Matt Dillahunty Host I was raised in a loving, Southern Baptist home and was a fundamentalist Christian for over 20 years. After 8 years in the Navy and several years in the hi-tech game, I set out to re-affirm my faith with designs on attending seminary and continuing with a life in the ministry. What began as an attempt to bolster my faith became a continuing investigation into more topics than I ever suspected Id enjoy. After the first couple of years, reason forced me to acknowledge that my faith had not only been weakened by my studies - it had been utterly destroyed. The thoughts, writings and wisdom of people like; Robert Ingersoll, Voltaire, Dan Barker, Richard Dawkins, Farrell Till and many others, helped free my mind from the shackles of religion without a single moment of despair. I continue to study philosophy, religion, science, history and the many other topics which have helped me to understand reality and enjoy my life. Having spent the majority of my life compartmentalizing my religious beliefs to keep them safe from skepticism, its thrilling to leave the critical, investigative, hungry portion of my brain turned on. While my own pursuit of knowledge is a powerful driving force in my life, Id also like to prevent others from wasting another day on irrational beliefs. Education is the key ...and if my work manages to educate even one person, Im satisfied. Anyone interested in reading further is encouraged to visit the counter-apologetics encyclopedia, Iron Chariots (wiki.ironchariots.org). Russell Glasser and I started the wiki and we encourage others to help us build it into a great resource for anyone interested in apologetics and theological debate. The Atheist Experience is sponsored by the Atheist Community of Austin 1507 W Koenig Ln., Austin, TX 78756-1415 Voice Mail: (512) 220-6561 TV show feedback: [email protected] Copyright © Atheist Community of Austin 2003-2014. All rights reserved. Atheist Experience is a trademark of the Atheist Community of Austin.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:42:18 +0000
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