tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post2457906880970467858..comments2023-04-13T07:22:50.055-07:00Comments on Battling Confusion: The Battle is Over -- Shutting it DownChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657598456196932490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-29998043914301400232011-07-19T18:03:39.285-07:002011-07-19T18:03:39.285-07:00Hi Chuck,
I always enjoyed reading your blog, and ...Hi Chuck,<br />I always enjoyed reading your blog, and your writing is very good. I'm looking forward to reading how your journey progresses in the new blog. Believe-it-or-not, I think I've had some similar questions of the methods of our former 'home church', even though I don't like that distinction. Anyway, hope you're well brother and that life keeps getting more interesting.<br /><br />Larry S.LA Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407185205341118366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-31633527621576977682011-07-16T04:52:25.590-07:002011-07-16T04:52:25.590-07:00Good luck on your new quest Chuck, I hope it is il...Good luck on your new quest Chuck, I hope it is illuminatingAndrew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019142680097397673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-23438030743488137072011-07-15T19:48:03.575-07:002011-07-15T19:48:03.575-07:00I've taken a few people to task but not in ang...I've taken a few people to task but not in anger. The closest I came to getting angry was a friend who never put her children in seat belts because god would take care of them. I pointed out that god gave the seat belts, but I also hammered the point that the laws of physics don't care who god likes. All kids who get killed in auto accidents are supposed to be watched by god so he's not very reliable apparently. She finally started buckling up her kids but the line that got to her was when i told her she'd be setting five places for dinner every night for the next whatever years instead of six if one of her kids flew out the windshield. It takes what it takes!LadyAtheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132821431322748921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-87887049608278852612011-07-15T12:24:55.787-07:002011-07-15T12:24:55.787-07:00Lady A,
You are a better person than I was. I ch...Lady A,<br /><br />You are a better person than I was. I chose to be polemical in my debates seeking "knock-down" arguments against someone's belief, assuming that they only held to fideism. I kind of showed my ignorance in doing so.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657598456196932490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-17318719140954169752011-07-15T11:54:04.740-07:002011-07-15T11:54:04.740-07:00Deconversion is a gradual process with a lot of st...Deconversion is a gradual process with a lot of stages.<br /><br />There isn't any one way to be an atheist. The "New Atheists" aren't leaders or spokespeople - they are just expressing their own opinions.<br /><br />I was a lot more angry when Dubya was the president because of hte way he made a point of putting religious fundamentalists into high government positions and into the military. I don't particularly care about people's personal beliefs until they impinge on others'.LadyAtheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132821431322748921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-3670865271083169872011-07-15T10:58:30.298-07:002011-07-15T10:58:30.298-07:00Leaving fundamentalism is much like grieving a lov...Leaving fundamentalism is much like grieving a loved one, and anger is just part of the process, I think. I didn't go through much anger myself, but sometmes I think it would have been healthier if I did...perhaps speeding up the whole grieving process for me, which still drags on, along with indecision. I look forward to following your new venture.Like a Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991265512226039592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238273992541810262.post-23601907103104085182011-07-15T10:34:36.839-07:002011-07-15T10:34:36.839-07:00It sounds like you are moving in a healthy directi...It sounds like you are moving in a healthy direction. Good luck.Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.com