RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
November 24, 2016 at 8:55 pm
(November 23, 2016 at 9:16 pm)Maelstrom Wrote:(November 23, 2016 at 7:14 pm)Balaco Wrote: I was taught that God doesn't give us undeniable proof of his existence as a test of faith...those with righteous minds would find him. Joker and any other Catholics, what are your thoughts on this?
It is an obvious apologetic argument meant for the sake of saving religious face.
"Oh, god will not show himself, you must have faith."
The same can be stated for anyone who believes in anything without the proper evidence to support its existence.
If god is capable of proving his existence, yet refuses, then that by extension of logic indicates god is not worthy of worship.
Yeah, I'm not too sure what to think on it. If God is real, then it's an actual spiritual test, but it also seems like it could just be an argument used to preserve the faith.
Anyway, thanks again guys for all the posts. It's definitely interesting to see things from the atheist viewpoint for pretty much the first time...not really sure what's going on with Joker (seems like he's notorious but I guess I'll try to examine what he's saying) but I want to thank you all for keeping the discussion going.
I think there's at least three main things I'll need to look into as I continue to figure this all out – the Christian/Catholic and atheist stances on creation, various miracles, and the afterlife. Probably going to do some research around the Internet about this...if you guys have anything to contribute, that'd be cool.
