tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post5264953463745460757..comments2023-09-17T06:30:04.126-07:00Comments on No Religion Know Reason: Atheist among the faithful: My latest church experiencecaribatheisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141510965594558342noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post-43594819113350511882012-10-26T18:12:17.768-07:002012-10-26T18:12:17.768-07:00When you tell a story like that you have to do wha...When you tell a story like that you have to do what you can to paint a vivd picture, lol. <br /><br />I think what happens with these people is that they can't get you back into church through any rational arguments, so they just go for your emotions where they feel they may have a chance.<br /><br />It's really all about seducing you, a truly disingenuous tactic. It's as if you are submitting a paper to be reviewed by a journal, but instead of writing a proper research paper, you find out who the reviewer is and invite him out for coffee. You then make sure he meets all your friends and becomes part of your social group. Of course once he gets to that point he would have lost all sense of objectivity and will eventually accept your paper inspite of a total lack of quality. That is effectively what they are trying to do by seeking to get you into the church environment.caribatheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141510965594558342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post-43296854878986342792012-10-24T09:15:14.307-07:002012-10-24T09:15:14.307-07:00lol love the part with the Pooching back and 6:30 ...lol love the part with the Pooching back and 6:30 lawd I laughed so hard!!! Ugh why did your friend do that, hate those types that have some sort of stealth motive to get you back into the delusion, no no one must leave the beautiful delusion NO it makes waves and makes it less real when people dissent so all dissent to the "word" must be extinguished to make it more "real" kahluahgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269016880769045097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post-28644541468854044912012-08-31T13:38:06.097-07:002012-08-31T13:38:06.097-07:00Thanks guys, I am glad you enjoyed. After going th...Thanks guys, I am glad you enjoyed. After going through that I had to make sure that I wrote up something substantial enough to make it worth it. <br /><br />Seon (spiceisland atheist)I have to say I did not seen any foaming at the mouth or rolling up on the ground. That I only know about from TV. Running across the street and back would be a crazy one to see. Good thing she was not run over. I suppose if she was, that would just have been God's will. You're also right about the special project thing, that is what I have felt quite a bit like over the last couple of years.<br /><br />Sean, you are also right about the arrogance. The very thing that they always accuse us of having. You are right, the Pastor had no idea who I was. I could have been a PhD bible scholar, but he just assumed from my non belief that I lacked understanding of the whole thing. I am sure he would be shocked to know the amount of reading and writing I have done on these subjects.<br /><br />On the other hand when I meet religious people I don't assume ignorance on their part. I always open myself to the fact that they could be experts in a subject that I am a novice in and prepare myself accordingly. <br /><br />I definitely look forward to discussing with him on more neutral ground sometime. <br /><br />The lady who invited me to church called me earlier today. This is the first time she has spoken to me since the service. She wants to sit down with me and have a chat about it. So stay tuned, there may well be a follow up to this post to come.caribatheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141510965594558342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post-3221487504033359552012-08-31T04:19:06.487-07:002012-08-31T04:19:06.487-07:00Great post David. I have been to a few pentecostal...Great post David. I have been to a few pentecostal services in recent years and they are quite an experience. I don't think I would willfully put myself through that experience again so I think you for your participant observatory report!! What I always find amazing, and I don't know if you follow Jerry Coyne's blog "Why Evolution is True", but he often speaks of it but the arrogance of believers is amazing. From your description it was on full display with the pastor at the end of the service: he was so sure that he had you stumped and he knew nothing about you! I guess because you were on his turf he felt he had the upper hand. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762333220373125685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post-10734413386829679452012-08-30T05:56:08.918-07:002012-08-30T05:56:08.918-07:00I enjoy reading about your experience. I was a Sev...I enjoy reading about your experience. I was a Sevent-Day-Advents, but I also had attended many different Pentecostal church too - mostly for the purpose of getting the opportunity to playing music, so I experience the speaking in tongues, I have seen women foaming out the mouth while flapping on the ground. After becoming an Atheist, the last church experience I has was in a Pentecostal church for a Christening of a friend's baby, I saw a women literally ran from inside the church, across a busy street and back. It was weird, indeed. The dramatization in these church is huge, I commend you for going. As an opportunity to bond with my mother, I will, but anyone else, forget about it. I bet she thought she got you. My neighbor where I live just last week invited my wife and I to church, despite me explaining to her we don't do church, and giving her the reasons. I think that she sees us as her patient to heal, too. Special projects. <br />Good article...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936527748350587828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556283067410105.post-14445983273354047712012-08-30T05:47:36.887-07:002012-08-30T05:47:36.887-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936527748350587828noreply@blogger.com