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If Christians read and understood the bible, would they become Atheists?

Every person I know of that truly understands the bible is an atheist.

Thanks

Update:

@ EddieJ. Yes its a broad question for R&S purposes

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  • EddieJ
    Lv 7
    1 month ago
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    It's not that simple.  It CAN be that simple for some people.  Others may be too deeply invested in their beliefs.

    Some may have bought into Pascal's wager, despite its flaws.

  • 1 month ago

    No, they would become Latter-day Saint Christians.  Refer to "To the Law and To the Testimony" for a good idea of what the Bible and other early Christian sources actually say.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 month ago

    No, of course not.  Atheists refuse to understand the Bible.  They suppress the truth of the Bible.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    I can only speak for myself.

    It had the reverse effect on me.

    That is: I changed from a very lax and non-devout Christian

    who imagined all of the ways that the Biblical miracles might have been faked

    into a born-again Christian.

  • Anonymous
    1 month ago

    No.  The more I study it, the more I believe.

  • 1 month ago

    Well, so far, that hasn't happened  to me.  But I've only been reading and studying it for about 40 years so what do I know? 

  • Anonymous
    1 month ago

    I read your Atheist Bible,& it did not make me want to join your Atheist religion.

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  • 1 month ago

    It is not universal,

    but it is a very common effect.

    --

    Regards,

    John Popelish

  • 1 month ago

    Yup it was the bible that did it for me. However no actually I'm not Atheist, I believe there could be a God and I believe something occurred and there are clues in the bible.  God isn't homophobic nor is he cruel, I believe Christians need to stop singing and start reading. 

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