Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?

[Brian37]

From what I'm gathering, you guys generally view religion as a product of the mind, an excuse for hope or political power, etc. that ignores logic and bends accordingly.

What are your thoughts on miracles, whether large-scale ones like the events of Fatima, or "personal" miracles like those listed on sites like these, http://www1.cbn.com/700club/episodes/all...ng-stories ....Lies? Coincidences? Exaggerations?

Funny when a Christian uses the word "miracle" it magically benefits them. Funny how a Muslim will use the same word, and also magically benefits them. Funny when a Hindu uses it, same thing. Kinda hard to swallow such a bullshit superstitious word on a planet, in which, worldwide per year on average 50,000,000 to 60,000,000 humans of all ages die from everything you can imagine. 

If a jet crashes and 1 person survives but 299 die idiots call it a "miracle".

If another jet crashes and 299 survive and only one person dies, these same idiots still call it a "miracle".

So does it cease to be a "miracle" if half die and half dont? What exactly is that sample rate consist of and what are they comparing it to?

If a jet crashes in reality, it is because of countless factors from anything to design flaw, mechanical failure, pilot error, weather conditions, angle of impact, ect ect ect.

The same can be said for ANY type of near miss or actual death. There is no magic to survival, you do or you don't, near misses are simply just that.

So to answer the question about that link, BUNK. People use that gap answer word because they are deluded and or cons. They can fill in the gap honestly believing it, but be dead wrong, or they can be someone trying to seek attention. But there is no magic to as to why someone survives or dies. NONE.

Oh and the 700 Club is run by right wing nutfuck Pat Robertson, so especially a big BULLSHIT to that link.