Could Christianity Be True?
The other day I had a profound thought. I was coming out of the shower and thought to myself, “maybe Christianity is true.” Then I started laughing out loud. My profound thought was that I am moving beyond atheism. It isn’t just that I lack the belief in a god, now I lack the ability to take such a ridiculous concept seriously at all.
To me, Christianity is no more plausible than any other fanciful work of fiction written by people who don’t understand the world. I find myself no longer able to take Christian arguments seriously and the more they try to suck me into their world, the more I find myself taking a step back and laughing.
How can I argue, debate, or discuss anything with someone who believes that an ancient fictional book series is real. It is like arguing with someone who takes the Greek myths to be true. I can no longer see the difference between a Jesus believer and a Hercules believer except that at least the stories of Hercules were far more entertaining.
But there isn’t a word to describe this view. Even anti-theist seems poor and inadequate. Maybe it is time for a new word. How about ridicutheist? Someone who holds that theism is completely ridiculous. I don’t know if I like that term or not. Any suggestions?
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- Christians Don’t Really Believe in God (dangeroustalk.net)
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- The Positive Content of Atheism (camelswithhammers.com)
- Christianity: a faith for the simple | Nick Spencer (guardian.co.uk)
Filed under: Alternative Worldview, anti-intellectualism, Belief, delusion, god, Religion
