Be a Critical Thinker and Question All Things
I don’t just take for granted things I have always been taught. I analyse, question and search for my own answers. I want to know the REAL TRUTH.
Who am I? I am just normal guy (just like you!) who believes that I have the right to the Truth without having to be bound to someone else’s teachings just because they have some great title, degree or credencials that somehow give them license to be the owners of what they say is the truth.
That’s what I call real freedom. Why should I have to believe what anyone else says who calls themselves an authority or theologian or preacher or some self-proclaimed prophet or whoever? I believe that each person can speak to God directly and that God wants to have communication with us as his own sons and daughters.
You don’t even have to believe what I say! Look it up for yourself. Search for the truth for yourself. And above all, question, question, question. Be a critical thinker!
God is logical If you’re not sure, put it to the test of logic. If it’s true it will pass the test of logic. Like the St Paul said, “Prove all things”. In order to “prove” something you have to have evidence and blind faith does not require evidence.
Goal for this site
- Use few and straight to the point scriptures to prove point.
- Try to use short, succinct articles that prove one point.
- Be not tied to any particular religion
- Be flexible and truthful.
- When convinced something is not correct, change it.
- Stay open.
- Use the Real Truth to set people free from religious dogmas.
- Think critically and always question.
If you like reading articles on this site, it might be a good thing to re-read some of the articles over from time to time since I am always praying and searching for the REAL TRUTH, whatever that may be. So when I realize that I had some belief that was not correct, because of my upbringing or religious indoctrination or for whatever reason, I will go in and remove something that I found to not be correct and replace it with what is correct and true.
I’m not afraid or ashamed of admitting I’m wrong about something when I know I’m wrong. Since I am only human I don’t know all the Truth and I am progressing like the rest of you truth-seekers. But I don’t want to be deceived or teach something incorrect to someone else.
This is a very serious warning:
Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment. (Jas 3:1)
But the other side of this is:
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Know that you can always count on me that I will pray and try to be sincere and teach only what I strongly believe to be the REAL TRUTH, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth — so help me God!
Don’t Get Me Wrong
I know there are a lot of shocking things said on this site and a lot of things that most people will not agree on. But that does not mean that I am an atheist or an agnostic or even against God, Jesus or the Bible. On the contrary, I am one searching for what I call: REAL TRUTH.
In my search I have found much evidence that leads me to believe very strongly that there are a lot of things that we have been taught that are not true and many things that were not originally in the bible that have been inserted and things that were meant to be there but were taken out. I have been reading the bible all my life and I have always felt something very strange while reading — it was as if something were missing. And some things that I read seemed to definitely contradict other things or were not consistent.
I would like my readers to know:
- I do believe in the one true God who is one. (not three)
- I believe in the teachings that Jesus actually spoke. (some of that has been corrupted)
- I believe that the bible contains much truth. (much of the truth the bible did have was cut out, and there is truth also outside the bible)
- I believe that many things were purposely added to and/or changed in the bible after it was originally written and many things that were originally written that were cut out. (primarily by some of the church fathers and the correctors)
- I consider myself to be a “Christian” in the sense that I believe in the teaching and commandments of Jesus. If, according to definition, being a Christian means that I have to believe that Jesus was God, then according to that definition I am not. (Christ was not his last name, nor does it mean messiah. It comes from “cristos” which was a word like “lord” that the Pagans used to address the god Zeus.)
- I believe that all mankind will eventually be “saved” (whatever “saved” is supposed to mean) and return to God.
- I believe that God wants to speak to all men directly and that his ears are open to all those who come to him with their whole heart and with a clean spirit.
Learnt something new. Can’t say that about many blog posts.
Great Post.Thank you so much for this list, it really helps me out!
the oldest books known to mankind (the first 5 books of the bible) written 3500 years ago by moses.
how long did it take to finish the bible? 1600 years.
how many authors? 37
I suppose you think they got together over night and made it all up? Hey did they all know each other or what?
they all spoke of the same character of god, unchanging.
how about John when he said God was manifest in the flesh (Jesus Christ) was that before baptism or after that he was manifest? maybe Jesus wasn`t flesh at birth? food for thought or bread to a believer
Moses did NOT write the first 5 books of the bible and the author(s) are unknown. This is obvious to any serious bible student. It’s a very presumptuous thing for you to attribute some of the horrors that God is supposed to have done and commanded. Many of those things are criminal acts that carry jail sentences if done today.
No one actually knows who wrote John. The style is not Jewish, but obviously Greek. John was a Jew. Plus the author writes about John in the 3rd person — not likely to be john himself.
Jesus was the biological son of Joseph. He was filled with God at his baptism when he was 30 years old (or more). God was manifest in the flesh of Jesus, but this in no way means that Jesus was God nor that the Holy Ghost was his father.
Thanks for good article. Hope to see more soon.
The Vatican cult of criminals should all report to jail ASAP. What the Top RCC leadership did is beyond my understanding. These fools blatantly cover-up children being molested by the clergy. Its a sad realization that the pope choose to allow more children to be harmed by priests. Just to protect the interest of the catholic church. If Joe blow did what the pope did, he would be eating cheese sandwich and drinking ice tea in a Jail cell block. The pope power of immunity should be null and void for protecting the offender instead of the children.
I thought this was going to be a page about Doug Brown. O well. Doug! Where do you live? I want to get together with you and meet you. All my other online heretical friends live far away.
I am in Des Plaines, IL.
Hit me up!
Sorry to disappoint you, I’m another heretical friend that lives far away. I guess we’ll have to continue to be just online heretical friends. I live in one of the southern states.
By the way, “About Me” IS about me. I just don’t tell where I live and my real name, etc. And that picture is not me either, I don’t look anywhere near that. People say I look about 45 or 50.
Huh? Your name isn’t Doug? hehehe! Is Doug symbolic of something? You should choose a sort of symbolic name!
I’d change my name, but I already have a facebook page with that name. Do you have any suggestions?
When I pick names for online gaming, I like to use a different language. Back in the day, when I was in an almost constant state of depression, I named one of the game characters Lampara Llanto. Weeping Lamp. GET CREATIVE!!
I wanted to share something that I wrote when I was real upset at God one time and I published it here.
Check it out: An Ex-Christian’s Letter to God
I guess when I though of a last name I thought of “Dan Brown” of “The Da Vinci Code”. Doug was just a common name that I pulled out of a hat.