RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
November 23, 2016 at 9:11 am
(This post was last modified: November 23, 2016 at 9:13 am by ukatheist.)
Apart form the little matter of lack of evidence, for me, the very concept of god makes no sense.
Firstly the idea that earth is specially made, yet we are a mere speck in the vastness of the universe. I reject the notion of window dressing - we can see only a tiny fraction of the universe so whats the explanation for the rest of it?
Secondly that humans are special to god. Why put so much on earth that can harm us? Why is so much of the earth, that was after all created with us in mind, so inhospitable? Why make the source of our energy, the sun, a finite source that will one day burn out and destroy us all if we haven't already done that to ourselves?
Thirdly if god created all and knows all that is going to happen, why bother at all? Just so he can have some playmates in the 'eternal'? Why not just make his eternal playmates without forcing his creation to suffer through a mortal life. Some sort of bizarre interview process? Whats the point if god knows who is going to get the job anyway? Why couldn't he just forgive original sin? Why the need for the blood sacrifice?
The more you have to try to reason and justify the 'whys' the more and more implausible the whole thing becomes. At some point the concept becomes so complex that it is simply more logical to conclude that there is not a god.
In my opinion the concept of god makes *everything* utterly pointless. Ironically I know that's often the theist view of atheism.
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Firstly the idea that earth is specially made, yet we are a mere speck in the vastness of the universe. I reject the notion of window dressing - we can see only a tiny fraction of the universe so whats the explanation for the rest of it?
Secondly that humans are special to god. Why put so much on earth that can harm us? Why is so much of the earth, that was after all created with us in mind, so inhospitable? Why make the source of our energy, the sun, a finite source that will one day burn out and destroy us all if we haven't already done that to ourselves?
Thirdly if god created all and knows all that is going to happen, why bother at all? Just so he can have some playmates in the 'eternal'? Why not just make his eternal playmates without forcing his creation to suffer through a mortal life. Some sort of bizarre interview process? Whats the point if god knows who is going to get the job anyway? Why couldn't he just forgive original sin? Why the need for the blood sacrifice?
The more you have to try to reason and justify the 'whys' the more and more implausible the whole thing becomes. At some point the concept becomes so complex that it is simply more logical to conclude that there is not a god.
In my opinion the concept of god makes *everything* utterly pointless. Ironically I know that's often the theist view of atheism.
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