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Why I Can No Longer Be Christian, Part 2: The Core Logical Fallacy

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By xxkindofboredxx ~ E vangelicals and Fundamentalists alike claim that the Bible is “God’s Holy Word” and that it’s 100%, without a doubt, inerrant. However, there are a few logical fallacies that plague the doctrine of the faith. All of these contradictions can be found within the Bible. Does God Want Anyone to Perish? Most Christians say that God doesn’t want anyone to go to hell. They may cite excerpts such as the following, which blatantly state that God does not want anyone to perish (P.S. I’ve made some parts bold to help make my point): [2:1] First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, [2] for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. [3] This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, [4] who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. [5] For there is one Go...

Why I Can No Longer Be Christian

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By xxkindofboredxx ~ T he story of Christianity in a nutshell: The Old Testament God is in existence, and there is nothing else. There is only the void, there is no time. There is no space. There is nothing. God is the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-present being in existence. God decides to create something. That something happens to be our world, our reality, and everything humanity will ever know and become. These things are all set in motion by God in the beginning. How does he do this, you ask? Well, he speaks the whole planet, the stars, and everything else into existence, in six literal days. Yes. Six days. And then he rests on the seventh. Not be cause he has to, mind you (he is all-powerful, remember?), but because he wants to. God has created a single male human. His name is Adam. Adam dwells naked in the Garden of Eden: a sinless, perfect place. God presents all the animals to Adam for him to name. So he names all of them. But something wasn’t right...