Ask HN: Ex-atheists/agnostics, I will be 50 y/0 soon. Should I explore Faith?

Re:Ask HN: Ex-atheists/agnostics, I will be 50 y/0 soon. Sho... by jelliclesfarm on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:05PM (#25115622)

I hear you. That’s why I was hoping someone who had crossed over from atheism to theism would be able to provide insights.

Even dipping my toes slightly, I am finding that I need to have a strong faith in an omnipresent/omnipotent being. This is problematic.

I wanted to approach it as an intellectual/philosophical/man made construct, but the pieces are not fitting for a coherent narrative. I think I can even filter some religious dogma.

If I can find a rational reason for the possibility of an omnipresent/omnipotent/omniscient being(proof not required), then it would be easy to surrender. It is not an egoic thing. I don’t want to subscribe to imaginary constructs.

That’s where I am today. Or at least, this afternoon.

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-atheists/agnostics, I will be 50 y/0 soon. Sho... by combatentropy on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:19PM (#25143979)

I was never an atheist, but one of my favorite writers was until his 30s: C. S. Lewis. You might try some of his slim books: The Problem of Pain or Mere Christianity.

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-atheists/agnostics, I will be 50 y/0 soon. Sho... by AnimalMuppet on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:52PM (#25116188)

That's exactly Schaeffer's strength, that he has a philosophical and intellectual approach, but he fits the pieces into a coherent narrative.

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