“When I was an atheist,”
Is it just me? This is really starting to strike me the same way that, in another context, one mmight say, ‘Once Upon A Time,’ or in the Navy we said, ‘This is a no-shitter.’
"I spent an inordinate amount of time & energy trying to disprove the Bible, God, Christianity, etc.,”
What, then, is an expectable amount of time spent disproving biblical storytelling?
"and trying to discourage others from doing the same.”
Huh? YOU tried to DISprove the Bible, while also keeping other (atheists?) FROM disproving the Bible?
"It never occurred to me that, if it wasn't true, if it was just a stupid belief, then why was I SO obsessed with it, when there were so many other better uses of my time.”
Just count the number of women that are currently dying because their healthcare decisions are being made by people without medical degrees, but who feel really strongly about abortion. Do i have to be obsessed with your (current) GOD in order to think maybe not everyone should have to live by another person’s religion?
"Obviously, the answer (which I eventually discovered) is that it's true...”
Sure. That makes all the sense. Uh huh.
"He's really our Creator.”
CAN you provide evidence for this before we agree with you, or only after?
“We didn't magically spring to life from some primordial ooze.”
Only the theistic evolutionists think that. That bit with ‘magic,’ is a bit of a give-away.
"Just look at the incredible complexity required for the simplest cell,”
Oh, look, an argument from complexity. Those are SO compelling.
“or the fact that information could not have just appeared as complex DNA, the incredibly complex cell processes... all of it!”
You are overawed by things too complicated to imagine.
“Do a sincerely honest and open-minded investigation of the scriptures (without falling for the critics accusations carte-blanche).”
How do you think i became an atheist?
“Join the many of us former atheists who were surprised at the results of a sincere look at the existence of God, the truth of the Bible, and the love of the One Who came to rescue us!”
Uh huh. And all those arguments you used to flog, they were all just, what… Resolved?
I really question your credentials as an atheist. You pick really weird arguments for a former atheist.
You talk about a deep dive into scripture, but ALL you offer is complexity of the physical world. What the fuck do the two have to do with each other?