. Then I grew up as well and realized it wasn't cool to be edgy.

More Than Mortal · October 13, 2014, 09:54:50 AM

Quote from: Dustin > everyone else on October 12, 2014, 10:15:20 PM

You can't tell me you've never moments that made you think that something, maybe not a god, but something supernatural is out there. Do you guys know what I'm talking about?

No.

It's like Francis Collins dropping to his knees and becoming a Christian because he saw a waterfall frozen in three streams.

Just stupidity; you can appreciate the numinous without being epistemically cryptic about it too.

Mad Max · October 13, 2014, 10:15:38 AM

Korra · October 13, 2014, 10:20:16 AM

I'm a fair believer in free will, that I can choose what to do with my life. I personally don't know if there is a God or many, but I do believe that there is something unbelievable powerful out there.

Dustin · October 13, 2014, 11:31:14 AM

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More Than Mortal · October 13, 2014, 11:35:37 AM

Quote from: Dustin > everyone else on October 13, 2014, 11:31:14 AM

So much this. Atheists seem to have some sort of deficit when it comes to self understanding. The Dunning Kruger Effect applies so well to how atheists think they're geniuses when they're truly just naive teenagers.

I simply can't believe you think a god exists.

Juuzou · October 13, 2014, 11:45:37 AM

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Dustin · October 13, 2014, 11:53:47 AM

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