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As a non-adventist trapped in an adventist school, i used to hear a lot of question on why i'm not converted to adventist during my study here.

Usually, when somebody asked me that question i brushed it off quickly with a joke, but if he/she still persistent to know my answer i would fired back another question: why would you still be a Christian? (Yes a Christian in general, not an adventist)

If his/her answer is: (Try to find your own hypothetical answer here and see what my reaction is)

(a) Because i follow my parent's faith- i would ask him again if that's his only reason why he adopted that faith, if he affirms it than he fell into my trap; I would laughed at this guy because i'm a horrible person, and his suffering through embarrassment warms me up inside. Wait, no, i laughed because he's a moron.

Well to me, he doesn't have a ground on their belief. It simply tells me that he would accept anything that he's been fed up to. Here's a simple advice: grow up. You're not a kid who would belief everything that people said-- Children, they practically believe everything. And nothing could beat the feeling of pitty when you see a child who evetually finds out the truth and their sense of reality is completely shuttered. You know a child has grown up when you see one starts questioning things.

(b) I don't know- i would shot him in the face for wasting my time. (Of course that's only in my mind)

(c) Because Christian is the most logical religion i've known. look at Hinduism, does the idea of a blue color skinned God with multiple hands make any sense to you? What about muslim? Does the idea of killing people in hope of getting into heaven accompanied with 72 virgins seemed logical to you? -Oh no, don't use this argument (besides its practically sound childish y' know. It's like saying MY god is better than YOUR god. I use to say it all the time... when i was in grade school. if you know what i mean). 

Anyway, I would reply his argument with this: "Does the idea of telekinetically talking (praying) to Jesus who is also his own father makes a perfect sense to you?"

In other words, you cannot justify your religion as being the most logical of all. After all all religions are practically illogical. ALL OF THEM. Yes, that includes Christian. Faith is an illogical thing to defend or even to die for. See my point? I'm not saying that having faith is a bad thing. But in a world where everything that is acceptable has to go in accordance to logic, this argument is practically useless.

(d) Because i read the bible and i found the doctrines mention there to be true. I would pause our conversation for a while. Perhaps i would say this answer is far more superior with the other three and i would not argue again with you.

But then again i have to find out if you're genuine with your answer or not. If you do you're still not done yet with my test. =) well, i have to know if you're open-minded. For example, i would ask if you ever read Koran or other religion's sacred books? Or your opinion in a classic moral issue case such as euthanasia. The latter test is the most important, because it reflected your openess to ideas and exposure to several dilemas. If you passed this, It means that you are well acquinted with other religion's idea and that your conscience tell you that Christian really is the right thing for you.

The point is religion and moral are subjective. One can't say that their religion is far more superior than the other. That's why evangelism is a very hard thing to do. People who are deeply convinced that their religion is the right one for them are the most hard-headed people to convert. That point thus also justifies why i'm reaaaaaaaaaaally hard to convert.

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