RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
December 5, 2016 at 4:47 pm
(December 5, 2016 at 4:06 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(December 5, 2016 at 3:54 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Seems to me, assuring a baby gets to heaven for eternity is much more important than 80 years of life.
Especially considering all the possible chances of them doing something that will get them sent to hell.
If you could assure them of 100% chance of going to heaven, as opposed to having some chance of them going to hell, wouldn't you?
The ends don't justify the means is a pretty fundamental Christian belief. A person may have the good intention of ensuring their kid gets to heaven, but that doesn't take away the fact that killing the innocent is still objective wrong.
I understand that, according to your beliefs, it would be wrong for YOU.
Then, the question becomes, why have children in the first place?
Think about it. You are bringing a 'soul' into existence, with the very real possibility that, during it's 80 year life, it might do something that will get it sent to hell.
Why take the chance at all that this will happen?
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.
