What's The Point Anyway - Jen Fishburne's Transition from Christianity to Atheism

What's The Point Anyway?

In this conversation, Jen Fishburne shares her journey from a Christian upbringing to her eventual deconversion and exploration of what Luke described as existentialism.
Jen returned to the Church in her 30's, then as she studied the Bible more she came to a preterist understanding and eventually an 'Israel Only' position, which is the idea that the Bible is a story that was ultimately about Ancient Israel and its relevance ceased in the first century.
Following that, Jen ultimately became an atheist and in this process created the YouTube channel Answers From Jenesis where she shares more of her journey and her current worldview.
Luke and Jen disagree on a lot and they discussed how they both saw eschatological fulfilment in the Biblical narrative and yet landed at completely different conclusions on the meaning of it.
Jen ultimately believes that Jesus never existed as a historical person and that the New Testamant was a Roman psyop, which has led to her current views on creation, energy, and the nature of existence, ultimately framing her beliefs within what she describes as a scientific context.

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Chapters

1. What's The Point Anyway - Jen Fishburne's Transition from Christianity to Atheism (00:00:00)

2. Life is What You Make It (00:01:00)

3. The Impact of Background on Beliefs (00:09:14)

4. Crisis and the Search for Meaning (00:17:23)

5. The Journey into Preterism (00:25:44)

6. The Israel-Centric Narrative of the Bible (00:41:43)

7. The Role of Rome in Shaping Christianity (00:51:09)

8. Exploring Atheism and the Nature of Existence (01:04:49)