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The question I'd like you and Richard Dawkins to answer is why you keep returning to the subject of religion at all. I can understand those atheists who come to believe that belief in a god is a delusion that will fade away, and who then dismiss the subject from their minds. I believe that they are misguided and there have been plenty of people who reached that position only to abandon it.
However I do understand their position. Yours I don't.
Afterthought: We Christians, I'm afraid to say, are not immune to temptation or mild teases. My current one is to attempt to predict how long it will be until your next outburst on the subject.
From Google:
- a sudden release of strong emotion.
- a sudden occurrence of a particular activity.
From Dictionary.com:
1.
a sudden and violent release or outpouring:
2.
a sudden spell of activity, energy, etc.
3.
a public disturbance; riot; outbreak.
4.
a bursting forth; eruption.
(note 2 and 4)
Merriam-Webster:
: a sudden expression of strong feeling
: a sudden increase in activity
These don't all emphasise strong feelings.
I have been wondering whether it's something you're driven to do, rather than a calm choice to fill a leisure moment. Also Richard Dawkins is a very busy man occupied with teasing out the secrets of the universe. Wouldn't one suppose him to regard this one as done and dusted years ago, allowing him time to get on with science?
In case you hadn't realised, I'm pushing (as gently as I'm able!) for explanations and 'proof' that god is real. So far, all I have seen is obfuscation and blather.
'Life after death' is a preposterous claim that could only be proven with extraordinary evidence.