Hello From a Challenged Skeptic

[Dispirited]

Hey. After having lived the former half of my life as a faithful Christian child, the latter half has been spent as a skeptical Atheist. Unfortunately, I've had a few challenges to my faithful lack of faith, which is why I decided to register here to try to get some insight from the fellow faithless. Frankly, I'd love to be able to respond with a witty retort when the problems that stumped me are brought up again, but for the moment I'm entirely lost.

Please, help me cope with the possibility that there may be a divine being demanding I prove myself in order to enter eternal paradise, rather than being able to live my ordinary, inconsequential life before ending up as a long worm turd. To spare you all my reiteration of points I've made elsewhere, see the link I made above for my problem. I look forward to reading and responding to any reassurances, suggestions, etc. that I may be given.

[Tank]

Hello Dispirited

Glad you found your way here and joined in.

Welcome aboard.

Regards
Chris

Useful links for new members
Mission Statement Why this place is here.
Forum Rules More of a set of guidelines really, upset Whitney (She who must be obeyed) and you'll find the exit door very quickly!
How do I use the quote feature? If you are new to forums this is an important feature to understand. The maximum number of nested quotes is 3.
Help desk. Any problems this is where to ask them.
What's on your mind today? The general chit chat thread.
Somewhere to discuss the fear of dying. Many ex-theists have to come to terms with death, this is a place to discuss this issue.
How to tell your family you are an atheist. Some suggestions about how to deal with this thorny issue.
Parenting Beyond Belief. The forum for discussing how to raise your children 'Faith Free'.
Just a little advice for new Atheists Some thoughts for those new to reality.
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[pinkocommie]

Welcome!