Deconversion

After a very great deal of thought, reading and prayer,
I have come to the conclusion that Christianity is not
(for me) intellectually tenable. As of a few days ago
(no, not 6/6/6!) I am no longer a Christian.

I'm less sure that mere theism is wrong than I am that
Christianity is; but it seems very much more likely
wrong than right.

If you want more details, you can find some at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g.mccaughan/g/essays/atheist.html
or ask me.

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This gives rise to a question of etiquette: Should I
stay on uk.r.c, or go away, or go away for a while and
then come back?

- The denizens of uk.r.c are an extremely cool bunch
of people, and I'd prefer not to lose contact with
you.

- The purpose of uk.r.c, according to the charter,
is discussion of Christianity in the UK. If there
are too many participants who aren't Christians,
some Christians may be repelled, greatly to the
detriment of the group's ability to fulfil its
function. uk.r.c already has quite a few atheist
and otherwise skeptical participants...

- It might feel weird to have me suddenly arguing
the opposite side from what you're used to (though
of course not *all* my opinions have changed, so
I won't always be). I wouldn't want to freak anyone
out. :-)

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Those of you who wish to speculate that this is all
because I wasn't a member of the One True Church, or
because I accepted the devilish heresy of evolution,
or because I held on to an outmoded supernaturalist
conception of Christianity, or [etc., etc., etc.] are
welcome to do so. I can't think of any such speculation
that I find at all plausible.

--
Gareth McCaughan
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Relevant Pages

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