RE: For those who want proof of the exodus
January 15, 2016 at 4:14 pm
(This post was last modified: January 15, 2016 at 4:17 pm by Simon Moon.)
(January 15, 2016 at 3:47 pm)athrock Wrote:(January 15, 2016 at 3:13 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Me thinks you do not know the definition of anti-theism.
Even if the Bible were completely true, and the god depicted in the stories, actually existed, Rhytm (and I) would still be an anti-theist.
Accepting that the Bible god existed, and the Bible stories are true, does not automatically mean that a former atheist would worship said god, or believe that religion is a good thing.
Quite the opposite. One of the worst possibilities I could think of, would be if the psychopathic, genocidal, slavery condoning, eternal punishment for finite crime, Bible god actually existed.
Actually, what you have written is a very acceptable definition of anti-theism.
So, the situation appears to be something like this:
We don't think that God exists; in fact, we're pretty sure he doesn't though we can't actually prove that, of course. But even if he did, we wouldn't want to obey, serve, worship, love or follow him because we believe him to be unworthy of those things.
Unfortunately, that's not much of a justification for being an atheist (much less and anti-theist) because there are plenty of options/reason for being theists without referencing the Judeo-Christian scriptures at all.
So, your anti-theism seems a bit myopic, IMO.
My justification for being an atheist is lack of: demonstrable and falsifiable evidence, reasoned argument, and sound and valid logic to support the god claim.
My anti-theism has very little to do with whether god actually exist or not. Religions are dangerous, with or without a god existing.
My anti-theism is strongest with regards to the three Abrahamic religions more than other religions, because they are the most dangerous.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.