RE: Is it fair to say?
December 19, 2016 at 2:02 pm
(This post was last modified: December 19, 2016 at 2:03 pm by Simon Moon.)
(December 19, 2016 at 1:37 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(December 19, 2016 at 1:33 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: There may be some small percentage of people that identify as atheists, that may consider that part of the reason for their atheism, but I don't believe it is anything other than a small minority.
The vast majority of atheists are so, because there has never been sufficient, demonstrable and falsifiable evidence, and reasoned argument presented to support the claim that a god exists.
That is my reason. The god under discussion could be the most peaceful, loving, just god devisable, but unless the case for its existence does not meet that above mentioned criteria, I will still not believe.
Disagree. I think all atheists think this way. Especially you. You are afraid of the wrath of God but you don't want to admit it. You simply just don't want to be a good person, so you tell yourself you don't believe in God so you can go out and do whatever you want and not feel bad. Deep in the inside of your heart, you know The Truth.
Please tell me you are being facetious.
You are doing an impression of an arrogant theist, right?I don't see any winking smilies, so I guess I have to make the horrible conclusion that you are being serious.
Quote:I think all atheists think this way. Especially you. You are afraid of the wrath of God but you don't want to admit it.
What about atheists that are raised in Hindu cultures, to Hindu parents? Are they afraid of the wrath if Hindu gods?
Why would I be afraid of something I do not believe exists?
Quote: You simply just don't want to be a good person, so you tell yourself you don't believe in God so you can go out and do whatever you want and not feel bad.
Actually, I do want to be a good person, and I am.
And I do do whatever I want. Just so happens that all the things I want to do are ethically good.
Quote:Deep in the inside of your heart, you know The Truth.
First of all, the heart is nothing more than a muscle for pumping blood. No feelings take place in the heart.
And now you are a psychic? You are able to tell what I think and believe?
I thought Christians are supposed to be humble?
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.
