Do atheist understand this?

Question

In Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ,we are of all men most miserable.

So a true christian understands the foundation of this saying, because if in this life is what we look foward to which is heaven and if Christ is not risen from the dead and its just something that was created in this world.then we of all people have been deceived most and are most miserable. So if a person understands this who are you to knock a person the believes in this regardless of persecution?

Answer 1

Though you thump your bible to do it, you recognize at least the possibility your faith is wrong. You can formulate and accept, for the sake of debate, a hypothetical with which you do not necessarily agree.

I have no qualms with you.

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And in having no qualms with you, I find myself finally in the position to be disgusted by my 'team', as it were.

his whole point, folk, was that he acknowledges he might be wrong, but that he's doing the best he can with the facts available to him. NO ONE can do any better than that.

For shame, that you speak hate of those who would convert you, then blast him for respectfully acknowledging that he could be wrong and asking only that you grant him the courtesy of allowing him his beliefs. I've never seen this one attempt to convert others.

I bare my fangs at the next who dares to insult this one. He is striving, let him find the truth as he finds it, none of us can do any better, and that's what we ask for is it not? Sincere inquiry and evaluation of provided results? His results say 'faith in god' but not to the point of failing to realize he could be wrong.

Answer 2

I have no problem letting people believe whatever they wish to believe. Christians however, have launched an offensive that seems to be geared toward forcing their beliefs onto the society that I have to share with them. Many of them wish to deny scientific findings and prevent children from learning about evolution and cosmology in school. This is a detriment to society. Some wish to create laws allowing prohibiting contraception (pharmacists are now being allowed to refuse to fill legal prescriptions) and abortion even to women who have been raped. Regardless of my personal feeling on reproductive choice and when a fetus becomes a person what right does another have to impose on someone who doesn't share that belief, particularly after they have been raped? Some are holding book burning and advocating censorship of materials that conflict with their world view. Some Christians are now say Christians should only vote for other Christians. We are supposed to live in a free and pluralistic society. If Christian seek to change that based on their belief in scripture than I feel it is my right to point out the ridiculousness of trying to base our country on such beliefs.

Answer 3

"In this life only we have hope in Christ? "
Between the years 1914 and 1945 we had the most horrible conflicts in the history of human kind. An all powerful creator and benificent god surely would have done something about that, if he existed that is The time would have been right for the second coming we keep hearing about..Second coming? It is like waiting for a bus on christmas day. admit it, its not gonna come.

Answer 4

Since the average agnostic and the average atheist are better educated than the average Christian, I have to go with "Yes -- they understand it."

However, understanding it and blindly believing it are two different things. Most atheists and agnostics believe that the Bible was written by men and is not the inspired word of God. So, anything written by St Paul becomes his opinion -- and not God's word.

Given that we think Paul was just a man, asking us if we understand it is exactly the same as asking you if you understand Hugh Hefner's quotation "The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex." That is to say, you understand it, you know that he believes it -- but you don't believe it yourself.

Answer 5

Sure, we understand it. And I think most of us don't have a problem with it. The problem we have is like the previous poster said, when a Christian-forced country tries to pass religion into law. If you talk to someone who gives you a hard time because of your religion, then they are just an idiot. You are free to do what you want, and we want that very same right! That means, you are free to do whatever you feel for your religion, and we should be free from havingto hear about it all the time. On our money, in our schools, in our government buildings, in our pledge of allegiance.
Atheists as a whole are not dogging you because of your life. We just want that same right returned by religious groups.

Answer 6

Why are are you so combative in what you believe? Maybe you don't really believe what you THINK you believe. You seem to be looking for confirmation.

The spirit of Christ is meek and humble. Those that are his will magnify Him.

You need to find the TRUE Church brother - If you're looking for it. I think that "pentacostal" thing has made you mad".

What ever you do - keep searching for the truth.

May the God of Peace guide you

Answer 7

Because Christians try to convert others.

Because Christians hate gays, blacks, women, and the poor.

Because Christian religious organizations and ministers are subsidized by my tax dollars.

Because believing in the unprovable makes one a fool not worthy to do business or to love.

Because wanting someone else to take responsibility for one's mistakes makes that person a low character with no spine.

Answer 8

listen first of all, if you truly believe in God then that's good, and I wouldn't knock you for it, but some people cant take the bible as anything more than a book written by men, but the reality is no one knows, you can only believe what you believe, then you die and it all begins or it all ends depending on who had it right.

Answer 9

I have a book that says having hope in Christ makes people miserable. I follow that book instead of your book.

Answer 10

Do you understand this?:

Article 2, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, RELIGION, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.