I would go back and meet Jesus in order to determine the validity of my atheism. I would want to know if he was a crazy, misunderstood, or actually legitimately the messiah. I do not think he was the messiah, but I know I am biased. Thus, this is why I would want to meet him personally.

I followed up with a question: If you were to meet Jesus would there be anything that would convince you that he was in fact God? The interviewee was not able to answer this question directly. I would love to have additional conversation with him about the evidence for the resurrection.

The problem that the interviewee identified was a lack of empathy and care for other human beings. This is of course, inconsistent with his worldview that argues that no objective moral truth actually exists.

He really struggled with this question. He believes that there is purpose, but it is existentially determined by the individual. He expressed a lot of anxiety and worry about nihilism.

He does not believe that all perspectives are equally valid. He seems to hold to truth as independently verifiable fact. There is no a priori truth and right and wrong are determined by human logic and reason.

Because of his philosophical materialism he does not believe in the metaphysical. Therefore, there is no soul, spiritual beings, god, or afterlife of any kind.

He struggles with the question of origin, but thinks that a first-cause is circular (i.e. where does the first-cause come from?).

Love, beauty, and goodness exist, but they are self-constructed.

Robin Hood. I love the time period. I would also like to talk with Theodore Roosevelt because of his investment in the national parks.

Hunger. We need to stop greed and have a sense of community and be concerned.

No purpose. No predetermined destiny. Should not spread evil or malice to others. I was raised to be kind.

Not necessarily in reference to religions. Geographically I would assume things about beliefs. Some religions have better morals. Christianity follows the golden rule and Christianity is the one I know.

If I do not believe I go to hell. I don’t believe in that. Don’t have to believe to be a pleasant person. Like to believe there is some kind of karma.

Not sure I believe in afterlife. I would like to but just not sure. Think I had an experience with my grandma after she died. We might just dissipate after we die.

Nurture-We don’t inherently have these. There are taught. They are real, but they are just natural.

Einstein because he was Jewish and had a huge role in history especially related to WWII and the making of the atomic bomb. Just would like to pick his brain.

Perspective. Everyone has their own. Have to talk to everyone because of this, but not everyone is willing to do that.

Yes, We all have free will and live in a free will society. We must learn from each other and leave the world a better place than we found it. We must understand each other and keep growing until we die.

It matters because they affect how one acts personally. Religion does not matter. It is simply a personal relationship with whoever your maker is.

I like to think there is. I know people who have had NDEs. I have a fear of dying because I don’t really know. Jewish people don’t really talk about the afterlife. There is no pathway like in Christianity. NDEs give me hope. I believe there is one and we go there.

We were created as slabs of clay, and life shapes us. We have freewill. God makes us, but life situations and choices make us.

Those are all real things. They come from nurturing, but as we get older, they can grow and shrink.

Not sure who it would be. Probably would be Jules Verne who wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Overpopulation. Need to have less people, but not sure how to reduce. Do not have more kids. Lots of issues with global warming and issues of pollution could be solved with that.

No. No reason or plan. It is just what naturally happens. Just parents’ will. No grand plan.

Many religions. Can’t say one is better than others. People believe what they believe. Cannot say one is better than others. I don’t believe in some religions. Can start wars by trying to change people’s beliefs.

I don’t know. I have an issue with with rewards and punishment for what we do. Very skeptical of hell and heaven and don’t believe in them. Don’t know what happens when we die.

I came from my mom. The answer is somewhere between what science and the Bible says. Science and the Bible conflict at points. Grew up with Darwinian evolution, but also grew up with creation. I reject YEC.

These are real things. In their purest form, they change. These are ideals we should strive for more than concrete things. However, these are not absolute. They can change and be broken. These come from within us, and we fail in these areas. God is not concerned or tracking all our words, actions, deeds, and thoughts. Why would he be concerned?

My Great Great Great grandparents, To see how they were. I would ask them how did we come to the U.S. What are your beliefs about life.

Lack of regard for humanity. The only way we can solve this problem is through Jesus. I don’t know how we can do that. I’m not sure how we can get them to love human kind like He does.

I was taught that we were, and I believed that we were. I feel that what is engrained in me is to worship God and spread His love to other people. But lately, I am thinking why are we here?. I am now having questions about that.
This has been changing in me because of the dire situation in the world and my city. I began to doubt what I was taught. What I was taught about God and creation I wonder if it is true. My sons have left Christianity and they ask me questions I don’t know how to answer. I wonder now too.

It does matter what someone believes, I think. This goes back to what I believe – My son is asking – what about the Buddhists, what about the Catholics. I don’t understand why a God would as a certain amount of people. I want to say, it is OK as long as you are good. I struggle with the answer.

What I have been taught is there is an afterlife – heaven and hell. I have been taught that a person needs to accept Jesus in order to go to heaven. But I am struggling with if this is true or no. Why would so many good people go to hell. It is a nagging question.

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