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Why I'm Not a Christian

TL;DR: the prior probability is too low

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Amos Wollen
May 18, 2024
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Before I say why I’m not a Christian, I should disclose my religious background.

I grew up vaguely Christian, and converted to Catholicism around the age of 14. At 17, I stopped taking communion, after realising that Catholics are committed to accepting the doctrine of divine simplicity, a devilishly complicated doctrine which I think is almost certainl…

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