So they turn to religion to find comfort? Could Atheists (and atheist-to-be) be the only ones confident, strong, moral and principled enough to accept the truth and move forward in their lives?
"You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!"
2007-02-04 23:08:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
2007-02-04 23:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am Christian; however, I believe that the dead are non-existent except as material that returns to its natural form and become part of nature in one way or another. There is nothing--nothing left. Once a person dies, that person's soul dies too.
Is that enough acceptance for you?
I do believe that God will resurrect some, but there are many who will forever 'sleep' in death. These will have ceased to exist for all eternity.
If you want scriptural proof that this is what the Bible teaches, let me know.
2007-02-05 00:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheism is only possible in our modern secure way of life.
You don't have to face the harsh realities of life - try the jungle or the desert on your own if you don't believe me.
In raw nature, a person has to find a deep inner strength to face the daily uncertainties of existence.
As society evolved, religion formed as mutually supporting groups to insulate people from the harsh hunter-gatherer life. We forgot the need to find deep inner strength and took on the trappings of religion, including the delusion of an external god.
God is a human experience, not an entity 'out there'.
To find that experience, you have to be able to go through your fears, to let go of mind, to find peace at the very root of your consciousness.
Your words suggest to me that you have not found this experience for yourself, as you do not show compassion for those who have not yet found it.
Are you the one in denial?
When you find god, you will truly love yourself and all living creatures, for every one of them shares your experience.
2007-02-04 23:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't imagine how they would truly have comfort. I do know that once satan has won a soul to his side, he is done with them. So I suppose there might be a kind of comfort in that. But I would feel awful, like I did before I accepted God did indeed desire my attention.
2007-02-04 23:17:46 · answer #4 · answered by rezany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace
2016-03-29 05:45:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.
After all, there isn't one single shred of credible evidence to support the existence of god or any other imaginary creature. None.
The next person who does provide such evidence will be the first in history to do so.
Atheists don't believe there is no god, we KNOW it for a fact!
2007-02-04 23:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the idea of having no God to guide me and overcoming every hardship through my own endeavours and learning from my mistakes. I feel it's what God would want of humanity that we actually live life instead of clinging mindlessly to theological dogma.
2007-02-04 23:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see two reasons they do it
--Saying god did it keeps you from having to go through the problems it takes to figure it out, or to understand it if someone else already did. It is the easy thing to do.
--It means that you don't really have to die.
2007-02-04 23:14:20 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reality is best stated:
"It is appointed unto man, once to die, and after this, the judgment."
Hebrews 9:27
All of humankind's philosophies are an attempt to deny this realtiy. We don't want ot hald accountable by our Creator, and we want to escape His judgment.
That is what is too hard to handle.
2007-02-04 23:34:36 · answer #9 · answered by rsjrev 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you are correct in your observation. I have a hard time seeing it as any other way.
2007-02-04 23:28:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋