Christians, would you read a book that...?

Question

....gives argument against the very existence of God? Would you consider that a book a religion for atheists?

Answer 1

I read a lot of different books. I am currently studying Koran, and I follow Jesus.

Answer 2

No thanks...I'm very happy reading my Bible. I was born and raised Catholic and am now a non-denominational Christian. I like studying about the Holy Trinity and I'm a firm believer. No one or nothing will ever change that. Especially when I received my healing at a healing service. I used to have a severe PVC arrhythmia with 3,500 Premature Ventricular Contractions a day, according to my heart monitor. My shelves were filled with pills and nothing...but nothing was helping. I was very close to death from being over-medicated. Then the doctors (I had 3 cardiologists) wanted to go in and shock my heart internally, to try to get the rhythm corrected, and if not, they were going to have to put in a pacemaker. I also had a Mitral Valve Prolapse, where the mitral valve was folding in backwards.

After attending a healing service with a very large ministry in Texas, I received that healing. That was 15 years ago, and I do not have any more illness. There is no mitral valve prolapse anymore (and that was a diagnosis by three different doctors) and the PVC's just completely disappeared. I've not taken any more medication since then either. The only thing I take now is an Antibiotic IF I need it. But I haven't been to the doctor in 15 years.

So, thank you, but no thanks. I've a very happy and health 57 year old Christian.

Answer 3

Yes, I'm a Christian and I would read a book like that just to see where the guy is coming from. I don't stick my head in the sand and pretend other beliefs and opinions don't exist or are not valid. I'd read it to try and understand how in the world someone could ever come to such a conclusion. To me, I see the proof of God's existence everywhere. The sun, the sea, the stars, various miracles in my life and in the lives of others. There is a rhyme and a reason to everything, so to see life as not coming from a divine Source makes me wonder what trauma or tragedy caused this person to lose their sense of awe and wonder? Atheists have as much right as anyone else to voice their opinions. I don't take their stance but they have full rights to share this with others. Perhaps other atheists feel comfort that someone else feels the same way they do. It doesn't really matter one way or another, because when you get right down to it, what will be, will be, no matter what one or another believes. We can debate with each other until we are blue in our faces. We will perhaps one day come to face the truth or not. I don't know because I haven't died yet to tell you yay or nay! If atheists consider that book a blueprint for some form of religion for themselves, more power to them! It doesn't change my beliefs nor does it threaten me! We all must live for what has meaning for us in our lives. We are all individuals. We each have different personalities. So why must all our religious beliefs all be the same? One loves watching the sun set, another can't be bothered. I love gardening, you may not! What does any of that mean? My love or belief in something does not diminish yours. I see no conflict between atheists or believers at all. It's called tolerance and understanding for others. The one major complaint I have against religion is all the killings throughout history in the name of religion. That is disturbing! I thought one of the Ten Commandments is "Thou shalt not kill"! So, how then, do we grant ourselves the right to kill others not of our religion or faith? And what's all this Jihad justification to kill in the name of their God, the so-called "Holy Wars"? No war is holy, however high-sounding a title you give it. Any and all wars are a travesty and should be rated obscene. It is murder, pure and simple! For that reason alone, I could see losing one's faith and turning to atheism! That one fact is very disturbing!

Answer 4

Yes. I have read many books that contend with the Holy Bible, and there are a lot things in those many pages that sound right. But because this culture today really has no standard to base life and its decisions on, I always go back to the Bible to check to see if other books are truly divine.

If an athiest had a book that that they considered true and believed that there is no God, then they are no longer athiest, because they be lieve in the absence of God. It's like black and white. White is belief in God. Black is belief in no God.

Now all those books I've read and studied are tightly locked in a box marked with the word HELL on it because they have no supporting truth to Scripture in them and to consider and trust those writings will send you to hell. But then again anything but true regeneration will also send you to hell...

Answer 5

Yes, I would read it (and have).
No, I would not consider that a religion for atheists. Although I have noticed many atheists following the God Delusion blindly, without applying any critical thinking skills to the many problems in the book.

Answer 6

I've read books (e.g., The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind) that attempt to "explain" why people "think there is a God." And a lot of atheists I know do refer to these texts when attempting to defeat faith through reason. So I guess they are like bibles to them in a way. Belief in God has nothing to do with intelligence. Many people of the highest intelligence have been atheists, Christians, agnostics, etc. How people restricted to the boundaries of the universe (or cosmos, or whatever construct they ascribe to) can claim to know there is nothing beyond it is the epitome of hubris.

Answer 7

Here is how i always looked at the situation.

I didn't see the creation of the universe, i base my belief on faith. On things not seen.

Atheists do the same, only they are less likely to admit it

yes i know of the fossil record, but there are too many links between so called common ancestors for it to be called actual proof. Most of atheism is based on theory, and theories are ideas not yet proven...if its not proven its a faith to me.

So i reckon any book that professes these beliefs as fact, would be a book of religion.

Answer 8

Such a non-specific book would be fallacious, and the arguments would be contrary to what I know is the most precious fact of my life: that God exists, is wonderful and powerful beyond imagination - it would be painful and against the core of the joy of my spirit and life to read something false and ultimately evil.
So, for me, no, I would not read it.

Atheism is foolishness.

Answer 9

You mean a Bible for Atheists? With so many TV shows, movies, and "New York Times Bestsellers" bashing God and faiths, why should you ask about one particular book?

Answer 10

Sure. It could be.