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Comment author: Lumifer 22 February 2016 08:42:37PM 11 points [-]

LW might find that interesting:

I'm becoming a Christian, not just one who occasionally went to church as a kid, but a real one that believes in Christ, loving God with all my heart, etc.

Most ex-atheists who become deists turn to Buddhism, so I thought I'd be clear why they are all wrong (Robert Wright!). I'd like to thank Mencius Moldbug, Dierdre McCloskey, Mike Behe, Tim Keller (four names probably never listed in sequence ever), and hundreds more...Below are snippets (top and bottom) from my Christian apology: I came to Christ via rational inference, not a personal crisis.

Comment author: MrMind 23 February 2016 01:51:08PM 2 points [-]

I came to Christ via rational inference, not a personal crisis.

Reading this evokes in me physical sensations of discomfort, although it shouldn't. As others have said, it's important to study the failures as well as the successes.

Comment author: Viliam 24 February 2016 08:55:29AM 3 points [-]

My first conclusion is that "rationality" can become an applause light or a part of one's identity just as easily as anything else. Maybe there are deeper lessons here, though.

Comment author: WalterL 24 February 2016 08:29:22PM 1 point [-]

Just stopping by to chuckle at the phrase "evokes in me physical sensations of discomfort" from someone whose forum name is that of a worm that crawls in peoples ears and mind controls them in order to destroy the human race.

Comment author: MrMind 25 February 2016 08:42:13AM *  0 points [-]

It was originally a pun on "Master Mind", only later I discovered that ridiculous, half-forgotten DC villain... It was nonetheless fitting :)

Anyway, how would you feel if you had to crawl inside the ear of a giant alien? ;)

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