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My name is David and I am trying to be the Graceful Atheist.

After twenty some odd years of being a Christian my faith broke down in 2015. I could no longer sustain belief. It seemed to me the deeper I dug for truth in my beliefs the shakier they became. In contrast, the deeper I dug for truth in science the more profound it became.

Having had faith I still respect and care for those who remain in their faith. Having lost it I am interested in finding evidence based truth. I want to discover and communicate the subtleties of why some believe, some do not and some change their minds.

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Carly: Christian Science Deconversion – Graceful Atheist Podcast

This week’s show is a Deconversion Anonymous episode. My guest this week is Carly. Carly shares her story with a great deal of vulnerability and emotion. Carly was a Christian Scientist. While studying philosophy and the Bible Carly was introduced to Christian Science. She was impressed with its logical arguments and internal consistency. Carly was more evangelistic than the church she attended. She wanted to use the Christian Science reading room during SXSW as an outreach. She was shot down. When she pointed out that prohibited alcohol would be consumed by renting the space out she was shot down again. The juxtaposition of what Christian Science promised and the reality of life led her to doubt. Carly eventually found what she was looking for in more secular matters like work, exercise and therapy. Interact Full show notes https://gracefulatheist.com/2021/04/11/carly-christian-science-deconversion/?gaid=gap68 Deconversion https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/?gaid=gap68 Secular Grace https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/?gaid=gap68 Deconversion Anonymous https://gracefulatheist.com/category/podcast/deconversion-anonymous/?gaid=gap68 Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats https://makaihbeats.net/ — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracefulatheist/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gracefulatheist/support
  1. Carly: Christian Science Deconversion 01:04:29
  2. Rachael Parsons Svendsen Deconversion not so Anonymous 01:09:12
  3. Mike T: Deconversion Anonymous 01:15:23
  4. Ian Redfearn: Meaning Making 01:17:07
  5. Leah Helbling: Women Beyond Faith 01:01:21

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February 6, 2021

David Hellsten Interviews the Graceful Atheist

March 28, 2019

Alice and Bob Make a Wager

December 7, 2018

Alice and Bob’s Historical Evidence

December 5, 2018

Two Smart Believers Disagree

December 3, 2018

Two Islanders Thought Experiment

December 3, 2018

Thought Experiments for Believers

December 3, 2018

Leaning Into My Presuppostions

September 14, 2018

Magic feathers and suger pills

March 21, 2018

The Bubble

January 15, 2018

Deconversion How To

December 3, 2017

Why I am a Humanist

November 18, 2017

Why I Am Not a Liberal Christian

October 9, 2017

Communities of Unbelief

October 9, 2017

Apologetics, epistemology and moving on

October 2, 2017

Review: Hell Is The Absence of God

June 4, 2017

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

January 19, 2017

I Am Not A Piano Key: Thoughts on Consciousness

December 11, 2016

You are not broken, you are human

December 6, 2016

What if I grant you that?

November 26, 2016

Is it just that I had the wrong image of god?

November 17, 2016

The Beginning of Religion is Death

November 12, 2016

You keep using that word I do not think it means what you think it means

November 5, 2016

Secular Grace

October 21, 2016

Is morality objective and absolute?

October 16, 2016

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