RE: 'Seeking' God
November 1, 2011 at 11:59 am
(This post was last modified: November 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm by Captain Scarlet.)
salty Wrote: I know that you're saying this because you really don't believe he's real. What happened between you and God? I remember you mentioning that Christianity is responsible for all kinds of terrible things...but did something happen to you personally that you attribute to straight to God?Hey Salty (nice pic btw it looks a happy scene :-)) I think you misunderstand the atheist perspective. Atheists really do not hate god, that would be absurd (as you recognize). They may dislike the concept or description of the god proposed either in scripture or metaphysically or both. When communicating this in shorthand sometimes the atheist might refer to god (wrongly) in the second person, this is not to be mistaken for actually secretly believing that god exists and hating them, being angry etc. It's bit like saying you hate the idea of something, when strictly speaking it is not possible to hate ideas.
I guess I just find it difficult to hate something I don't believe is real. I don't believe Apollo is real but I don't hate him or hearing of him. He's just made up so I merely shrug at his name. Now...I would hate him if someone I loved refused to get medical treatment because they thought that Apollo would heal them...then I'd have a reason to be disgusted...what's your reason for disgust with God (since you don't believe in him)?
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
