This is Leo.
Intellectual looking, is he not?
Leo is a 20 year old who turned away from his parents Catholic beliefs at the age of 17.
In an excerpt from his bio he says:
"Since then, I've become a lot more interested in philosophy and ethics, much more inquisitive and skeptical, and much more appreciative of life in general. I also put much less trust in books which promote belief without evidence."
Of course, as an atheist, skeptical merely means not believing in any sort of supernatural power.
(Yes, I know that isn't real skepticism.. Give him a break! He's only been an atheist 3 years!)
As to his not trusting books that promote beliefs without proof,
I can fully commend him.
Well.. I can commend the effort, not so much his choice of reading.
(And yes, Mr. Leo, I have read many of the works of prominent atheist.)
You may be wondering how I came upon Mr. Leo.
I myself wonder that often.
While I quite often read the works of bloggers with opposing views,
I very rarely take the time to ask them questions about
why they believe what they believe.
It is even more rare for me to explain why I believe what I believe.
So why am I taking the time to not only comment once on this young man's blog, but to comment every day until March 20th?
Maybe it is because I have a brother named Leo?
Maybe it is because Leo actually seems to believe what he believes is the irrefutable truth?
Unlike a majority of atheist I have dealt with or whose works I have read, Mr. Leo seems to truly believe Atheism to be scientifically true and not merely an escape for Christianity.
While I have had some cringe moments reading some of his descriptions of my Lord, it does not seem his goal is to insult Christians. He simply seems to want to prove them wrong. For science, of course.
And perhaps to get back at all those stupid theist that made him go to mass every week.
(Hey, I've been to a mass. I can't blame him too much for wanting revenge..)
Whatever the reason for my actions, I have decided to respond to Leo's blog posts.
I will post occasional updates here,
but for the most part I will be on his blog.
The following post is for the benefit of Leo.
