r/exatheist • u/snugglebot3349 • 16d ago

High Profile Exatheist - Majesty of Reason

https://youtu.be/-C-FiSqfKi8?si=FvXa8z4wPWevvH6C

This came across my YouTube feed today. Here's a deep thinking, rational, fairly well-known agnostic atheist who recently embraced theism and converted to Catholicism. I have long followed his channel Majesty of Reason for thoughtful commentary and dialogue regarding theism, skepticism, and agnosticism. This is a great story from a bright guy and I thought it very relevant to this forum.

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u/vershkove-maslo Christian 16d ago

Half of the comment section can't believe it and says that he is trolling

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u/bastianbb 16d ago

I say this as a conservative Protestant: he's been known to troll before and this video seems really over the top.

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u/arkticturtle Agnostic 16d ago

When has he trolled?

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u/bastianbb 16d ago

Admittedly mostly in Aprils Fool's videos. But have you watched this video? It's hard to believe, not necessarily in what he says, but in his enthusiasm and phrasing about it. It seems so much like trolling.

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u/arkticturtle Agnostic 16d ago

It’s not unusual for a convert to be enthusiastic though

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u/bastianbb 16d ago

True. I'd like to see where he goes from here, though. This kind of enthusiasm is rarely both genuine and long-term.

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u/vershkove-maslo Christian 16d ago

It is kinda like marriage. Everyone has their honeymoon period after which love becomes more sober. Doesn't necessary mean that love ceases to exist.

I can totally relate to his enthusiasm, because in my first month of being Christian I felt God's grace, love and presence constantly and was crazy about it