Arguing hard against Christianity = Not wanting to believe?

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Arguing hard against Christianity = Not wanting to believe?

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In another thread, these comments were made to another member:
justifyothers wrote: The reason I can't understand that you are struggling TO believe is because you argue so strongly against the idea. I mean, you don't just raise questions or throw up a mental block now & then - you really argue hard, opposing any possibility, from what I can see on this forum.
The person this was said to said that they were struggling to believe in God, where is Justifyothers believes he is trying not to believe.

So, if a skeptic argues very hard against religion, seeming not to back down, does that mean they don't want to believe? Does it mean they don't want to believe in God?

Society and its morals evolve and will continue to evolve. The bible however remains the same and just requires more and more apologetics and claims of "metaphors" and "symbolism" to justify it.

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joeyknuccione wrote:This is a tough one for me. I understand that forgiving folks is a good thing, in that it helps the healing process (from a psychological/physical, and yes even religious standpoint). In the past I held myself as morally superior to religion because I thought my belief system didn't allow for condemning others. But here I find myself condemning people, and I can't figure out how to square it up. If I forgive, then have I taken the responsibility away?
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Joey, again I don't really get what you're asking (I'm not dissing you I'm dissing myself lol) but if you do forgive, it would help you out so much. Forgiveness to me is like walking around school without a 20 pound backpack. The burden is gone, I feel free, I feel like I don't have to worry about it anymore. When I forgive people the feeling of bitterness and anger is gone. What exactly are you worried about "accepting"? If you forgive these people, it doesn't make what they did right. It doesn't mean you believe what they do. It would just help get rid of the anger and bitterness.

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Seems I've derailed this thread and I apologize for doing so.
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