KAwAR on Nostr: I am a christian and a history buff who has done informal studies throughout my whole ...
I am a christian and a history buff who has done informal studies throughout my whole life.
Over many years I have grown to disdain "christianity" as a form of groupthink identities who base and articulate all their beliefs and theories on what I assume is leftover from revivalism and experiential salvation.
I do not mind when people have experiences which convince them of the existence and power of god. The contention comes when these same people want you to believe with them by virtue of their experience. This is evidence of a shallow understanding of christianity, these christians who use emotional appeals instead of objective facts then make christianity appear so flawed and retarded that other religious groups find it easy to ridicule and dismiss without proper arguments or assertions of their own.
I have also studied the Quran as a historical document because I was frequently challenged by Muslims on the basis of my race (believe it or not) and they were always very surprised at my responses. They assumed I would just flop like a fish and did not expect that I could through simple quotes from the Quran make them realise how flippant and petty their arguments against my supposed faith were.
Alex Connor is a relatively prominant social media personality and I enjoy watching his material. Not because he convinces me of his "beliefs/assertions" that the gospels are mostly a fairy tale but because he proves that most christians are superficial in their understanding of their faith and rightly mocks their bravado, ignorance and general lack of reasoning applied when making absolutist claims.
This has been my bane, people who speak with a confident authoritarian air about matters they know nothing about. It is impossible to debate this type of person because they are intellectual dead ends who either run away from superior reasoning or just simply scream about your heresy.
Challenging the status quo is the best test of truth and its veracity. We need more not less debate, contentious debate.
Recently a character called Wesley Huff has gone viral and I have found him to be intellectually honest, sincere highly qualified, so far.
My personal "heresy" is that I contend that there is a non zero chance that Satoshi Nakamoto could be the second coming of Christ Jesus. I am willing to debate and contend with counter arguments, assess evidence that states otherwise etc.
I do not want Satoshi to be Jesus, I do not need Satoshi to be Jesus. I am just captured by the idea that it is possible and I can point to textual president.
Let's not be emotional about this. Let us reason together. Is my plea.
Don't follow christianity, challenge it with the intent to discover truth. The truth is always good, wheither it fits your narrative or discounts your beliefs.
Over many years I have grown to disdain "christianity" as a form of groupthink identities who base and articulate all their beliefs and theories on what I assume is leftover from revivalism and experiential salvation.
I do not mind when people have experiences which convince them of the existence and power of god. The contention comes when these same people want you to believe with them by virtue of their experience. This is evidence of a shallow understanding of christianity, these christians who use emotional appeals instead of objective facts then make christianity appear so flawed and retarded that other religious groups find it easy to ridicule and dismiss without proper arguments or assertions of their own.
I have also studied the Quran as a historical document because I was frequently challenged by Muslims on the basis of my race (believe it or not) and they were always very surprised at my responses. They assumed I would just flop like a fish and did not expect that I could through simple quotes from the Quran make them realise how flippant and petty their arguments against my supposed faith were.
Alex Connor is a relatively prominant social media personality and I enjoy watching his material. Not because he convinces me of his "beliefs/assertions" that the gospels are mostly a fairy tale but because he proves that most christians are superficial in their understanding of their faith and rightly mocks their bravado, ignorance and general lack of reasoning applied when making absolutist claims.
This has been my bane, people who speak with a confident authoritarian air about matters they know nothing about. It is impossible to debate this type of person because they are intellectual dead ends who either run away from superior reasoning or just simply scream about your heresy.
Challenging the status quo is the best test of truth and its veracity. We need more not less debate, contentious debate.
Recently a character called Wesley Huff has gone viral and I have found him to be intellectually honest, sincere highly qualified, so far.
My personal "heresy" is that I contend that there is a non zero chance that Satoshi Nakamoto could be the second coming of Christ Jesus. I am willing to debate and contend with counter arguments, assess evidence that states otherwise etc.
I do not want Satoshi to be Jesus, I do not need Satoshi to be Jesus. I am just captured by the idea that it is possible and I can point to textual president.
Let's not be emotional about this. Let us reason together. Is my plea.
Don't follow christianity, challenge it with the intent to discover truth. The truth is always good, wheither it fits your narrative or discounts your beliefs.