Why does it matter IF Christians believe in G-d and Atheists believe there is no G-d?

Question

Aren't there more important things in life than continually debating about OUR PERSONAL beliefs?

Atheists say that religious people are "ignorant and uneducated". Religious people say that Atheists are "ignorant and uneducated." So, who is right? Well here's a wake-up call -- NOBODY is 100% correct. We all tell lies and anyone who says they never lie, is a liar.

Science has its fallicies. Religion has its fallicies.

Everything in this life can and is often defined by, through, and with preferences, beliefs, and opinions in mind. There is absolutely nothing in our world, that can not be argued by the other side from a slanted viewpoint. Nobody is totally open-minded or a free thinker 100% of the time. That would require us to put aside any AND all preconceptions, prejudices, and personal beliefs.

Nobody has that capablitiy!


“All great truths begin as blasphemies.” George Bernard Shaw, Annajanska

To Confirmed Atheist: Again that is YOUR opinion. You are saying people, who DON'T believe the way you do, or vote the way you do are 'irrational'.

Isn't it 'irrational', to expect everyone believe or vote the way You do?

Andrew W:
(1)Who are you to decide that those who believe different than you are following 'fairytales or cons'?
(2) How would you feel if someone dregged up all the horrible things you have done in the past and judge them against who you are today?

Pepper:
Again, it is okay that You have decided, religion is not important in Your life. But that is not the case for everyone in this nation or world.

bocasbeachbum:

I'm sorry that they feel religion is getting “shoved” down your throat. But you do have the right to site or not visit sites that You KNOW is speaking about religion. So, if you are coming into YA R&S KNOWING that people are talking about G-d; aren’t you in fact bringing it upon yourself? No one can decide what sites you frequent, except YOU.

Kay

I am not here in an attempt to ‘defend’ what I believe, because it does not need any defense. In my opinion, those who get upset about people questioning what they believe are often times also individuals, who feel insecurities about their faith.

EvolvedKW
This is exactly what I am referring to why do you have to resort to putting down others; simply because you disagree with THEIR beliefs? Aren’t you acting childish when you remark this way? Or do you think it gains you points? In my opinion, you get a negative 1000; simply for being disrespectful towards others.

Printninja:

“AND that all Persons who also profess to believe in Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the World, shall be capable (notwithstanding their other Persuasions and Practices in Point of Conscience and Religion) to serve this Government in any Capacity, both legislatively and executively, he or they solemnly promising, when lawfully required, Allegiance to the King as Sovereign, and Fidelity to the Proprietary and Governor, and taking the Attests as now established by the Law made at Newcastle, in the Year One Thousand and Seven Hundred, entituled, An Act directing the Attests of several Officers and Ministers, as now amended and confirmed this present Assembly. “

This is from the Constitution of North Carolina – 1701
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/de01.htm

Answer 1

I agree when judging from different paradigmatic foundations of thought, no one can be "correct" because the form of religion is relative...G-d is a personal decision.

Answer 2

The problem is simply in the numbers. Too many irrational voters tends to cause the country to elect irrational Presidents, who make irrational decisions based on irrational beliefs.

Make the religious vote based merely on a candidates capability to do the job successfully and lead the country to continued prosperity instead of on emotional ploys and religious standing, then I'd accept your argument as somewhat valid.

Answer 3

"Aren't there more important things in life than continually debating about OUR PERSONAL beliefs?"

Absolutely, and if theists would keep religion PERSONAL, we wouldn't have a problem. Unfortunately, they don't.

Aberrant religious beliefs distort almost every aspect of our society, from our classrooms and medical systems, to our courts and government.

Scientists searching for cures to genetic and other horrible diseases are thwarted by Christian groups who seek to ban federally funded stem cell research.

A woman's constitutionally protected right to choose what she can do with her body is constantly being threatened by Christians.

My child's right to not have to pray before a test, or say things like "under god" when he pledges allegiance to his country, is constantly being threatened by Christians.

My child's right to learn scientifically sound theories that explain the universe, its origins, and how it functions is constantly being threatened by Christians.

My government is constantly influenced by groups with Christian agendas to introduce theology into the courtroom, the hospital, and the legislature.

I can't shop, mail a letter, register a car, or pay my bills on certain days of the year because of Christianity. I can't buy a beer before 12:00 noon on Sundays because of Christianity.

My disbelief in god doesn't negatively impact anyone else's life. It's my belief, and mine alone. I don't try to force it upon the theists, and I don't try to influence the society I live in with it.

If Christians want to live be a set of rules (regardless of whether they are true or false) that's their choice, but when their beliefs negatively affect my life, then we have a problem.

That is why it matters.

Answer 4

Many. Asa gray did - he and Darwin wrote letters lower back and forth, and he knew concerning the belief of evolution *in the previous* 'beginning of the Species' became printed. He (a school professor and influential philosopher national) universal it, and additionally nonetheless believed in god. became the 1st of many. The mainstream Protestant denominations universal what's called 'theistic evolution' many many years in the past. The Catholic church regarded it ~1950, and greater of course under John Paul II. The Fundamentalists have been very loud approximately their opposition, fairly interior the final two decades, and it has a tendency to drown out how surprisingly universal the belief of evolution has been for a protracted time.

Answer 5

Frankly I have never seen a Christian call an Atheist "ignorant and uneducated" mainly I suspect, because the words are too long and not easily found in the bible to copy paste.

Answer 6

Tisn't a debate of opinions, but one of ideas. That,"Science has its fallacies. Religion has its fallacies.", does not mean that clear well supported statements can not be made in defense of both.

It isn't an argument to be simply dismissed as irrelevant or impossible to resolve. It is well worth improving our understand, if never completing it.

Answer 7

I strive for open-mindedness, but it is definitely a difficult thing to achieve, and I am sometimes pessimistic about ever getting there. I agree that we shouldn't care what people around us think if that's all it was...however, people don't just think to themselves...they use ideologies to brainwash and extinguish cultures of people. That is why atheists get so worked up about evangalistic religious peoples. If they would just be fine with themselves, we would be fine with them. I never try to push my ideas onto others, but I will gladly share them if someone asks me to. Acceptance goes both ways.

Answer 8

I would like my life run more along the lines of science than religion. The problem is that religion is shoving itself more and more into my daily life. We need to draw a line in the sand and say no more. This is one forum where we can have our say.

Answer 9

(I am trying to quit Christianity but I believe in G-d.)

Your question:

"Why does it matter IF Christians believe in G-d and Atheists believe there is no G-d?"

My reply:

Because that involves ethical consequences.

Good and evil can only exist and be objective realities if G-d exists. G-d is the absolute standard of morality as He is infinitely righteous.

Remember the Ten Commandments.

Answer 10

it is a matter of "life or death"- those who believe, including myself, do not want to see any one die in their sins- we are alive in Christ- and we want others to live as well. About nobody being 100% correct- however with this question- there can be only one correct answer- In some issues if we disagree it is not a matter of life and death.