I am calling my blog "random thoughts" because I don't expect I'll be able to make a very organized blog. It would be nice to be able to give a concise outline of what led me to say that I am no longer a Christian, but instead this blog will just contain whatever comes to mind. If you are the organized type that does not like random then I'd suggest reading a different blog.
My current situation is that I no longer call myself a Christian (I'll explain this in other posts), but that I also have not taken the leap to say that I'm an atheist. I don't want to jump from one extreme to another without giving it a lot of consideration. You could say that I am "on the fence". I have an imagination, so I'll say that I am in the tree house looking down at the fence and the people on both sides. If you are "on the fence" you might be hasty and jump down to one side or the other, but from up in the tree house you can take your time and really do some thinking.
And I've been doing a lot of thinking. Probably too much thinking. I don't want to waste my entire life thinking, but you also have to realize that as a former Christian I once believed that much was at stake. Like where I would spend eternity. Right now, for me, the odds of heaven and hell existing are fairly low. If there is no eternal life, then one should be very careful to make the most of this life. This could be the only life we are given.
Thanks for your blog. I see that you ahve joined my blog. I look forward to reading yours. And you are quite right. What you believe does affect how you spend your life, and nothing would be more tragic than wasting life in pursuit of something that is not real.
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