cwald wrote:Because it makes no reasonable or logical sense at any level.
Now, see, that's precisely the problem. To me it makes an enormous amount of reasonable and logical sense at many levels. Different things make sense to different people.
cwald wrote:Because it makes no reasonable or logical sense at any level.
Mormon apologetics continues to help members leave LDS Inc.
SteelHead wrote:Well Kevin, I also have a masters degree in computer science, and left the church.
Why should someone like me stay?
KevinSim wrote:SteelHead wrote:Well Kevin, I also have a masters degree in computer science, and left the church.
Why should someone like me stay?
I asked my question first.
I have no idea why you should stay; I don't know anything about you. All I'm trying to say is that Sansfoy made the statement that people like me could be expected to leave the LDS Church, and I would like to know why he made that statement. He may have been right about you; why should I believe he was right about me?
KevinSim wrote:sansfoy wrote:And who from those big LDS families likely to leave the church? Well, it's people with more education, who are naturally inclined to intellectual pursuits and have some confidence in their reasoning skills. Independent minded people.
Sansfoy, according to this logic I'm a prime candidate for leaving the church. I got a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington back in 1994. I'm "naturally inclined to intellectual pursuits and have some confidence in" my reasoning skills. I consider myself very independently minded.
Why, then, should someone like me leave the LDS Church?
Cylon wrote:Yes, Kevin, you are a prime candidate for leaving the church. In addition to all that you mentioned, you also hang out on Mormon Discussions and discuss issues about the church that most members aren't even aware of. Many people in your position eventually do find the contradictions to be too great and leave.
Themis wrote:Generally yes. The more educated one is the more likely they will be able to see the church is not true after being confronted with the evidence. That does not mean smart people don't believe dumb things even with plenty of evidence. A young earth and Global flood are good examples of this as well as the Church's truth claims.
KevinSim wrote:That's part of it right there; I don't believe in either a young earth or a global flood. So maybe there's some hope for me after all!
KevinSim wrote:sansfoy wrote:And who from those big LDS families likely to leave the church? Well, it's people with more education, who are naturally inclined to intellectual pursuits and have some confidence in their reasoning skills. Independent minded people.
Sansfoy, according to this logic I'm a prime candidate for leaving the church. I got a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington back in 1994. I'm "naturally inclined to intellectual pursuits and have some confidence in" my reasoning skills. I consider myself very independently minded.
Why, then, should someone like me leave the LDS Church?
cwald wrote:Polygamy-Porter wrote:Mormon apologetics continues to help members leave..
Not only has his actions hurt LDS Inc by helping to remove current tithe payers and the generations of lost tithes payers, but his actions have undoubtedly help any would be investigator to think twice about joining LDS Inc.
And Dano is still butt hurt over being fired.
The most damage to LDS Inc is from within you fools!
Just keep doing what you all pious egomaniac apologists do.....
Yep. I was a fence sitter, disgruntled Mormon who went to apologists and MAD for help and answers. It was the final straw. And how ironic, they still believe it was all you apostates here at MD that caused my shelf to completely crash.