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This list of bullet points makes it appear that the only alternative to atheism is "the one true religion". Frankly, that is a good example which illustrates the title of this thread, "Organized religion: Is it all bad?".http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/blog/why-atheists-change-their-mind-8-common-factors/4729/
Why Atheists Change Their Mind: 8 Common Factors
by Matt Nelson April 17, 2015
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1. Good Literature and Reasonable Writing.
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2. “Experimentation” with Prayer and the Word of God.
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3. Historical Study of the Gospels.
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4. Honest Philosophical Reasoning.
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5. Reasonable Believers.
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6. Modern Advances and Limitations in Science.
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7. Evidence For The Resurrection.
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8. Beauty.
It's not my wish to sow discord and disharmony. But at the same time, the narrowness of the list of options offered is one of the biggest obstacles to progress in this area. I can't emphasise enough how a broader and more inclusive approach is needed. There's no need to suggest that once someone veers even slightly off the path of atheism they are on the slippery slope leading inevitably to some fundamentalist religion. It's not a constructive approach, for several reasons. That is, at least in the context of the Skeptiko forum, it doesn't accurately represent the full range of possibilities. Many here are not atheists but hardly any subscribe to an organised religion. In addition, many new readers here may want to know what Skeptiko is all about, and may be misled into thinking that it is just one more site promoting religion. It isn't. My view of the function of Skeptiko is that it aims to move thought and ideas forwards into newer ways of seeing the world, and clearing away misconceptions. This is where I think more emphasis needs to be placed.