Why would atheists not want there to be a nice all loving God, an afterlife and an overall sense of meaning to their lives? I mean, why would anyone really be an atheist? Atheists can understand religious belief, in some sense. You want to belong, feel looked after, feel there is purpose to your lives and a life beyond it.But how do you explain the atheist position? Aren't the atheists the real truth-seekers, here? They have every reason to want to believe in God,but they don't. Because they see the truth, and they won't be blinded by their fear of death, or their inability to explain the unknown. That takes real courage, to allow yourself those fears, to sacrifice the illusion of meaning and eternal life simply because you can't live in that darkness and turn yourself away from the truth.
2007-01-21
12:44:12
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Katrina W
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