Comments on: A Christian in Atheist Shoes http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/ Atheism with Positivity Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:27:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Shannon Lewis http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Shannon Lewis Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:47:08 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/#comment-1259 As a Christian, even, I find that quite humorous, and at the same time a bit sad. I, too, am glad to see that he did his homework. So far the best case I've seen for Atheism is Anthony Flew's in his published debate with William Lane Craig. Anyway...thanks for sharing... As a Christian, even, I find that quite humorous, and at the same time a bit sad. I, too, am glad to see that he did his homework. So far the best case I’ve seen for Atheism is Anthony Flew’s in his published debate with William Lane Craig. Anyway…thanks for sharing…

]]> By: KoKoMo Jr http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-941 KoKoMo Jr Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:12:15 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/#comment-941 Well, Yipee for mike-o. It looks like he has spawned another bible thumper, to be let loose upon the world! Well, Yipee for mike-o.
It looks like he has spawned another bible thumper, to be let loose upon the world!

]]> By: Mike O http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Mike O Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:28:24 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/11/09/a-christian-in-atheist-shoes/#comment-917 They never really asked him anything hard. They asked about the light at the end of the tunnel, which he happened to have read up on and explained it as the physiological response having to do with blood flow slowing to the edges of the retina or something like that, creating a tunnel effect. I can't remember the details, but that one probably really is a purely physical response. The funny thing was, that was the first question and he really bowled them over with his knowledge and medical terms in his answer. I think they were expecting some made-up "here's what a Christian thinks an atheist would say" answer, and they didn't get that. His two most memorable series of questions he got the other "atheists" in the class were: 1) Do babies die when they go to heaven? Of course, the pat christian answer is "of course they do." 2) That doesn't seem fair, does it? I mean, a baby that does nothing at all gets to spend "eternity with Jesus" but people like Ghandi, who actually do something good here on earth don't get to go? How does that work? 3) It seems, then, like abortion doctors are almost a sort of missionary, doesn't it? I mean, if babies all go to heaven when they die, aren't abortionists in effect guaranteeing salvation to every baby they abort? His other series was on heaven 1) What is heaven like? It was described as eternal bliss and joy and unimaginable peace and beauty, etc. 2) really? But how could someone in heaven actually be having eternal bliss if they know their loved ones are burning for all eternity in the lake of fire? Doesn't seem very blissful to me. He also had done some study on Pascal's wager and other things that didn't come up. He did a really good job, from the sounds of it. Now I just want the teacher to make him debate FOR Christianity to help his classmates see the need for critical thinking and the need to be able to defend what you believe in the real world, not a Christian School classroom. They never really asked him anything hard. They asked about the light at the end of the tunnel, which he happened to have read up on and explained it as the physiological response having to do with blood flow slowing to the edges of the retina or something like that, creating a tunnel effect. I can’t remember the details, but that one probably really is a purely physical response. The funny thing was, that was the first question and he really bowled them over with his knowledge and medical terms in his answer. I think they were expecting some made-up “here’s what a Christian thinks an atheist would say” answer, and they didn’t get that.

His two most memorable series of questions he got the other “atheists” in the class were:
1) Do babies die when they go to heaven? Of course, the pat christian answer is “of course they do.”
2) That doesn’t seem fair, does it? I mean, a baby that does nothing at all gets to spend “eternity with Jesus” but people like Ghandi, who actually do something good here on earth don’t get to go? How does that work?
3) It seems, then, like abortion doctors are almost a sort of missionary, doesn’t it? I mean, if babies all go to heaven when they die, aren’t abortionists in effect guaranteeing salvation to every baby they abort?

His other series was on heaven
1) What is heaven like? It was described as eternal bliss and joy and unimaginable peace and beauty, etc.
2) really? But how could someone in heaven actually be having eternal bliss if they know their loved ones are burning for all eternity in the lake of fire? Doesn’t seem very blissful to me.

He also had done some study on Pascal’s wager and other things that didn’t come up. He did a really good job, from the sounds of it. Now I just want the teacher to make him debate FOR Christianity to help his classmates see the need for critical thinking and the need to be able to defend what you believe in the real world, not a Christian School classroom.

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