I really had to come to grips with the idea of what is the point of this blog as last night I started reading the book Deconverted by Seth Andrews. I got about a third of the way through it and came to realize that his story isn't that much different than mine. There are some big differences I suppose. Truth is, there isn't anything I'm going to say that hasn't already been said by someone else. My only hope is that my approach and unique perspectives might reach someone different that these other great authors haven't already. My fundamentalist background, activity within the Christian metal community and being locked in a “wonderful” Christian marriage gives me a little bit different angle, along with the fact that I was pagan for a couple years before I wrote off all gods. And that really is the point, most of the authors that I'm reading went through different deconversion processes than I seem to have. Mine just became the logical conclusion as I went back in time to study all the stories of God to realize that there was a time before those stories existed and if that was true and there was no evidence of a god, then one clearly does not exist. Mine is a logical atheism I suppose. Nevertheless, the fact that I allowed Christianity to hoodwink me for so much of my life does leave me quite enraged. That said, most of my post will end with a song of some variety and for today's I will leave you with a wonderful song by Nuclear Assault called Brainwashed. Enjoy.
Til next time,
Finn
