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Mariana

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3. That may be more common than many people think.

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 07:53 PM

Nov 2018

I personally know several people who became atheists after they set out to really read and understand the Bible. Maybe that tendency helps explain why the Church used to burn people who tried to make the Bible more available to the common people.

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Proof-Texting Isn't Just Quoting Bible Verses Anymore [View all] MineralMan Nov 2018 OP

I knew somebody who had studied theology... DetlefK Nov 2018 #1

Many atheists have a thorough knowledge of the Bible. MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

That may be more common than many people think. Mariana Nov 2018 #3

I'm one of those. MineralMan Nov 2018 #5

This happened to my dad Major Nikon Nov 2018 #6

As a phenomenon, it's not even limited to the written word. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #4