whenever i debate with christians i end up regressing to my old christian self and start quibbling over specifics of theology instead of actually talking about if christianity is real or not.
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i'm vaguely aware when it's happening but it's so hard to stop. it's like this force comes over me and the calvinist bursts out of me like AKSHUALLY GOD DID HARDEN THE PHAROAHS HEART while the rest of me is quietly in the background going 'god isn't real this is irrelevant'
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The problem is that you know more details about their religion that they do.
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occasionally my favorite thing to do is stop and talk to street preachers. They give me the schpiel, and i say 'yeah i know, i used to give that schpiel.' and then they are like... uh... more schpiel? and then i'm like "yeah i said exactly those words too."
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Question: Do you believe that “god” does not exist whatsoever, or that your “god” is fundamentally different from theirs?
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i mean i am god, obviously, but the god they're talking about is this mythological figure with very specific preferences and properties and I don't think that thing exists
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Before GoT Season 6ish, I was super into reading speculative wikis on all the possible theories being foreshadowed, what the prophecies might mean. I’d find myself aKsHuLLy-ing a lot.
It became a lot easier to argue-with-empathy with Christians after noticing the parallels.
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Like arguing Star Wars canon and fan theories without acknowledging George Lucas exists and his kids being born radically changed his storytelling.
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Can identify. Do you debate with them often? I live with and among them and do this all the time, but just in conversation, not debates. They know where I stand in any case.
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There’s probably value in both letting the impulse run and getting into those nuances & being aware of it that way. There’s stuff going on there philosophically regardless of god being real or not, it’s still interesting stuff! That’s my lapsed Catholic perspective anyways lol.