You've said things like that several times on this thread. Do you think someone is holding you responsible for Mineral Man's choices? And regarding the choice issue again, if we take him at his word (and I do), study and contemplation led him to his lack of belief. I don't think that he is actively thumbing his nose at God.
...if I had my choice for him I would hope that he would want to be with the Lord and his loved ones.
But you don't. And you can't brow beat him into believing.
My whole point of conversing with MM and the other Atheists on this thread is that they deny GOD out of a personal choice not because they have some solid proof that after a physical death the end up as a patch of dirt for eternity
As the person that believes, it is incumbent upon you to provide proof if you feel the need to convince someone. They aren't trying to convince you not to believe, so why do they have to give you proof that God doesn't exist? If they were attacking you and telling you that you were stupid and wrong, then yes, they should be able to tell you why. But they haven't done that.
Why are you so complacent in defending MM Atheism? Where in the Bible does GOD say to defend people who deny the highest authority of all? I truly feel bad personally that MM denies the Lord obviously many on this thread could care less about MM denial of GOD
Sorry that's not me and I am not a phony.