Name: 元キリシタンの告白 (Confessions of a Former Christian)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T06:04:18.000Z
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As a former Christian  I look back to what I used to believe

As a Christian I had very little knowledge  about evolutionary biology

I claimed to know problems that scientists  just happen to miss when developing these  thoroughly tested methods.

These supposed flaws were  pointed out to me by other Christians.

Now I have read several books on each of these subjects

and understand more than I thought I ever would.

I know now that scientist have accounted for each of  these supposed flaws.

As a Christian I vigorously denied the existence of  thousands of gods claimed by other religions

but I was irritated when someone  denied the existence of my God.

I had an emotional attachment to my belief.

My beliefs are now based on logic and  reasoning and not emotional feelings.

As a Christian I felt insulted and "dehumanized"

when scientists said that humans evolved from other life forms

but I had no problem with the Biblical claim  that people were created from dirt.

I ignored the evidence from millions of scientific  tests that pointed to a different theory.

Now I study these scientific findings with an open mind.

but I had no problem believing in the father

To me a trinity made more sense that multiple gods.

As a Christian I got upset when I heard of the  violence attributed to Islam, or any other religion

but not when the bloodshed was committed by my God.

For Example: the slaughtering all the Egyptian babies in Exodus

I also claimed that my God was loving and kind.

As a Christian I thought Hindu beliefs that  deify humans were just silly.

I believed Greek claims about  gods sleeping with women were absurd.

Yet I had no problem believing  that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary

I realize now that the difference  between these beliefs is minuscule.

As a Christian I was willing to spend my life

looking for loopholes in the scientifically established age of the Earth

but I found nothing wrong with believing  dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen

sitting in their tents and guessing the age of the Earth.

As a Christian I believed that the  entire population of this planet

with the exception of those who shared my beliefs

would spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering.

And I considered my religion "tolerant" and "loving".

As a Christian I ignored the textual scholars

that showed evidence that the  Bible was not a reliable source.

I believed the unanswered prayers  were simply God saying "No".

I ignored the fact that praying to any god  produced the same results.

I also ignored the fact that if  my god was the one true god,

my prayers would be answered  more often than other religions

which would cause a statistical anomaly  that could be measured.

As a Christian I actually knew little more about  my religion than what I heard in church.

I did not study the history of Christianity

the mistranslations from the original Hebrew

and the atrocities committed  in the name of Christianity.

This knowledge was not needed to be a Christian.

Studying all of these items and  actually reading the bible

I am happy I do not believe in superstitions anymore.

I believe actions are more important than beliefs.

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元キリシタンの告白 (Confessions of a Former Christian)

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