boristhespider
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Hi All,
First time poster so be kind
So yesterday i went on a walk with a friend to a medieval Castle ruins at the top of a large hill , on arriving at the summit we sat on a bench and cracked open our thermos flasks to enjoy the view and a hot cup of tea.
All of a sudden two chaps came over and engaged me in a conversation(which is fine untill...) , one of the guys suddenly started announcing that he was an ex criminal ....(at this point i was a bit alarmed and was wondering why you would announce such a personal thing to two complete strangers) then it became obvious , as he continued the story he stated he had found God and he had been saved also mentioning he and his Friend are committed born again Christians.
Ok so im in two minds at this point, clearly these guys are not here to enjoy the view but are targeting people to ram there views and perception (of what seemed like extremely cherry picked verses and quotes from the bible ) down peoples throats , they had been talking to a group of 5 lads before we arrived who on seeing us slipped away quickly.. now i knew why.
I explained i totally respect there views and beliefs but had come to enjoy the view and not to have a theological debate , plus my female friend was clearly very uncomfortable with the discussion , at this point one of the chaps started to call me ignorant as i was explaining how i need to see hard evidence to believe in such a big thing as a GOD , he explained how i was made in Gods image and that as a non believer would be heading firmly to hell .... this interested me and my response was " well if i am made in Gods image then surely God has a Conscience and will give me a chance to accept him on my death , as that is what i would do " i also followed by saying " i think God would also respect my decision to be skeptical as it shows i can think for myself will not be swayed by pressure from others and have not rejected him i simply want to know he exists before committing myself blindly based on advice from somebody else"
This angered the chap`s they both wandered off , but not before turning and warning me again about my impending doom.
So im interested on people views on A : my view on skepticism & B: these guys behavior and in my view ignorance.
Thanks All.
First time poster so be kind
So yesterday i went on a walk with a friend to a medieval Castle ruins at the top of a large hill , on arriving at the summit we sat on a bench and cracked open our thermos flasks to enjoy the view and a hot cup of tea.
All of a sudden two chaps came over and engaged me in a conversation(which is fine untill...) , one of the guys suddenly started announcing that he was an ex criminal ....(at this point i was a bit alarmed and was wondering why you would announce such a personal thing to two complete strangers) then it became obvious , as he continued the story he stated he had found God and he had been saved also mentioning he and his Friend are committed born again Christians.
Ok so im in two minds at this point, clearly these guys are not here to enjoy the view but are targeting people to ram there views and perception (of what seemed like extremely cherry picked verses and quotes from the bible ) down peoples throats , they had been talking to a group of 5 lads before we arrived who on seeing us slipped away quickly.. now i knew why.
I explained i totally respect there views and beliefs but had come to enjoy the view and not to have a theological debate , plus my female friend was clearly very uncomfortable with the discussion , at this point one of the chaps started to call me ignorant as i was explaining how i need to see hard evidence to believe in such a big thing as a GOD , he explained how i was made in Gods image and that as a non believer would be heading firmly to hell .... this interested me and my response was " well if i am made in Gods image then surely God has a Conscience and will give me a chance to accept him on my death , as that is what i would do " i also followed by saying " i think God would also respect my decision to be skeptical as it shows i can think for myself will not be swayed by pressure from others and have not rejected him i simply want to know he exists before committing myself blindly based on advice from somebody else"
This angered the chap`s they both wandered off , but not before turning and warning me again about my impending doom.
So im interested on people views on A : my view on skepticism & B: these guys behavior and in my view ignorance.
Thanks All.