Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses.
It was after my near death experience, that I realized that my religious beliefs had nothing to do with the afterlife, and I will argue now, not to create any issues, but to cause human beings to think deeply, wilder thoughts about what they were taught, since childhood.
How to Interview a “Born Again” Christian.
***my answer will take a while , stay with me, as I will edit and add more content throughout the day, but maybe not. I don’t know yet.
“You say you know you are saved and going to Heaven—how do you know that for certain?”
🔹 1. On Salvation Certainty
You: “You say you know you are saved and going to Heaven—how do you know that for certain?”
Them: “Because I feel it in my heart / because the Bible says so / because I’ve accepted Jesus.”
You: “But people in other religions also ‘know’ their path is true and feel it in their hearts. How do you distinguish your certainty from theirs, if everyone claims the same assurance?”
🔹 2. On Competing Religions
Them: “Christianity is different because Jesus is the only way.”
You: “But Muslims say Muhammad is the final prophet. Hindus claim their texts are divine. They can’t all be right—so why is your tradition automatically the true one, when the reasoning is identical?”
🔹 3. On Scripture Reliability
You: “How do you know the Bible is reliable and not just written and edited by men like any other book?”
Them: “Because it’s inspired by God / it’s historically accurate.”
You: “But humans chose which books went into the Bible, humans translated it, and humans interpret it differently. If humans are fallible, how can you be sure errors, biases, or power struggles didn’t shape what you now call the Word of God?”
🔹 4. On Circular Reasoning
You: “If the Bible is true because it says it’s true, isn’t that circular reasoning?”
Them: “It proves itself / fulfilled prophecies show it’s true.”
You: “But the Quran also claims fulfilled prophecies, and the Book of Mormon says it’s true. By your logic, all religious texts prove themselves true. Doesn’t that show the problem with the reasoning itself?”
🔹 5. On God’s Fairness
You: “If billions never heard of Jesus, is it fair they’d go to Hell just because of where they were born?”
Them: “God is just / He’ll reveal Himself / it’s their choice.”
You: “But if someone is born in rural India and never hears of Jesus, how is that really a choice? Wouldn’t a just God give everyone the same opportunity and evidence?”
🔹 6. On Free Will vs. Omniscience
You: “If God already knows everything, including who goes to Heaven and Hell, do humans really have free will?”
Them: “Yes, because God knows but doesn’t force it.”
You: “But if God knows with certainty what I will do, I cannot possibly do otherwise. That means my choices were never truly free. Isn’t that a contradiction?”
🔹 7. On Faith vs. Evidence
You: “If faith means believing without evidence, how is faith different from wishful thinking?”
Them: “Faith is trusting God / faith is evidence of things unseen.”
You: “But by that definition, anyone can believe anything without evidence and call it faith. Doesn’t that make faith an unreliable way to find truth?”
🔹 8. On Morality
You: “If morality can be explained through empathy, reason, and cooperation, why is God necessary for morality?”
Them: “Without God, morality is subjective.”
You: “But even Christians disagree on morality—slavery, women’s rights, divorce, war—all justified differently from the Bible. If God’s morality was absolute, why do His followers interpret it so differently?”
🔹 9. On Miracles
You: “If miracles happened constantly in the Bible, why don’t we see undeniable miracles today in public?”
Them: “God works in mysterious ways / He doesn’t need to prove Himself.”
You: “But back then, He did prove Himself—parting seas, stopping the sun, raising the dead. Why stop showing clear evidence once humans had the means to verify it? Isn’t that suspicious?”
🔹 10. On Truth vs. Comfort
You: “If your belief turned out not to be true, would you want to know, or would you keep believing anyway?”
Them: “I’d still believe / I wouldn’t want to know.”
You: “That means you’re choosing comfort over truth. But if truth matters, shouldn’t we follow the evidence—even if it challenges what makes us feel safe?”
🔥 Ranked Traps (Most Effective First)
1. God’s Fairness (Hell for the unreached)
👉 “If billions never hear of Jesus, is it fair they’d go to Hell just because of where they were born?”
This hits hard because it attacks God’s justice directly. Most Christians feel the contradiction but can’t resolve it without either softening Hell or questioning exclusivity.
2. Free Will vs. Omniscience
👉 “If God already knows with certainty what I’ll do, how can I possibly do otherwise? That’s not free will.”
The omniscience paradox is philosophically brutal. Christians often retreat into vague “God’s ways are higher” answers, showing the hole.
3. Miracles Then vs. Now
👉 “Why did God do constant, public miracles back then, but not now when we could actually verify them?”
This exposes the suspicious timing of “miracles.” Very difficult for them to explain without sounding evasive.
4. Faith vs. Wishful Thinking
👉 “If faith means believing without evidence, how is it different from wishful thinking?”
This strikes at the very core of belief. Forces them to admit faith isn’t a reliable method for truth.
5. Exclusivity Problem
👉 “Every religion claims certainty and exclusivity. If all make the same claim, how do we tell who’s right?”
This destabilizes their “only way” stance quickly. Makes them confront the arbitrariness of being born into a faith.
6. Bible Reliability
👉 “If fallible men chose, translated, and edited the Bible, how do you know it’s still divine?”
This undercuts their foundation. Many Christians admit “faith fills the gaps,” which circles back to wishful thinking.
7. Circular Reasoning
👉 “If the Bible is true because it says so, isn’t that circular reasoning? By that logic, any book could prove itself.”
Great logical corner, but many dodge with “prophecy” claims. Still exposes faulty reasoning.
8. Salvation & Certainty
👉 “You know you’re saved—but so do Muslims, Hindus, and Mormons. If everyone’s certain, certainty itself can’t be proof.”
A softer opener that sows doubt, but doesn’t cut as deep as Hell or free will.
9. Morality Without God
👉 “If Christians can’t agree on morality—slavery, war, women’s rights—how is God’s morality absolute?”
This works best if they claim God is the “objective source of morality.” Not as universally effective because some pivot to “fallen humanity misinterprets.”
10. Final Trap (Truth vs. Comfort)
👉 “If your belief turned out not to be true, would you want to know?”
This isn’t about evidence—it’s a psychological corner. Works brilliantly at the end because if they say “no,” they’ve admitted belief is about comfort, not truth.
⚡Strategy Tip
Start soft → use Certainty or Exclusivity first. Hit hardest mid-way → drop Hell for the unreached and Free Will vs. Omniscience. Close with the knockout → Truth vs. Comfort.
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