the problem I have with the Alpha posters aren't the 'asking questions' aspect - it's the strongly-hinted 'we have all the answers' aspect!
Oh, I agree. They're better than the hell-fire type, but I wouldn't go so far as to say they're good.
I really do heartily dislike the suggestion that I'm a) worried b) 'can't make my mind up' (which I've had levelled at me by believers and atheists).
Yeah, that's offensive (and stupid) - and really, any believer who doesn't have moments of doubt is almost certainly doing something wrong.
I've also been told that someone would have asked me out were I 'stronger in the faith'. Lucky escape for me, though I didn't have the heart to say that to his face.
Bastard - still, you clearly weren't missing much.
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Date: 2008-10-21 01:30 pm (UTC)Oh, I agree. They're better than the hell-fire type, but I wouldn't go so far as to say they're good.
I really do heartily dislike the suggestion that I'm a) worried b) 'can't make my mind up' (which I've had levelled at me by believers and atheists).
Yeah, that's offensive (and stupid) - and really, any believer who doesn't have moments of doubt is almost certainly doing something wrong.
I've also been told that someone would have asked me out were I 'stronger in the faith'. Lucky escape for me, though I didn't have the heart to say that to his face.
Bastard - still, you clearly weren't missing much.