(August 15, 2012 at 1:19 am)Lion IRC Wrote:(August 14, 2012 at 3:51 pm)spockrates Wrote: What are they? Reason for asking: I've been told by thoughtful atheists that looking for logical contradictions in Christian beliefs, or within the pages of the Bible is a waste of time. The explanation given is that there are much better reasons to give up on being Christian. I'm just wondering what the better reasons are so I can try them on and see how they fit.
What if religion - including the worlds largest religion Christianity - gradually moved to the point of extinction leaving you in a minority and atheists comprising 90% of the worlds population?
Atheism has been an available menu option for a LONG LONG time. (Paleolithic/Neolithic.)
But you never know. It could happen.
A lot might be possible given another 20, 30, 40, 50 thousand years of evolution.
That's a possibility, yes. Another possibility held by some Christians is that atheists are a dying breed and the entire world will be converted to Christianity. However, no matter what the outcome, I'm sure you would agree with Socrates, who said to a friend:
If we had found the truth ourselves, do you think that we should care much about the opinions of men?
(Phaedrus)
"If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains (no matter how improbable) must be the truth."
--Spock
--Spock