(July 16, 2015 at 1:44 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: I would like to respond to the OP's question as a Christian.
I don't believe it is anymore difficult for an atheist to not believe in Jesus over any other God. An Atheist is an atheist. They do not believe in any God. However, they might have far more exposure to the God of the Bible if they are a Westerner and as such may face more opposition from those holding the Christian viewpoint . I feel if the majority of people on here were based in Syria your question might be asked differently (replacing Allah/Mohammed for Yahweh/Jesus). In my experiences, if someone proclaims to be an atheist they have no trouble with any God's. If they did struggle, they might identify as a Deist (there is one but I don't know which one)
Just my .02
Now, that is a well written and cogent response.
But you do understand that many Christians (read Godschild's response in post #19) believe just the opposite. And they get their opinion from the same holy book as you do.
They read Romans 1:18-21 literally when it says that everyone knows 'God' exists.
How do you, as a Christian, interpret those verses if not that in the literal way?
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.
