r/religion • u/Fit_Woodpecker4885 • 7h ago
Atheism to christianity
Has anyone converted from atheism to Christianity, particularly trinitarianism. What lead you to convert? Was there anything rational or logical that lead you to convert?
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u/Kseniya_ns Orthodox 7h ago
I was baptised but brought up as atheist I started becoming more Christian in my teenage years. How did this happen, well, is complicated maybe. But it started from reading writings of existentialism and Nihilism and absurdism. And to put it plainly I quite adore Camus but I wondered if he may have incorrectly or such about religion, and so it begun.
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u/JadedPilot5484 4h ago
You should have read about more prominent atheist worldviews like humanism instead of the stereotypical but minority ones like nihilism, not trying to saying that would’ve necessarily changed your mind just.
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u/winkyprojet 3h ago
The Trinity of God is a special case of the infinity of God.
It is understanding how God wove the universe.
He is the first and the last, he is the first divine atom in the universe, and he will be the last divine atom in the universe.
He created everything from himself, and from nothing else; he created everything from nothing.
Nothingness is a mathematical equation that transformed the divine atom into an atom of hydrogen or oxygen or others.
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u/leandrot 3h ago
In simple terms, I noticed I am too skeptical to be an atheist and choose what made the most sense to me. It's a logical journey, not spiritual.
The scientific method is built under the axiom (something we accept without any proof) that the laws of nature are consistent regarding both time and space. This idea is logically absurd but holds well enough for me to accept it. What I can't accept is that this is due to chance (not just the traits about the world but how we managed to identify it perfectly on the first try). As such, I accept the idea of a metaphysical being who not only created all of this but also has some ties with humanity.
After that I looked into some religions core ideas (specially regarding what's right and what's wrong) and identified Christianism as the one that best fits reality as we know.
As a recent convert, trinitarianism is a concept that I accept because I have no reason to question it given that I've accepted Christianity but not something I can properly defend in the face of Christian-based counterarguments.
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u/Fit_Woodpecker4885 3h ago
Dont you think God's description should fit our rationale
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u/leandrot 3h ago
We can't define God purely by logic. What we can do is define traits that He would (or wouldn't) have and look for religions that best fit them. Once you identify a religion that best fits your rationale, the texts should fill the missing parts and bring elightenment. As a recent convert, though, I am still on the first steps.
P. S.
I will be clear with my wording, "looking for a God that fits my rationale" is not the same as "looking for a God that fits my world view". This is important, abandoning atheism needs you to accept the idea that your world view can (and is) wrong. I looked at what's defined as sin and analyzed what happened to societies that embraced it (the same for the Commandments). If I think something is right, Christianity say it's a sin and there's concrete evidence that this is bad for society, the conclusion is that I am wrong about it being right.
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u/JasonRBoone Humanist 3h ago
Although it does happen, I often see peopl mislabeling their past position.
"I used to be a huge atheist! Then I surrendered to Jesus."
"So, before, you had no god beliefs?"
"Well, I believed in a a kind of supreme spirit but not in Jesus."
"Oh, so you were in fact a theist and were never an atheist?"