According to some Christians, atheists live unfulfilled lives because they have nothing to look forward to...?

Question

when they die. So how do you explain the pathetically unfulfilled lives of these non-believers?

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Andrew Carnegie, Issac Assimov, Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, Hellen Keller, Howard Hughes, Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, Michael Crichton, Dr. Francis Crick, Jodie Foster, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Mao Tse-tung, Francois Mitterrand, Joe Haldeman, Gore Vidal, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, William Shatner, Stanley Kubrick, Ursula K. LeGuine, Salman Rushdie, Stephen Jay Gould, Sir Ian McKellen, Jack Nicholson, Frank Mullen, Arthur Miller, Roman Polanski, James Randi, Ron Reagan Jr., Larry Flynt, Pierre Boulez, Mikhail Gorbachev, Benjamin Spock, Burt Lancaster, Richard Dawkins, Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Adams, Penn Jillette, Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, Quentin Crisp, Christopher Reeve, Clive Barker, Teller, Michael Crichton, Billy Joel, Max von Sydow, Virginia Woolf, Sir John Gielgud, Kurt Vonnegut, David Cronenberg, Robert Frost

Guess they're all goin to hell too

Answer 1

I would argue the exact opposite. I would propose that the reason why so many of the secularists that you mentioned, like Richard Dawkins, live so accomplished lives that are suffused with meaning is precisely because life is fleeting and temporary. Since they have no belief in an afterlife, they are more appreciative of this life and seek to relish it as much as possible. The temporal nature of this life gives every action and every thought a sense of urgency and importance.

In fact, as one philosopher, whose name alludes me, once said: “Nothing has been so detrimental to life on this earth, than a belief in the hereafter” For what incentive is there to do anything meaningful now, knowing full well that ones contributions to this earth have no merit in the hereafter and - this is especially true with fundamentalist Christian worldview –belief in something dictates your otherworldly predicament more than what you do in this world.

Answer 2

It's entirely possible that the people on your list are in/going to hell. Personally, I don't know if they are or are not. I only know how to avoid hell, and that is by believing in the name of Jesus Christ and trusting him to be your savior.

I can speak to this question because I was once an atheist (for the first 27 years of my life). Now, having met Jesus Christ and come into a relationship with him, I know what it means when atheists live unfufilled lives because I experienced the fufillment that Jesus gives and it's wonderful beyond compare!

Answer 3

Sounds true to me. Faith in God is a gift from God. You can pray for the faith to believe in God. Just speak out and ask God for the faith to believe in Him and to follow Him. Some people find faith in God by remembering the beauty of the earth and realizing that God is the Creator. By beauty of the earth, I mean parks of the world, animals, flowers, butterflies, sunsets, peacocks, etc. Evolution can't explain the beauty of the earth. The Creator God has an eye for beauty. God is all-knowing, all-powerful, eternal, holy, love. God loves us and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross to cancel our sins. We need to accept Jesus into our life as our Lord and Savior forever to receive God's blessing and forgiveness plus go to heaven to be with God forever after death. This is about being a born-again Christian. There is a prayer for becoming a born-again Christian. This prayer is very important and should be said with faith in God and a sincere heart. This is the prayer: "Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. I have done the following sins (state these out) and I pray to discontinue these sins. I pray to receive Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior forever. In Jesus' name, amen." You could find a Christian church and try it out. I'm Lutheran and I like the Baptist churches too. Some churches do a weekly Bible study group and these are a good way to learn more about God and His will for your life. God bless.

Answer 4

If more people continue to go to hell, then god lives an unfulfilled life by failing to save apparently good people in general.

Answer 5

I've never really heard that atheists live unfulfilling lives. Some of the people aren't exactly shining examples, though (LARRY FLYNT??)

Answer 6

Yes, they have gone to Hell or will go to Hell unless they did accept, have accepted, or will accept Jesus as their Savior before it's too late to do so.

Unfortunately, Hell will be filled with a lot of good people and a lot of well - intentioned people. These just didn't do one thing - accept Jesus as their Savior before dying.

Answer 7

One could say that those who believe in religion are in desperate need of fulfillment that they can not provide themselves without holding onto the thought of some omnipotent being they can not prove exists. Tell me again who is empty?

Answer 8

Whether going to hell or not, they certainly would have all been killed if they lived under any of the atheist regimes of the last century. Maybe people assume that atheists live unfulfilled lives because they tend to kill millions of people every single time they achieve any amount of political power.

Answer 9

No that's not true, EVERYBODY will go to heaven or hell depending on what the person did in life.

Answer 10

This guy: Ron Reagan Jr., yes. I would hate to have his life.