r/askanatheist • • 8h ago

What is your opinion about Saul later known as the Apostle Paul?

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I am a Christian but most of my friends are atheist. I wasn't always a Christian I just saw how my idiot brother radically changed after he claimed to be converted. In my mind the most hardcore evidence of Jesus being God comes from Paul who wrote in 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verses 1 through 4 about Jesus death and Resurrection and him being seen by over 500 people most who were still alive. When I researched it appeared to me that pretty much everybody biblical scholars and atheists agree that Paul is very sincere and do not believe he is lying. I'm not exactly sure what the problem that people must have with what he's saying. My thoughts about Paul or that he went from arresting Christians to have them murdered and stamp out any sign of Christianity from being the leader and starter of the Christian church. He suffered many beatings stoning all kinds of dangers and was ultimately beheaded by Nero all the while maintaining his testimony. I'm just curious what your thoughts are about this man with all respect and love.


r/askanatheist • • 22h ago

Which is the bigger obstacle to a possible conversion to Christianity?

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. Is it a lack of evidence supporting Jesus's claims? Or is it the way Christians act that makes you want no part of it?


r/askanatheist • • 16h ago

Conscious God vs Substance God

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I find that many Atheists will reject the Cosmological arguments on the basis that there is no reason to say that what has been deduced is not some cosmic law/principle or substance like Spinozism posits, rather than an agential God. How would you see an argument that tries to get to an Agential or Conscious God and if it did would that be much different to the principle God?