I am not saying he is dumb at all... In fact, i respect what he is going through. I have been there myself and had thought about these very same arguments too..
His questioning of faith articles alone tells you that he is not dumb.. he will even get more and more open minded along the way as he looks for answers. He will even find new questions

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My comment was just about not repeating what we already have gone through before, thats all.