Atheists!! I Have the Key to Harmony Between Yourselves & Those Who Follow a Religion- Check It Out!!?

Question

OK, you know how everyone is faced with all these questions about "Why did God cover 3/4 of the world in water?" or "If God had a puppy, what would He name it?" or "Why did God create Hitler?" and then as we try to discover its truth through our various religions, the atheists are always talking down on us for being so stupid. Well I think I have the answer to harmony between us.- The atheists should create a holiday just for themselves- like Kwanzaa!- You know, they could sit around and and draw pictures of the evolution of apes into humans, they could sing "Silent Night, Nonholy Night...," and they could even exchange gifts wrapped in popular science articles! Oh it will be a beautiful festival! I think they give us a hard time b/c they feel left out- they have no way to direct their happy thoughts. So how about it? I think it's an awesome solution to the wedge thats been driven between us. What are your thoughts? Any different suggestions? Please, let us be happy together!

wow, I haven't read one positive response yet- why do all of you insist on driving that wedge deeper- I'm trying to create love and all I get is hate...it's very depressing!

Answer 1

I don't believe in atheists. This isn't because I haven't met people who claim the title, but because such a person cannot be. Let's imagine that you are a professing atheist. I will ask you two questions: First, do you know the combined weight of all the sand on all the beaches of Hawaii? I think I can safely assume that you don't. This brings us to the second question: Do you know how many hairs are on the back of a fully grown male Tibetan yak? Probably not. I think, therefore, that it is reasonable for me to conclude that there are some things you don't know. It is important to ask these questions because there are some people who think they know everything.

Let's say that you know an incredible one percent of all the knowledge in the universe. To know 100 percent, you would have to know everything. There wouldn't be a rock in the universe that you would not be intimately familiar with, or a grain of sand that you would not be aware of. You would know everything that has happened in history, from that which is common knowledge to the minor details of the secret love life of Napoleon's great-grandmother's black cat's fleas. You would know every hair of every head, and every thought of every heart. All history would be laid out before you, because you would be omniscient (all-knowing).

Bear in mind that one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, Thomas Edison, said, "We do not know a millionth of one percent about anything." Let me repeat: Let's say that you have an incredible one percent of all the knowledge in the universe. Would it be possible, in the ninety-nine percent of the knowledge that you haven't yet come across, that there might be ample evidence to prove the existence of God? If you are reasonable, you will be forced to admit that it is possible. Somewhere, in the knowledge you haven't yet discovered, there could be enough evidence to prove that God does exist.

Let's look at the same thought from another angle. If I were to make an absolute statement such as, "There is no gold in China," what is needed for that statement to be proven true? I need absolute or total knowledge. I need to have information that there is no gold in any rock, in any river, in the ground, in any store, in any ring, or in any mouth (gold filling) in China. If there is one speck of gold in China, then my statement is false and I have no basis for it. I need absolute knowledge before I can make an absolute statement. Conversely, for me to say, "There is gold in China," I don't need to have all knowledge. I just need to have seen a speck of gold in the country, and the statement is then true.

To say categorically, "There is no God," is to make an absolute statement. For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is no God in the entire universe. No human being has all knowledge. Therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make this assertion.

If you insist upon disbelief in God, what you must say is, "Having the limited knowledge I have at present, I believe that there is no God." Owing to a lack of knowledge on your part, you don't know if God exists. So, in the strict sense of the word, you cannot be an atheist. The only true qualifier for the title is the One who has absolute knowledge, and why on earth would God want to deny His own existence?

The professing atheist is what is commonly known as an "agnostic"--one who claims he "doesn't know" if God exists. It is interesting to note that the Latin equivalent for the Greek word is "ignoramus." The Bible tells us that this ignorance is "willful" (Psalm 10:4). It's not that a person can't find God, but that he won't. It has been rightly said that the "atheist" can't find God for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman. He knows that if he admits that there is a God, he is admitting that he is ultimately responsible to Him. This is not a pleasant thought for some.

It is said that Mussolini (the Italian dictator), once stood on a pinnacle and cried, "'God, if you are there, strike me dead!" When God didn't immediately bow to his dictates, Mussolini then concluded that there was no God. However, his prayer was answered some time later.

Answer 2

Ignorance is dangerous.

Fanaticism is dangerous.

Believing you have all the answers is dangerous.

Believing you know what is best for others is dangerous.

A holy day is not something we need to be happy. Educating religious people so that they stop telling everyone how to live, starting wars and hindering the advancement of our species will be the day we all join hands and sing Kum Ba Yah.

EDIT: As people, you and I might get along just fine but.......Is it safe to let a delusional person walk the streets? Just because people CHOOSE to believe a religion doesn't make them any less out of touch with the REAL world or any less dangerous.

Your morals are based on a fear of punishment not because it's right and because of this some of the things you people call moral are INSANE.

You believe an invisible man wrote a book.

I could go on but I won't, I am not trying to offend, just explain.

Answer 3

Apes into humans. Cute. That's exactly why religious people seem to drop 80 IQ points whenever they misinterpret evolutionary theory, which DOES NOT say man evolved from apes. Funny how you associate evolution and atheism. Is the Pope an atheist? Because Christianity supports evolution! Did you know that?

Answer 4

Sure why not.
After all, you celebrate your major holidays in a mostly Pagan fashion. I guess atheists could use religious forms to make a holiday.

Though it wouldn't be called a holiday. Maybe day off. Or weekend.

Edit:
Non-believers, no matter what you wish was true, are not idiots. Anyone with half a brain who reads your question knows derision when they see it.
Either that, or you are the most naive person on the planet.

Answer 5

If atheism is a religion like Only My has stated then they are trying to force it on people a lot more than Christians do theirs. Every time an atheist says Christianity or the bible or God is a fantasy or sky daddy they are forcing their religion on us. Every other question is that way . And I know atheist are going to lie their butts off about this but i just isn't going to wash.

Answer 6

Technically, we already have one. October 12 is Freethought Day, largely recognized by many of my fellow atheists. However, I do find your premise amusing. And don't worry, I don't find everything that people say about their religions stupid. I usually just disagree, although every group has some people in it who say stupid things.

And I would think the title should be "Loud Day, Nonholy Day", but that is another discussion altogether.

Answer 7

I don't want to wrap the gifts in science articles, I want it to be like a real holiday. So I want like blue wrapping paper with pictures of Saturn, and like pictures of Einstein. We could like have Good old Issac Newton come and pass out gifts to the kids. Sure, why not. Oh, can I still celebrate Christmas too?

Answer 8

Atheists don't believe there's anything to worship. But an extra day off is good.
I don't sing Silent night like songs anyway. This supposedly Christian day is originally a pagan day to celebrate the shortest day btw, so you'd better consider your own "holy"days.

Answer 9

But the thing is Christians will just commandeer it. Why the hell do you think Christmas occurs so close to the solstice? Coincidence. No way! Thievery of a pagan holiday? Hell yeah. If y'all want another holiday, it's your call.

Answer 10

Generalizations and unkind commentary isn't likely to make most people happy. Instead it is more likely to generate more unkind replies. Perhaps you should try a more Jesus-like approach, or even Buddha-like if you want.

The key to harmony between us all is altruism and compassion, along with wisdom, etc.

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