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It's Not Just LGBTI+ People Who Come Out

It’s Not Just LGBTI+ People Who Come Out

Question from Kayleigh:

Hi I’m Kayleigh and I’m trying to come out to my Christian parents as atheist. Most of my school already knows I’m atheist due to an untrustworthy friend….I want my family to hear from me that I’m atheist but I’m scared of being kicked out of my house and being shunned by my whole family… Answer by SmartLX:

Hi Kayleigh. I’m sorry that you feel that your true opinions…

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#atheism #coming out #family

More on Entropy, but not a fight over it! (yet)

Question from Keisha:

Thanks for “Entropy 101”. It helped me a lot. Are you saying that the sun has an infinite amount of “fuel” ?

Answer by SmartLX:

A lot of fuel, but not an infinite amount.

What the sun has is a vast amount of hydrogen, which burns in constant nuclear fusion and thus fuses together to make helium. It will take about 5 billion years (it’s had 5 billion already)…

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#entropy #science #sun #thermodynamics

If Prayers "Worked"

If Prayers “Worked”

Question from Ollie:

If today God showed evidence that you needed that he existed and the Bible is 100% true what would be the first thing you would ask him to change in your life?

Answer by SmartLX:

I’d ask for an end to the threats to society me and my wife are concerned about for the future, and in particular the future our son will face.

And then, going off of Mark 11:24, I’d do…

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#bible #prayer

The Trans Question

Question from Fraser:

Is it okay to be trans? Answer by SmartLX:

From an atheist perspective, why wouldn’t it be?

So many of the condemnations of transgender people are rooted in the essentialist idea that God (or whoever) deliberately created two genders and the apparent gender at one’s birth is one’s divine destiny. Without this idea we are left with fairly simple facts.

Gender…

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#gender #morality #sexuality #transgender #transsexual

Questions from Evan, received in quick succession:

Impossible Story. Any explanation? Its pretty messed up. Over My Head: A Former Wiccan Tells Her Story

How do you explain this guy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMu5F2icsT8

How do you explain this messed up video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcgkd_7KPd0

How do you explain this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91CnOAlYTRAan…

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#Christianity #colton burpo #conversion #dreams #healing #miracles #personal experience #visions

The Historical Muhammad

Question from Jannatul:

surely u can deny God(ALLAH) but how will u deny the very existence of His prophet muhammad who lived in this earth and His revelations, all the predictions are coming true, what do u think about them…….Have u studied the Quran and pondered over Islam, if not I advice u to do it right away Answer by SmartLX:

There’s a Wikipedia article on the historicity of Muhammad

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#islam #muhammad #prophecies

Mary K. Baxter Gets the Grand Tour

Question from E:

What do you think about Mary K. Baxter who apparently saw heaven and hell in dreams for night after night straight for a long time. First hell then heaven I think. How is this possible?

Answer by SmartLX:

In a few really easy to imagine ways. One is a recurring dream, one is a series of lucid dreams in someone who doesn’t know what those are, one is fabricating the…

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#afterlife #Christianity #mary k baxter #revelation #vision

Special Guest Appearance by Jesus

Question from Kamil:

Hello! Thanks for your reply on the Pam Reynolds NDE case, it made sense. My next question fits with other ones, that is the validity of Jesus. I have noticed in a few NDEs that when people have negative experiences that they may be in darkness or in torment when they call out to Jesus, and they claim a light appears and rescues them. Then, there are a few testimonies of…

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#afshin javid #Christianity #jesus #nasir siddiki #religious experience #testimony

Pam Reynolds: a Pre-emptive Takedown of NDE Skeptics

Question from Kamil:

Hey LX! Question about the famous Pam Reynolds NDE. On the awareofaware website, I found comments on the Pam Reynolds case where a few people who researched it called the science explanation BS because the skeptics lied. Here is a response from a guy who researched the case and found problems with Keith Augustine’s explanation:

“It’s a little bit irritating to read…

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#nde #pam reynolds

A Question, Initially About Amino Acids, Evolves WAY Faster Than the Acids Did

Question from Barbara:

I just looked at one atheists’ answer for how amino acids can come together to form cells. The presumption was that the AA’s were already here. Where did the AA’s originate? “Out of thin air” is not correct: where did the air come from? All “backing up” has to lead to ID.

Since no one thus far has unequivocally DISproven Biblical accounts and eye-witnesses, what if…

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#abiogenesis #amino acids #bible #intelligent design #prophecy #purpose

Dealing with Depression

Question from Sam: I have been very, very depressed lately. Many factors attribute to this: My dad’s cancer, difficulty in finding a job, Trump, racial tension, global warming, plight of migrants etc. The world seems very bleak, and as a result, it’s getting harder and harder for me to resist religion as a means of comfort. I try so much to rely on science and logic for my troubles, but none of it…

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Direct and To the Point

Question from May: why dont you believe in GOD Answer by SmartLX: I’m not sure anyone’s ever asked me this on the site without coupling it with an argument or challenge. There are a few different parts to it, or if you prefer it could be interpreted a couple of different ways, so I’ll try to cover all aspects in chronological order. Have I ever believed in God? Yes. I went to a Catholic primary…

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She's a Beauty, Low Mileage and Only One Curse!

She’s a Beauty, Low Mileage and Only One Curse!

Question from Bubsy: Are we actually cursed? Hear me out: Last year, our car got hit 5 times while it was parked! I could see this happening once or even twice, but 5 times???? This year our car got dinged twice in parking lots, many many oil repairs, yesterday a person driving next to us made a lane change and swiped us, then today a stone hit our car, and broke the windshield. We just cannot…

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#accidents #car #curse #luck #misfortune #probability

The Exodus: I Now Call To The Stand...EVERYBODY!

The Exodus: I Now Call To The Stand…EVERYBODY!

Question from Avi: Could 3 million ppl be wrong? Judaism unlike other religions makes the claim that exodus was witnessed by the entire Jewish ppl. In the case of Jesus walking on water, there weren’t all that many witnesses and it is therefore hard to be certain of its validity. But exodus was witnessed by 3 million ppl. How do atheists explain this? Answer by SmartLX: The point I make when…

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#Exodus #old testament #torah #witnesses

Steve Taylor on NDEs as Trips

Question from Uriad: LX, I want to know if this sways your beliefs on afterlife. https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/out-the-darkness/201810/near-death-experiences-and-dmt%3famp Answer by SmartLX: Why would it sway my beliefs? What we have here is Steve Taylor the psychologist and NDE advocate rejecting the conclusions drawn by a group of psychedelic researchers (from their…

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#dmt #nde #near death experience #psychedelic #steve taylor

The Reach of Original Sin

Question from Tim: LX, I’m interested in your thoughts about something: I’ve been thinking about crime and punishment lately for separate reasons from religion, but a related religious connotation entered my mind recently that I think needs exploring, and I’d like your thoughts on it. As it relates to Christianity (and many other religions as well in some form or another) humanity has to suffer on…

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Mary in the Sun

Question from Jacob: Hey, a friend showed me this video. I’d like to know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyUnmBjxm8&feature=youtu.be&t=113 Answer by SmartLX: Looks fascinating, whatever it is. It’s a pity this footage is the best we have. It was in 2011 but that’s still well into the age of smartphones. The shape that appears within the sun varies in its prominence, and at times…

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#apparition #ivory coast #miracle #our lady #virgin mary

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