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To: Petrosius

Very interesting. In 20 odd years of being a part of the “skeptic” community I believe this is the first time I’ve heard of an informed atheist (as opposed to your garden variety disbeliever-by-default) converting to Christianity.

Oh well, she’s young and has proven she’s amenable to reason. We’ve got plenty of time to get her back ;)


6 posted on 06/20/2012 5:52:10 AM PDT by gzzimlich
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To: gzzimlich

not gonna happen....she belongs to Christ now.....reason and thoughtfullness, and logic led her home.....which is a huge part of the christian faith to begin with......


9 posted on 06/20/2012 6:01:40 AM PDT by raygunfan
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To: gzzimlich

The skeptic community cannot win over informed reason. They (sic) do not have the tools.


16 posted on 06/20/2012 6:14:45 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (The day liberals grow up is the day tyranny ends.)
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To: gzzimlich

The skeptic community must be pretty self-limiting. I have heard personally from and read the accounts of plenty of people, literary and otherwise, who went through exactly that conversion.


17 posted on 06/20/2012 6:14:45 AM PDT by Claud
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To: gzzimlich

Anne Rice, Interview with a Vampire, check out her story or faith. Very interesting journey she had.


22 posted on 06/20/2012 6:24:50 AM PDT by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: gzzimlich
Big grin here.

You must have missed A.N. Wilson and Dr. Antony Flew (google that). My own favorite of several intellectual nonbelieverswho made it all the way through the door into the Household of Faith is my friend at the University of Leeds (UK) who was an atheist philosopher and ethicist for many decades, entering the Catholic Church after long, long reflection and great joy in his late 60's. If you want to communicate with him, let me know and I will get his permission.

40 posted on 06/20/2012 8:04:08 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (What does the Lord require of you but to act justly, to love tenderly, to walk humbly with your God.)
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To: gzzimlich
In 20 odd years of being a part of the “skeptic” community I believe this is the first time I’ve heard of an informed atheist (as opposed to your garden variety disbeliever-by-default) converting to Christianity.

Read about C. S. Lewis, who was brought from atheism to Christianity by his friend Tolkien. (Although Tolkien may have been miffed by Lewis joining the Church of England instead of becoming Catholic.)

45 posted on 06/20/2012 8:35:56 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (If I can't be persuasive, I at least hope to be fun.)
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To: gzzimlich
Read some of these stories!



48 posted on 06/20/2012 10:30:48 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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