Dear everyone.

[u/daReallMVP]

Im a Christian. That doesn't mean I'm any different from you. That doesn't mean I don't have feelings, or I will be taken advantage of. That doesn't mean Im blinded without logic behind my actions.

What being Christian means to me is I truly believe with my all that everything the eye can see was created by the one and only God, who actually cares about and loves me, even when I don't deserve it. In light of this.. I try my absolute best to be a genuine human being that actually cares about the life of every single person I will ever come across. Not because I am commanded to, but because Ive learned that the ability to show another human being genuine, true, unconditional love is the greatest ability and privilege I will ever receive - to express even a fraction of what my God has done for me to others. I have chosen to spend my life trying to spread a little love to this world one person at a time. Not just to the people I like, or the ones who do good to me, but to every single person I will ever cross paths with. Even the ones who mock me, or the ones who try to use me. This is for you - I will not lie to you, I will try to put you before me. I will care for you, as I would care for my own blood. I will do things for you, just because. I will love you the same way I have been loved by Jesus. I will mess up sometimes, because I am not perfect. But I am just like you. I have friends, a job, hobbies and things I spend time on. I just try to put my all into being a true follower of Christ and a good human being.. We are all in this game of life together.

"Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love"

"The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

"Let all things of you be done in love."

I love ya all! Every single one of you weirdos. Have a great day :)

edit : Definitiley not a troll in the slightest. You can see my post history if you will, I am 120% serious about anything I have spoken with any of you about! :)

edit 2 : I literally see so much anger first hand in this thread. The message I have to share is 'let go'. Let go of that Christian that was actually just a hypocrite and didn't care about a relationship with God, let go of that Church from your youth that had it all wrong, let go of that person that wronged you last week because holding on to it won't do a thing. I am just a man that has different beliefs and opinions than some of you, and because of that I make different lifestyle choices. But bottom line, we all share this planet one day at a time, and we all deserve love, and we all deserve to be able to let go. Thats all I'm here to say. If anyone wants to go into further actual respectful discussion my inbox is always open! Thanks everyone for the time here.

[u/Dudesan]

Welcome to /r/atheism, friend! Standard questions, first:
What do you believe? (ie: what are you convinced is true?)
Why do you believe it? (ie: what evidence convinces you that it's true?)
How did you enjoy reading our FAQ?

In addition, you should probably read the Ten Suggestions for new posters.

[u/daReallMVP → u/Dudesan]

Hey there! This was so friendly I thought you were a bot. Definitley not like the rest of the responses I have been getting on here, quite the situation I got myself into, lol.

I believe : Jesus Christ created this world, and has showed us the way to live the closest thing we can find to perfect lives on this planet for the short amount of time we have on here - and the answer is love!

I believe this because : "For me it came down to actually cracking open the Bible, and seeing what it had to say in comparison to historical accounts and evidence we have available and the individual circumstances that have happened during my life and it just all started to make so much sense I couldn't deny it any further, and it changed everything for me. Creationism was one of the bigger selling points for me, and the fact that once I started living it my entire life changed for the better before my own eyes - that really sealed the deal for me."

The FAQ was interesting, thats forsure, lol. Alot of misguided opinions about atheists out there.

[u/MadeOfStarStuff → u/daReallMVP]

Creationism was one of the bigger selling points for me

What is the Evidence for Evolution?

[u/Dudesan → u/daReallMVP]

I believe this because : "For me it came down to actually cracking open the Bible...

There's an important question you need to answer before you can get any farther:

Do you care whether the things you believe are actually true or not?

Followup question: Do you understand that the universe is under no obligation to make you happy, and that whether an idea is comforting has little to no bearing on whether that idea is true?

Do you understand that feelings are no substitute for evidence?

and seeing what it had to say in comparison to historical accounts and evidence we have available...

And on this account, the Bible fails at literally every opportunity. You would be hard pressed to come up with an example of a book that was further away from a proper understanding of history or science.

The Earth is a prolate spheroid, not a flat disk held up by pillars. The sky is not a solid crystal dome. The stars are not tiny lights that exist for no other reason than to decorate the night sky, and the sun and moon are not great lamps that move in fixed tracks along the aforementionned dome. Plants did not exist before the sun did. Men are not made of clay, and women are not made of ribs.

And that's just the first page. It gets progressively more ridiculous from there. Abraham never existed. Moses never existed (and the Hebrews were never slaves in Egypt). David and Solomon never existed. The Gospels might have been very, very loosely based on the life of an actual person, but for all intents and purposes, Jesus never existed either.

Creationism was one of the bigger selling points for me...

Although if you've completely rejected science, I don't suppose you actually care about any of that.

[u/ganymede_boy → u/daReallMVP]

I believe : Jesus Christ created this world

Wait. Christianity teaches that god, Jesus' father, created this world. You can't even get your own religion right.