Comments on: To Convert Or De-Convert http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/ I'm Rob Jones, I Exist and I Can Prove It Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:10:18 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=350#comment-98 Thanks Stepher, I appreciate the comments. Cya on Twitter Thanks Stepher, I appreciate the comments. Cya on Twitter

]]> By: stepher http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/comment-page-1/#comment-97 stepher Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:39:24 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=350#comment-97 Hi, Found you via Twitter (search: Atheist) and I'm digging your blog. I love the premise of this post. =) I'm following you on Twitter - hope that's okay. I promise I'm not a stalker. Stepher Hi,

Found you via Twitter (search: Atheist) and I’m digging your blog. I love the premise of this post. =)

I’m following you on Twitter – hope that’s okay. I promise I’m not a stalker.

Stepher

]]> By: Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:08:31 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=350#comment-88 Greg, thanks for the comment. I think that spiritual thinking is done by people raised to believe in a God, they were however able to let go of the God but not the mystery. Once those synapse are set it's difficult to redirect them. I was raised to believe in God and the supernatural, when I learned the truth (god is imaginary) I was able to let go of everything in an instant. I'm sure it doesn't come as easy for most. The spiritual world does not exist. The world is governed by the laws of nature. There are lots of mysteries in natural but none of them are spiritual or supernatural. Greg, thanks for the comment. I think that spiritual thinking is done by people raised to believe in a God, they were however able to let go of the God but not the mystery.

Once those synapse are set it’s difficult to redirect them. I was raised to believe in God and the supernatural, when I learned the truth (god is imaginary) I was able to let go of everything in an instant. I’m sure it doesn’t come as easy for most.

The spiritual world does not exist. The world is governed by the laws of nature. There are lots of mysteries in natural but none of them are spiritual or supernatural.

]]> By: gregorylent http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/comment-page-1/#comment-87 gregorylent Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:49:18 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=350#comment-87 most atheists have no idea of what they profess ... not richard dawkins even ... you may not understand this, but i will quote it anyway .. it is from a letter to the editor in the hindu, a newspaper in chennai, india ... "atheism is the summum bonum of a spiritual quest based on truth and reality" that is a beautiful and profound understanding .. a-theism means without theism ... but the magic and mystery of conscious exploration of spiritual realities is a great thing .. it exists, religions just tried to get a belief around such things ... and don't proseletyze, just keep quient, continue to investigate the nature and substance of your mind, find out where thoughts come from ... all beliefs and rituals are metaphors for something beyond words and beyond mind ... there is a great reason behind the truth that he who knows doesn't speak, and he who speaks doesn't know .. you have taken the first step towards enlightenment, lucky .... it does not stop here, keep going... enjoy, gregory lent most atheists have no idea of what they profess … not richard dawkins even …

you may not understand this, but i will quote it anyway .. it is from a letter to the editor in the hindu, a newspaper in chennai, india … “atheism is the summum bonum of a spiritual quest based on truth and reality”

that is a beautiful and profound understanding .. a-theism means without theism … but the magic and mystery of conscious exploration of spiritual realities is a great thing .. it exists, religions just tried to get a belief around such things …

and don’t proseletyze, just keep quient, continue to investigate the nature and substance of your mind, find out where thoughts come from …

all beliefs and rituals are metaphors for something beyond words and beyond mind … there is a great reason behind the truth that he who knows doesn’t speak, and he who speaks doesn’t know ..

you have taken the first step towards enlightenment, lucky …. it does not stop here, keep going…

enjoy, gregory lent

]]> By: brad http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/comment-page-1/#comment-86 brad Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:14:14 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=350#comment-86 love your thoughts... i too want to "stamp out the ignorance that comes with religion"--- keep writing, you inspire. love your thoughts… i too want to “stamp out the ignorance that comes with religion”— keep writing, you inspire.

]]> By: Cameron Reilly http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/09/15/to-convert-or-de-convert/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Cameron Reilly Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:18:24 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=350#comment-85 I recently debated a leading American theologian (Prof. Ben Witherington) on the evidence for Jesus. He struggled to explain why we should believe Jesus The Christ even existed. Listen <a href="http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/18/gday-world-344-ben-witherington-iii-on-the-historicity-of-jesus/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I recently debated a leading American theologian (Prof. Ben Witherington) on the evidence for Jesus. He struggled to explain why we should believe Jesus The Christ even existed. Listen here.

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