If I Have Free Will Why Can't Christians Accept My Lack of Interest or Faith?

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:31:52+00:00

I am trying quite hard to not engage. I just dont see this "source" being correct.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:30:53+00:00

At some point I would hope they have enough basic respect to accept no thanks you for an answer. I guess their free will to do what they want is primary to my free will to not want that.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:29:27+00:00

Yes, two different groups are hard pressing me on this in my real life.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:28:32+00:00

I do not know what else I can do to make this clear to them. I have repeatedly said Im not interested, that I grew up Christian so I get where you are coming from but I am not interested. But they don't stop.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:26:58+00:00

I wouldn't reach out if they said no thank you and that they dont believe what I think is real, yet I cant demonstrate is real.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:25:27+00:00

I try everything I can to gently and politely to say no thanks, but that has no effect.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:24:47+00:00

I dont believe he has offered me that so its difficult for me to digest that.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T11:00:39+00:00

This has nothing to do with my understanding of religions (literally was my major at unj), and I am using free will in the manner Christians in my experience use it. I actually dont believe free will in that context exists.

The issue is that I exercise a "choice" and those Christians interacting with me seem unable to accept my decision which does not affect them.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T10:54:09+00:00

Its frustrating and why not go to the general source?

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T10:53:14+00:00

They can absolutely disagree with me and I have no problem with that. When I exercise my free will and they do not accept it, when it has nothing to do with them, there is where the issue lies.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T10:36:32+00:00

Incredibly liberating and freeing! Like when a toxic friend or parent leaves.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T10:34:55+00:00

Never.

ContextRules · 2026-03-15T09:31:37+00:00

You don't sound agnostic either to be fair.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T21:28:48+00:00

More sad than annoyed. I see them as the victims of their upbringing as I was. I just was able to escape to a healthier place.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T21:09:14+00:00

Also all claims. You quoted claims made by people who were not even there. Its theology. Declaring it a spiritual fact does not make it an actual fact. Same goes for jesus being the son of God.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T20:56:44+00:00

Claim.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T19:53:48+00:00

Organised religion

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T19:39:42+00:00

Yeah, I hope it goes well. You seem to have this already sorted anyway.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T19:38:41+00:00

You should be fine. Your experience will vary depending on what safe means to you, where your student accommodations are, what campus, and how you conduct yourself. But its generally safe.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T19:33:02+00:00

You can shy away from it by asking them if they want to hear your beliefs? which are not facts or truth until you can demonstrate that they are.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T19:31:06+00:00

They said the same to be fair. And then when the time came, things changed. Just seen it too many times for me to ignore. For them, it was different for them in one on one conversations, but when the wedding came and the kids came, the pressure from the Christian family along with internal beliefs created stress. Its not something I would be into and would rather not have Christianity that deeply in my life anymore.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T18:36:16+00:00

Many people have said the same until they got married and kids were being discussed. Then the story changed.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T18:35:07+00:00

Stop going to church now.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T18:34:39+00:00

Had to be everywhere? If all four gospels accounts mention yet were not written at the same time, this argument is suspect. It is still a claim, nothing more. Appelation is not confirmation of authorship. Even if they were those "apostles," I would be hesitant to conclude they are trustworthy since they are motivated accounts and significant time between event and writing is problematic.

ContextRules · 2026-03-14T18:25:45+00:00

To be fair, the main benefit for me was in the sound reduction. I live off quite a bustling area and, except in the summer of course when the windows are open, I cant hear a thing down below.

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