I don't know what to believe - Atheism vs Christianity

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Steve in Virginia

More options Jul 1 2008, 10:55 am

From: Steve in Virginia <chandler2...@hotmail.com>

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:55:35 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Tues, Jul 1 2008 10:55 am

Subject: Re: I don't know what to believe

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Welcome aboard, Khalaly. For a young teenage girl you show an
extraordinary level of intellectual maturity and curiosity...and that
is so refreshing. Too often young people allow themselves to be drawn
into belief systems and irrationality because it is easier than making
the effort to do the hard work of making up your own mind. I agree
that Harris and Dawkins are good beginnings. As for believing or not
believing in a god. Keep an open mind and know that we can lead a
good, decent, loving, charitable, ethical, and moral life without
anything supernatural.

Cheers,

Steve

On Jun 30, 9:43 pm, khalaly <kalilah.zi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, I see many people are touching bases with this interesting
> topic, and I would like to do the same. I am a young girl, which is
> rather hard to tell, because of my writing, but I am only a young
> teen. In fact, people judge me for questioning, and trying to learn
> about the way things work. But I want to learn. I am again interested
> in this topic, because I don't know what to believe. I want to believe
> in God, but not to the extent of having a religion, for those matters
> have are to mixed up for me. But I want to believe in God, but it's
> hard. All this suffering. and unfairnes. Isn't a god supposed to help
> prevent those things, and help make peace in the world for all people.
> I'm stuck should I be of some faith, just believe, or be a complete
> atheist. Atheist is my closest option.

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