(May 18, 2014 at 12:37 pm)Cinjin Wrote: WHAT?!
Look man, believe whatever you want, but putting that argument in the mouths of atheists isn't remotely fair.
Furthermore, this idea that belief in God offers me happiness is absurd. I have deistic beliefs and I don't maintain them because I glean some sort of happiness from them. To be clear, I don't get one tiny ounce of happiness from my own belief structures. In fact, I'd say that I'd be a lot god damn happier if I never ever thought about this horse shit again. If I could shut the existential crap off in my mind - believe me, I would.
I feel for you, but the truth is just the truth whether it makes you feel good or not. If you have plenty you might feel great being an atheist, but if you have nothing and are being kicked all the time around you probably want something else to exist for.