(August 27, 2012 at 2:47 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:(August 27, 2012 at 2:42 pm)Tobie Wrote: Or maybe, we are atheists because we have seen no credible evidence for a god existing. But of course, it's because we "cannot know god" that we don't believe in him. What makes theists special so that they can know god?
Well according to this hypothesis, there is nothing special about Theists or Atheists.
There is an honorable way to live not knowing God exists and there is an honorable way to live knowing God exists.
They are both good experiences and part of the design is on how we interact with one another.
Part of the design is so we chose whether to respect one another or not.
If you claim to know that a god exists, why don't you tell us why you know?
Anyway, what makes theists be able to know god, or atheists unable?
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R Tolkien