Posted by Marian on August 18, 1999 at 06:00:44:
In Reply to: Here is the text of one ex-atheist testimony.... posted by A Lurker on August 17, 1999 at 18:30:46:
It breaks down to five basic points -
1) Evolution is primarily an excuse for people to behave unethically.
2) Any science that deals with the origins of the universe has serious flaws, mostly because it tends not to incorporate god into the picture.
3) Atheism gave rise to racism, although this process is never fully explained. Racism is not found anywhere in the bible, although both the OT god and Jesus favored Jews over gentiles on occasion.
4) Most atheists know there really is a Christian god, since they are calm when discussing Mohammad or Buddha (two men who never claimed to be gods) but get worked up when talking about Jesus.
5) Christian = joy, hope, peace. Atheist = fear, aggression, bleakness.
I'm sorry for this guy, mostly because he's so wrong, and apparently he was unhappy when he was an atheist. It seems like he merely switched from one rigid, demanding viewpoint to another.