‘I Changed My Mind About God’
I also changed my mind about God as well; however, in the other direction...I am a skeptic of the first order, and the concept of divinity as handed down I find implausible...
That’s so sad for you.
“I am a skeptic of the first order”
I doubt that. Everyone takes some things on faith.
For example, you say:
“the concept of divinity as handed down I find implausible...”
So you’ve considered that the “concept of divinity” is handed down but where does your idea of what is plausible or not come from? Are you skeptical about that? Or do you just take it on faith that reason is reliable?
As handed down from who? And what was that specific concept?
(Asking for a friend)
I will accept your word “implausible” for now. Now here’s the thing. Any alternatives to religion would have to be equally implausible. For example, there’s no clean, non-religious explanation for the existence of the Universe. Sure, science says there was a Big Bang. But before that?
As a side note, I find the Gospels to be very convincing. So that’s where I’m at. But maybe that’s a discussion for another thread.
Sucks to be you.
Did you even watch the video?
The church has gone gay. its leader, the pope, promotes everything except the gospel. I have never heard that guy say a word promoting religion. But he enjoys washing muslim’s feet!!
I stopped believing decades ago because I've never witnessed anything that even came close to a sign. but I have witnessed 100,000 times more signs there is no divine spirit in any sense of the word...
That’s OK because GOD hasn’t changed his mind about you! Talk to him some time he is always ready to listen.
Your problem is your ‘concept of divinity’. God inhabits the praises of His people. Learn to thank Him for all His blessings in your life. It’s relationship with Him and not just purely cerebral theological concepts especially those steeped in skepticism and unbelief.
Ditto
Well then you best not start reading the Bible (Blessed
Intervention Begetting Life Everlasting) there are quite
a few parts where folks do find it very much implausible.
On the other hand what do you have to lose? Required
reading in my 17th year and found God’s own words to
be compelling enough. Although I had spent all prior
years finding fault with Catholics (required) and even,
gasp, Protestants (acquired family and friends)!