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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a long time I was a non-believer -- I couldn't believe anyone really believed that God stuff.  Now I have come to accept that they really believe it just as throughly as I believe that it makes no sense.

Facts cannot convince people one way or the other, since the same facts that convince us non-believers that God is imaginary convince the believers of the absolute truth of God.  What we see and how we interpret it depends on our basic understanding of reality.  For some, it is manifest that God exists, for others, the opposite.

It is good to try to understand each other, but trying to convince each other is more likely to have negative results.[/quote]

What I see here is not non-believers trying to convince believers, but non-believers being straightforward about their point of view -- something that's often hard face to face - especially in this society where it's perfectly socially acceptable to talk about God and Jesus as if they are real people who are doing magic tricks -- miracles, that is  -- for people who have faith in them.  But it's not so acceptable to express lack of belief in miracle, the supernatural or Jesus.

And I'm pretty sure talking about it does change some people's minds -- because a lot of non-believers were once believers -- so obviously minds can change.  And maybe not always  the minds of the people talking back and forth, but some of the people listening in.  And maybe not now, but later.[/quote]

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