Christianity in a nutshell:

[NotReady]

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But for those who do not long for God, maybe theism is the nightmare?


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Ever read the Great Divorce?

[Subfallen]

Yes, and I'm angry at myself for not immediately following it with The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Blake's volume that inspired Lewis to write the Divorce.) *Sigh*...so little time.

[Hoi Polloi]

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So you are making the physically-testable claim that bread and wine are actually converted into flesh and blood?

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Did you read the rest of my post? I'm an atheist, I'm not making any claim at all, I'm just telling you what some Catholics believe.

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FYP.

Do any two Christians believe the same thing? Is such a thing possible? I would posit that most Catholics believe the immaculate conception and the virgin birth refer to the beginning and end of the same pregnancy.

[Edukashun]

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To summarize Christianity you only need five words: "Love your neighbor as yourself." All possibility of human virtue falls away in the face of this commandment, and that void is the point of departure for Christianity. Even as an atheist, I think this ideal deserves high reverence. Not sure why nobody else on here agrees with me, not even the "Christians."

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QFT

I haven't read the rest of this thread but this post really stood out for me. It's exactly what I believe.
I grew up in a Christian family but I no longer consider myself a to be Christian. However I do my best to follow this rule in day-to-day life.