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Does anyone really think Atheism "makes sense"? In Atheism, there was nothing. Nothing banged nothing to make something which turned into the universe which formed our earth, and then that nothing-something made bacteria which evolved into animals-monkeys, which then evolved into us.
An atheist would probably say: "People who appeal to other creeds would disagree with you. Are you not worried about being damned to the Islamic Jahannam(hell)?"
Why should we be worried about it? We aren't polytheists, so at worst, we'd be forgiven after a time. If I'm not mistaken, muslims take Christians to be like them except that we're following the wrong "prophet."
You see, other religions, the punishment for not following them is typically, at the worst, forgiveable. So there is no real reason for the believer to need to follow the rules. They can get away with whatever they want and just pay for it later. What we believe is the only one that will exact true justice, and hold people accountable for their actions. It is also the only one that says you can be completely forgiven of all wrongs by doing nothing more than taking at his word, what is written in a book that cannot be flat out proven to be false or destroyed. There's a reason the Bible has been the #1 bestseller of all time.
The atheist would probably reply: "You present Pascals wager:
1.To believe in God, one must believe propositions that are, from the standpoint of most nontheists, impossible (or at least very hard) to believe. For that reason, the wager can be rejected.
2.Belief is not directly subject to the will. So, it is impossible (or at least very difficult) for nontheists to self-induce theistic belief. This also renders the wager's premise false."
People for years, found it very difficult to believe that the bumble bee should even be able to fly, and yet, there it goes, buzzing around. Just because something is hard to believe doesn't make it any less true.
The ignorant atheist will probably proceed to say: "3. There are many concepts of God one can choose from, thus it is extremely improbable that someone will choose the right one."
And yet there only seems to be only one concept of God that says we are not good enough to get to "paradise" in anything we do. Only one that says, you are going to burn for eternity unless you do the simple thing of admitting that you're wrong and God is right. That, in and of itself should give a person pause when considering.
All the other ones, well...
You have to learn how to meditate properly to become "enlightened."
You have to give your money to the poor or to the "church."
Etc, etc...
The deluded, evil atheist will go on to say: "I find it absurd that you tell me I'm going to hell, yet you claim you do not need to prove it's existence to me? Indeed....."
Millions of people thought the world was flat at one point in history, or that it rode on the back of a giant turtle. Just because no one had ever proved it to them, didn't make what they believed any less false.
I find it absurd that you feel something needs to be provable to you in order for it to be true.
An atheist would probably say: "People who appeal to other creeds would disagree with you. Are you not worried about being damned to the Islamic Jahannam(hell)?"
Why should we be worried about it? We aren't polytheists, so at worst, we'd be forgiven after a time. If I'm not mistaken, muslims take Christians to be like them except that we're following the wrong "prophet."
You see, other religions, the punishment for not following them is typically, at the worst, forgiveable. So there is no real reason for the believer to need to follow the rules. They can get away with whatever they want and just pay for it later. What we believe is the only one that will exact true justice, and hold people accountable for their actions. It is also the only one that says you can be completely forgiven of all wrongs by doing nothing more than taking at his word, what is written in a book that cannot be flat out proven to be false or destroyed. There's a reason the Bible has been the #1 bestseller of all time.
The atheist would probably reply: "You present Pascals wager:
1.To believe in God, one must believe propositions that are, from the standpoint of most nontheists, impossible (or at least very hard) to believe. For that reason, the wager can be rejected.
2.Belief is not directly subject to the will. So, it is impossible (or at least very difficult) for nontheists to self-induce theistic belief. This also renders the wager's premise false."
People for years, found it very difficult to believe that the bumble bee should even be able to fly, and yet, there it goes, buzzing around. Just because something is hard to believe doesn't make it any less true.
The ignorant atheist will probably proceed to say: "3. There are many concepts of God one can choose from, thus it is extremely improbable that someone will choose the right one."
And yet there only seems to be only one concept of God that says we are not good enough to get to "paradise" in anything we do. Only one that says, you are going to burn for eternity unless you do the simple thing of admitting that you're wrong and God is right. That, in and of itself should give a person pause when considering.
All the other ones, well...
You have to learn how to meditate properly to become "enlightened."
You have to give your money to the poor or to the "church."
Etc, etc...
The deluded, evil atheist will go on to say: "I find it absurd that you tell me I'm going to hell, yet you claim you do not need to prove it's existence to me? Indeed....."
Millions of people thought the world was flat at one point in history, or that it rode on the back of a giant turtle. Just because no one had ever proved it to them, didn't make what they believed any less false.
I find it absurd that you feel something needs to be provable to you in order for it to be true.
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