Further Proof That Atheists Can Be Friendly, Open Minded And Honest (If Not A Little Deluded).
Comments(9) I’ve read some of your other posts and I’m afraid you’re being disingenuous at best. Any argument I can make you can counter with something along the lines of “The Bible tells me so,” “You don’t understand the nature of God,” or “It’s a matter of faith.” This is not proof of the strength of your position, rather it is an example of the futility of trying to disprove something claimed out of faith instead of reason. I can no more disprove your God than you can disprove Vishnu, Russell’s Teapot, and many other similarly fantastic claims.
I’m curious what would convince you? Can you think of a piece of physical evidence, or a circumstance that would be enough to shake your faith?
If I ask for proof of God, you’ll probably tell me not to test God. I suggest you reread the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal for an example of God proving himself to unbelievers. I’m not asking for holy fire, though that would be awesome, but I do need something more substantial than bronze age myths recorded by mortal men, divine inspiration claims notwithstanding.
I’m guessing you reject Mormonism despite the divine inspiration claimed. Or Islam and many other world religions that have a similar history, claims, and evidence or lack thereof, as Christianity.
I was a Christian for many years. My deconversion had little to do with proof that God doesn’t exist. Rather I came to realize over time that many claims of Christians don’t hold water. The commendable portions of the Bible, such as commands to treat each other well, are not unique to Christianity, nor did they have their start there.Compare the story to Jesus to that of Horus in ancient Egypt, or the ten commandments to portions of the Hammurabi code.
In conclusion I invite you to examine your personal position on slavery and women’s rights, and compare that to the Bible’s. Then ask yourself if your morality is wholly dependent on the Bible. Chances are you have accepted the story of Christianity on the basis of authority (Parents, Pastors, Teachers, etc) and not on it’s own merits.
I doubt I have shaken your faith, but I have done my best to be honest and respectful. My only hope is that you will examine your faith with at least as much attention to detail and detached honesty as you give to the purchase of a new car. Research claims made and test drive other models, you may decide to ride your bike instead.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Atheist,
Olli
I have examined my faith Ollie and I’m still sticking with Jesus as he is a comfort to me. Nothing could shake me from my faith as I know I’m right. I have seen the Living God standing naked above my bed on many nights. It scared the lights out of me but it was a Revelation.
I was almost blinded by the sheen off His righteous sack of magic.
I don’t believe in Teapot’s in space as it doesn’t say anything about them in the Bible. I don’t believe in comets, meteors or dinosaurs either for that matter.
I have an inquiring mind and I need to see evidence before I can subscribe to anything. I have seen the Living Jesus work wonders in my friends lives and that’s why I still remain a Christian.
Thank you for your message.
why are you imagining naked men standing above your bed?
if you want proof of meteors well i can tell you that on my desk is a meteor fragment, a present from my brother who works as a professor of astrophysics at ICL. i am holding it in my left hand right now.
now i am using it to push the keys as i type.
What about computers, cars, telephones or all the animals that we can observe with our own eyes that are not mentioned in the bible?
@Mandat “now I am using it to push the keys” pure gold.
Oh and what’s a “sack of magic”? Is it what I think it is?
Yes don is deeply embedded in his closet along with his dick van dyke collection, the half eaten carcass of the dog he dug up to show his kids and a very nice couple called Mr and Mrs Weinberg who have been chained in there since the last proposed date of the rapture
Alice, you know what a sack of magic is you dirty blurt.
you said it don
Don’t expect us to change our personal lack of belief based on your personal experience. Personal revelation is not evidence except for the one person experiencing it.
Now, to be quite blunt, I think it’s far more likely you had a vivid dream or hallucination than the laws of nature were suspended multiple times for you to get a glimpse.
When you see a naked man above your bed with a “sack of majic” that probably isnt a good thing. oh, not to mention that there is physical proof of dinosaurs, cometes, and meteors, you can ignor that.
When I was a little kid, I was walking in the city with my mother and some paedophile decided to expose himself to me. Was he god?