Atheists.
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Miko, I have great respect for you and love conversing with you. I flatter myself to think we'd be friends if we lived in the same neck of the woods.
However, because something seems delusional to you, that does not necessarily make it so. St. Paul, who was a master of reason and wit, often said in his epistles that the wisdom of God is foolishness to the world. So in that sense, I am happy to be a fool for Christ. But let no man say I accept any "truth" blindly, without deep consideration and wrestling. Let no man say that I am deluded merely because I believe in something that cannot be seen as men want to see. God has proven his existence to me over and over again, in miracles, mystical events, and in the lives of other Christians. Believe me when I say this, I worked very, very hard to deny, to rationalize away the existence of God for many years. In the end, he cornered me as he is wont to do with those whom he has chosen for himself. I came to the point where I could no longer deny the metaphysical 800-lb. gorilla in the room, so to speak.
I think of C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, Jonathan Edwards, Kierkegaard, Aquinas... these men were all brilliant, they all were staunch Christians, and they all made large contributions to the canons of philosophy and/or prose. I don't think anyone can be honest with themselves and say that such men were outside their right minds.
- if people like Lewis and kierkegaard were christians, well geez, what am i waiting for!spifflink