'I am satisfied with my original opinions'

That's fine. How do you feel about it? Triumphant? Or disappointed? Or just bored by this section, and more than ready to move on to something else?

If you feel triumphant - 'I've read right through a Christian website packed with clever arguments, and it still hasn't got me!' - maybe you should ask yourself whether you've approached this section in quite the right spirit. Were you as open-minded about it as you know you should have been? Or were you just looking for flaws in the argument?

If you feel disappointed, because deep down you were willing to be convinced - and you haven't been - then do have patience. Perhaps you should look at other books on the evidence for Christianity, and see whether or not they can do more for you than this was able to.

If you feel bored by the whole thing, perhaps you haven't grasped the vital importance of the subject we're dealing with here. This isn't just a matter of philosophical speculations or abstruse opinions. It's about a revolutionary relationship with a living God - or not. About a mission to transform this planet - or not. About purpose, meaning and hope in life - or not. About free forgiveness and eternal life, continuing way beyond death - or not.

You will never decide about a more serious issue. If Christianity is true, it is the most startling reality in the universe. If it is false, it is the biggest and cruellest hoax ever foisted on humanity. Either way, you need to engage your mind with the issues and work out what you really think.

So however you feel - triumphant, disappointed or bored - I think you should go on investigating. Don't give up looking until you are absolutely convinced in your own mind that you have examined all the options, fully and comprehensively, and you have decisively rejected Christianity on the basis of the strongest evidence available to you.

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