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Here is my take on this.
An atheist chickens out at the last minute. Why is this relevant to an argument about whether or not there is an invisible all-powerful ultra-intelligent force guiding all of our actions?
If there were a God, it would have shown its presence by now. If there is not a god, it will be conspicuous by its absence.
Belief or non-belief does not in and of itself provide proof. If a believer keeps trying to bolster their belief by recruiting more people, (debating and evangelizing), it shows an inherent doubt in their own faith. If the believer’s faith is so strong that God definitely exists, the believer should not need to have outside validation from non-believers.
When an atheist suddenly starts to believe in God, this does not prove the existence of God. It simply proves that atheism did not provide enough meaning to this individual’s life. Atheism is not a philosophy or a religion. It is simply the absence of belief in omnipresent being.
Once a person becomes an atheist, they start down a lonely new road. I say lonely because they do not have the luxury of having the illusion of a god to watch over and protect them. Atheists must provide their own meaning to life. This is extremely difficult and frightening. The fear alone explains why most people reject atheism and embrace faith. Faith takes the responsibility away from the self and puts it squarely on God. If an individual creates evil, then the faithful believe God will punish them. If an individual creates good, then God will reward them. This reward and punishment system conveniently takes place in the afterlife. Since dead men do not talk, I guess we the living will never find out.
This leads to the “culture of life” that the Christians like to espouse. If the rewards and the punishment come in the afterlife, then this is certainly a religion of death. An individual following Christianity must look forward to death to find true fulfillment and meaning.
In the end, the atheist could not face the meaninglessness and hopelessness of oblivion, so he turned to religion and the hope that he might be reborn in the afterlife. He needed an anodyne.
An atheist chickens out at the last minute. Why is this relevant to an argument about whether or not there is an invisible all-powerful ultra-intelligent force guiding all of our actions?
If there were a God, it would have shown its presence by now. If there is not a god, it will be conspicuous by its absence.
Belief or non-belief does not in and of itself provide proof. If a believer keeps trying to bolster their belief by recruiting more people, (debating and evangelizing), it shows an inherent doubt in their own faith. If the believer’s faith is so strong that God definitely exists, the believer should not need to have outside validation from non-believers.
When an atheist suddenly starts to believe in God, this does not prove the existence of God. It simply proves that atheism did not provide enough meaning to this individual’s life. Atheism is not a philosophy or a religion. It is simply the absence of belief in omnipresent being.
Once a person becomes an atheist, they start down a lonely new road. I say lonely because they do not have the luxury of having the illusion of a god to watch over and protect them. Atheists must provide their own meaning to life. This is extremely difficult and frightening. The fear alone explains why most people reject atheism and embrace faith. Faith takes the responsibility away from the self and puts it squarely on God. If an individual creates evil, then the faithful believe God will punish them. If an individual creates good, then God will reward them. This reward and punishment system conveniently takes place in the afterlife. Since dead men do not talk, I guess we the living will never find out.
This leads to the “culture of life” that the Christians like to espouse. If the rewards and the punishment come in the afterlife, then this is certainly a religion of death. An individual following Christianity must look forward to death to find true fulfillment and meaning.
In the end, the atheist could not face the meaninglessness and hopelessness of oblivion, so he turned to religion and the hope that he might be reborn in the afterlife. He needed an anodyne.
@ Ves
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