Harry Potter and God

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Nightbreed" <md at ...> wrote:

( attributed to potioncat): 
> Do you know any Cristians who believe no can be an atheist? I've never met
> one. 

md:
> I have yet to meet a Christian and breached the topic not to find that they
> believed that I was only confused, that God must be in my heart because they
> believed he's in everyone's and that my denial of God is a lack of faith not
> a logical conclusion and that eventually I would come around. 

Geoff:
Well, we haven't met.... As I have said twice, it is faith in that you are 
prepared to accept that this world, with all its man made failings, is all 
that there is. My experience (which I quite agree is subjective) suggests 
otherwise.

md:
> So yes, I have yet to meet a Christian who can really accept that some of us 
> actually believe that God is no more real than faeries and a moon made of 
> cheese. That's not a slight on Christians, they won't convince me there is a 
> god and I won't convince them there's not, one of us is right and only in death 
> will we know who.

Geoff:
That could make for an interesting outcome. Bit like waiting for exam results?
:-)