Atheists...do you think we should revise how we react to Christan questions?

Question

I regret to inform you, that us saying, "There is no God," is much like the Christians we are going againsts, "God did it." Don't you think? We should revise it, or at least use it sparingly...use it only as our last resort. We should be able to give out theistic answers to those questions, (Such as how people do in debates...use the other parties stance against them.) I do that...maybe we should all do it? I'm not tryin' to change the rest of you guys...just saying...we're almost starting to sound like thesits...and that's disturbing in and out of itself...we're attributing every religious question with, "God does not exist," just like how all the Christians are saying, "God did it," to scientific questions....please...stop...I beg you before you turn into the ones you're goin' up against!!!

h nitrogen- To the contrary..I have met and debated with a myriad of Christians..and they usually spew out the, "God did it" statement...sorry to pop the bubble there...maybe you and the ones you know don't, but I base my questions of what I know, and a majority of Christians that I've debated with use "God did it," as a scapegoat for things they do not know.

Robert K- What I mean by "react to Christian questions" is when we answer the questions...like...when a Christian tries to prove us wrong or just when atheists answer Christian questions in general...

bmdt07- In which way are you speechless to this inquiry? Good or bad? And for what reasons?

Answer 1

I completely agree... when reading a lot of the answers I rarely see a good debate... it's always a smart elect remark or just simply... There is no God... or you should repent... Even if i don't agree with an answer it's always good to see someone who put some thought into it and had something to back up what they believed in...you get a star!

Answer 2

I don't agree at all and I'll tell you why.

Asking and answering questions by making reference to the Bible is a ludicrous practice. It's as if one is willing to accept that the Bible has even the slightest chance of being any more important than "Alice In Wonderland".

Why in the world would a sane and reasonable person stoop to seriously discussing the merits of how royal the Queen of Hearts really is or isn't, and why ? It's the same case when it's a question of Biblical truth or god-existence. The answer to any Biblical question is only as good as the foundation of the Bible and that foundation is merely a notion of fiction and fantasy.

Although "Alice In Wonderland" has its own truth within the confines of the book, that what is written there between its covers has true and specific meaning, it would be W R O N G to suggest that any of the characters had merit enough to discuss, (ad nausea,) as if they were real beings. They are not real beings and neither is God.

Jesus, God, and Allah, etc., are all as non-existing as Alice and the Queen of Hearts. There is no God. There is no Alice. The statement, "There is no God," is the right response to offer god-believers and it is the only response worth giving to a biblically derived question.

This is not Bible Study class... this is reality. We ought to keep that reality in the foreground and in clear focus. We need to continue recognizing the simplicity of reality and truth... that prayer has no power, that death is the end of life, and that there is no God.

The first four words of the Cu'ran have it right: "There is no God..." ...and once read, you can trash the rest of the book from there on without losing the best of what it has to offer. The same goes for the Bible - it has nothing of truth within its pages that merits a second look and that cannot be just as easily learned elsewhere. Read it if you haven't and judge for yourself. If you arrive on the last page thinking the book has told you the whole truth... think again. There is no God and there never has been.

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Answer 3

I am not athiest nor christian but I felt compelled to answer your question. I have had many conversations with athiests and christians alike and I have come to the realization that what needs to be done for those who cant stop (and i do mean cant because i cannot stop) believing in god is a simple incorporation of science into our/their beliefs. For example - the seven day theory - it is commonly said among us religious folks that we do not know what a day is for god - whether it is an hour, 24 hours, or 24 years. So who is to say that god didnt create the dinosaurs and they didnt die off before he created humans. I believe in evolution just as much as I believe in Adam and Eve (or Steve as I like to say) and their children. I believe that Adam and Eve were simply to Atoms and that they split and evolution took place to create what humans are today (after all the bible says that man was made in gods image but we know that god has no image that is seeable to the naked eye and we also know that atoms cant be seen without a microscope so theres a perfectly good explanation). Anyways what I am trying to say is that I would much rather read something that incorporated itself with my belief system (no matter how silly it sounds, if it sounds that silly and the science is something that can be proven maybe I will end up dismissing some part of my religious beliefs) than something that constantly insults me and my belief system.

Answer 4

Depends on the question being asked in a post.

Some questions deserve the response "there is no God," while others require a different response. I answer accordingly.

I'm not here be part of some greater collective, conforming to a certain way of speech.

My answers reflect the questions, and I don't see that changing anytime soon out of some misguided fear of becoming like someone else.

Answer 5

You pose an exceedingly sturdy question. in case you known Christ and you do the final you may, and ask forgiveness once you opt for it, in case you die earlier you have the possibility to be forgiven for stealing that cookie, it could not deliver you to hell. undergo in ideas, you known Christ, so whether you backslide, you will not lose your salvation, only rewards. no person, even a christian may be suitable each and all of the time, and God is conscious this very properly. yet undergo in ideas that your previous sins are all forgiven once you assert sorry. I could ask each and all of the time because of the fact i'm getting so annoyed now and returned with issues and human beings, and that i choose training to get on the stunning song. i don't think of that blunders would be overly emphasised. undergo in ideas, God is an exceedingly trustworthy and only choose. he will do suited via you on the judgement, as long as you save Christ close.

Answer 6

I usually just give the best witty statement i can give. I dont expect people to read my answers as if i am Nostradamus or something-I simply wish to make my point clear and have fun- and meet some rational people along the way

Answer 7

The proper terminology is not 'God did it', but rather, 'God allowed it to happen.' It is part of God's providence and divine nature.

Well I would count it at least civilized for you to prompt your fellow atheist to add a bit of reason to their arguments. Because if they do, it will most certainly lead to their questioning their own foundations if they're honest. Otherwise they're just going to continue living in their sinful lifestyle and bark that God does not exist...

My final thought is that the fact that many atheists do simply bark that God doesn't exist simply gives evidence to the bible being true where it says "The fool says in his heart 'there is no God'". Psalms 14:1...

How much more are those who say it out loud?

Answer 8

I can see the logic in what you suggest but there are always new fundies coming through who need to see "There is no god".

Don't forget that many atheists used to be fundies.
We need to keep telling it like it is.

"There is no god" is based in reality and we should not be ashamed to repeat it as often as we can whilst ever there are people who believe there are invisible guys in the sky.
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Answer 9

You have met or argued with very few Christians. The bible teaches and promotes the use of reason and so a Christian does not simply respond to a question or statement with "God Did It". This is one of the biggest stereotypes atheist seem to have and shows that even they though they think they are so enlighted that they know so little.

Answer 10

Agreed.