Many of us that may not believe in God know that we will say a prayer just before we die. Don’t knock us Athiests and Agnostics for being living and thinking beings. Basically, we just don’t care...yet. God appreciates this skepticism.
I care— I just don’t KNOW.
So you're not sure whether or not He exists, but you still understand his thought processes?
So what else does God appreciate? Do you get these answers in visions? Most of the weakest-minded religious that have visions tell us that He’s saddened by peoples’ skepticism and behavior.
I used to think of myself as an atheist, until I realized atheism doesn’t exist.
Seriously, the word “atheism” means literally “without religion” or “without belief in a god or gods.” I talked/debated with many atheists for a long time. And, it turns out, everyone DOES believe in something. The question to ask yourself is: What is it that you believe in?
I came to see that it’s not that we don’t believe in a higher power. It’s that we either don’t believe in (or misunderstand) the popular definitions of God, or we disagree with specific doctrines that are put forth by churches, etc.
Furthermore, words like “agnostic” or “atheist” tells people what a person is “without”. Why should people refer to themselves using a term that indicates they’re without something (such as knowledge or faith)? We all believe in/know something, or we wouldn’t be here talking. Just my two cents.
That is just a convoluted rationalization of your decision to do as you like until your last thoughtful moment - if you get one. You can willfully delude yourself as much as you want, but God knows.
My inner-nihilist delights in a post like this that is rife with contradictions, non-sequiturs, oxymorons, and intentionally-ironic self-aggrandizements. The entire statement implodes upon itself with an artfulness that rivals Nietzsche's pessimistic aphorisms. Kudos.
btw, I don't knock Atheists. Today's atheist may be tomorrow's faithful believer in the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.