The Best Cure for Christianity Is Reading the Bible, Essay No. 1

Are the devout in love with Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians?  

 

When enthusiastic Christians decide they’d better read the Bible cover-to-cover—although it seems not to be a popular hobby—they must surely find themselves stumped: “Why am I doing this?”  Maybe this first occurs when they come across the story of Lot in Genesis 19. Lot is a stranger in Sodom, and an angry mob is banging on his door—curious about other strangers he has welcomed to his dwelling—and he tries to calm them down by offering his two daughters for them to molest. At the end of the story, these daughters get Lot drunk on two successive nights and seduce him—and become pregnant. There is no hint here whatever that god was displeased or angry. Why is such a story included in the supposedly Holy Bible?

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Why Do Christians Keep on Being Christian?

There is so much wrong with their version of reality

 
Of course, there’s something seductive, irresistible, about believing you’re on splendid terms with the creator of the Cosmos. How great it is to be able to communicate—through meditation and prayer—with the force that guides the affairs of the world. But it’s an uphill battle to maintain that this is not delusional. It’s the gimmick that clergy of so many different religions have convinced their followers to embrace. Christianity is especially guilty.

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AI Review of "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer"

Out of the blue AI reviewed this paper of mine at The Secular Web.

Here is the review:

Overview

John W. Loftus's work, "Is Atheism a Religious Faith? A Definitive Answer," seeks to delineate the distinction between atheism and religious faith. Loftus articulates that atheism, fundamentally, is a non-belief system, devoid of the doctrines and supernatural tenets that characterize religious faiths. By arguing that atheism does not constitute a "faith position," the author challenges religious apologists who claim that atheists employ faith analogous to believers. This examination unfolds across several philosophical arguments, referencing prominent thinkers and previous works to underscore that thorough, empirical evidence is requisite for belief, contradicting faith-based assertions devoid of evidence.

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Wall Street Journal on AI

There is hope!?