Posted on 01/26/2008 7:40:54 PM PST by MtnClimber
Not all atheists are supercilious, of course. Many are content to live and let live, and some even grant that religion (which, in America, basically means Christianity) does some good. But atheism as an organized, evangelizing movement has been on the offensive lately. Witness the "New Atheists" such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, with their aggressive stance against God and their bestselling books attempting to debunk religion. So, assuming you are a theist, what do you say to the atheist who asks, "You don't (chuckle) actually believe in God, do you (snicker)?"
The natural response would be to start giving evidence for God: the origin of the universe in the Big Bang requires a cause that is beyond matter, energy, space and time, the design of life requires an intelligence to account for the information that it contains, the many accounts of miracles and the supernatural cannot all be fabrications, and so on. Entire libraries have been written on the evidence and arguments for God.
What's going on here? Does the atheist have superior insight that allows him to see the errors that invalidate the arguments for God that seem valid to us theists? Or is it the atheist who is missing something?
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Actually atheism IS a religion (though most atheists will deny it). It just happens to be one that denies a deity.
Mark
Quite similar to St Thomas Aquinas.
Mark
I did have someone say something like that to me once. I just smiled and said “well, when we die, we’ll know, huh?” Then I changed the subject. I am not going to argue about it. If someone asks me about my faith I share, otherwise I try to follow St Francis’ advice.
Go into all the world and preach the Gospel, use words if you have to.”
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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People said that about the homosexual activists. Look at what is happen there. We are having homosexuality shoved in our faces at work, at school, and in the media. It some areas of society it is becoming impossible to get a job if one is ( or was) a member of a traditional Christian church.
No! I don’t agree. We must not ignore the militant atheist.
Also,,,,I believe freedom can only exist upon a foundation of Judeo Christian belief. Atheism weakens this foundation.
Although, not all atheists are Marxists, having religious belief destroyed furthers the goals of the many Marxists in our nation.
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ALL sentient beings have a religious worldview that defines their morals, ethics, and values. The set of “ALL Sentient
Beings” includes the subset of atheists, of course!.
Corollary: It is IMPOSSIBLE to have a religiously neutral education.
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