RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
December 2, 2016 at 8:55 pm
(December 2, 2016 at 8:51 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(December 2, 2016 at 7:51 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: So, that means god has a plan, in which he knows that billions of abortions will occur?
In god's plan, what is the outcome for the mothers that choose to have abortions? What happens to the unborn?
It's impossible to know exactly the mind of God and why certain things happen as they do. But we believe God's plan includes allowing us free will. And yes, of course we believe He knows that many bad things will happen to innocent people as a result of free will. But the theory is that in the end the good that comes from humanity's intelligence and freewill will outweigh the bad that came from it, and everything will be made right. Exactly how, we don't know.
I don't understand your last 2 questions. What is the outcome in terms of what?
What happens to them in the 'afterlife'?
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.
