They mostly say they don't care if we believe in God, they just don't like to be labeled as doubters ...because they feel we are the biggest doubters, in not believing in evolution.
Evolution is perhaps the biggest argument frequented in any discussion about how we got here. And trust me, I'm not trying to take your twenty dollars. We'll both need as much sense as we can get if any of us are going to get anywhere.
In discussions on this topic, the evolutionists are usually the ones who depart most from Occam's razor ...and no, not all of them have beards, though they do often take the appearance of philosophers. And they do attempt to go on ...and on, trying to provide an overwhelming and abundance of evidence.
But, that's okay, I don't feel Occam's razor is a valid principle enough to cover all topics ...so why even state it as sufficient to mention at all. We know there are times to simply approach things, and for other situations complexity is a necessity. How do we know when to apply which? Well, we don't always know. But, God knows ...and God is both simple and complex.
God could give us all the complex facts, yet His goal is not to overwhelm us ...it is to communicate with us. And He did that rather simply by sending us His Son ...Jesus.
One proclaimed atheist said that Jesus used to be his hero. He saw Jesus as kind to everyone ...and he admired the stance that Jesus took in not bending to peer pressure, not tolerating cruelty, and not bowing to tyranny.
Yes, he felt Jesus was great ...but, Christians are too judgmental, and their view of sin places too much of a burden on people. And it seems unfair why God doesn't intervene ...being all-knowing, all-powerful, and everywhere present. Why does He have so much power, yet we have the mentally ill ...terminally ill ...deadly diseases ...and all forms of violence and suffering??
Why doesn't God eliminate evil?
We ask that, yet we also say we oppose all this overabundance of punishment, especially the view of eternal punishment.
Seems like a lot of criticism and emotion spent on someone they say they don't believe in ...sort of seems a little like the Abbott& Costello routine.
Then ...for those who feel it's fine that we believe in God, they mostly say, just don't infringe upon or push our views upon them. They also say they understand we are just weak, and we need to believe ...to keep our hope alive.
Weak, is what I consider any argument that says that something can come from nothing ...while ignoring everything spiritual which would explain it. The physical laws help us understand what God put in motion for our benefit ...but, those laws do not explain how we first came into existence.
One source praised science, with the assertion that it does not discriminate ...that it knows what it knows. But, I must assert that though you may feel that science does not discriminate ...those who selectively publish and distribute it do.
Reading another reference, a historian stated that there are 2,870 recorded deities. Further, he stated that as a proclaimed atheist he is not that much different than a Christian. He said a Christian believes there are 2,869 false deities ...and he only believes there is one more fraud, completing the full list. A very clever way of stating that ...but, of no substance.
The Multi-State Lottery Association has a game called Powerball ...which recently reached 1.5 billion dollars. Countless more than 2,870 people played the lottery, with hopes to win ...thinking perhaps they could then live like a deity. But, you couldn't just say you won ...you had to produce a winning ticket, and three people did this. Yes, only three were the big winners. Many more were likely whiners.
And yes, of the 2,870 deities ...well, I only believe in three. Yet, the three are One (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). The difference is, we can all be winners.
But, it cost more than 1.5 billion to purchase eternity, where there will be no more of that suffering ---the kind many of you say an all-powerful Supreme Being would not allow ---and it will not exist in that place reserved for eternity. The cost has already been paid, by the death of Jesus.
So, if and when you perchance blame God, remember that He sent His Son ...with full knowledge that He would be tormented, violently beaten, and crucified. Afterwards many of the apostles were also crucified ...and today, many die as they proclaim their love of Jesus. Our all-powerful, all-knowing God has not stopped it ...but, He will.
You want to choose not to believe ...you will not be forced to think otherwise. And most of you insist upon that freedom. The fact that you are voicing your concern, and perhaps disagreeing with me ...proves you want a choice. And it also proves you are not a robot ...and you do exist, and are here. Like I said, keep your twenty bucks.
But, the reason this earth is not like the heaven you may think it should be (which may be one of your biggest grievances against believing in God) ...is because the choice does exist. And it is not just the choice of a peaceful atheist, or an arrogant Christian ...the choice also exists for the violent tyranny, the angry terrorist, and the violent crime in your neighborhood.
If we asked for God to eliminate all evil ...we either would be robots without choice, or we may all have at that point wished for our own demise. We all probably struggle with that little evil and that little good ...the departure, and those back and forth inconsistent choices. Ebb and flow, crest and trough ...all natural to the cycle of life. But, some things are more than cycles ...they are progressions. And if we travel away from what God has directed for us ...we are simply exercising our freedom of choice, and the distance becomes that very separation of which is called sin. Yet, let us also be careful not to blame the existence of choice ...we all want it.
Now, we must decide whether we want Him.
Yes, he felt Jesus was great ...but, Christians are too judgmental, and their view of sin places too much of a burden on people. And it seems unfair why God doesn't intervene ...being all-knowing, all-powerful, and everywhere present. Why does He have so much power, yet we have the mentally ill ...terminally ill ...deadly diseases ...and all forms of violence and suffering??
Why doesn't God eliminate evil?
We ask that, yet we also say we oppose all this overabundance of punishment, especially the view of eternal punishment.
Seems like a lot of criticism and emotion spent on someone they say they don't believe in ...sort of seems a little like the Abbott& Costello routine.
Then ...for those who feel it's fine that we believe in God, they mostly say, just don't infringe upon or push our views upon them. They also say they understand we are just weak, and we need to believe ...to keep our hope alive.
Weak, is what I consider any argument that says that something can come from nothing ...while ignoring everything spiritual which would explain it. The physical laws help us understand what God put in motion for our benefit ...but, those laws do not explain how we first came into existence.
One source praised science, with the assertion that it does not discriminate ...that it knows what it knows. But, I must assert that though you may feel that science does not discriminate ...those who selectively publish and distribute it do.
Reading another reference, a historian stated that there are 2,870 recorded deities. Further, he stated that as a proclaimed atheist he is not that much different than a Christian. He said a Christian believes there are 2,869 false deities ...and he only believes there is one more fraud, completing the full list. A very clever way of stating that ...but, of no substance.
The Multi-State Lottery Association has a game called Powerball ...which recently reached 1.5 billion dollars. Countless more than 2,870 people played the lottery, with hopes to win ...thinking perhaps they could then live like a deity. But, you couldn't just say you won ...you had to produce a winning ticket, and three people did this. Yes, only three were the big winners. Many more were likely whiners.
And yes, of the 2,870 deities ...well, I only believe in three. Yet, the three are One (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). The difference is, we can all be winners.
But, it cost more than 1.5 billion to purchase eternity, where there will be no more of that suffering ---the kind many of you say an all-powerful Supreme Being would not allow ---and it will not exist in that place reserved for eternity. The cost has already been paid, by the death of Jesus.
So, if and when you perchance blame God, remember that He sent His Son ...with full knowledge that He would be tormented, violently beaten, and crucified. Afterwards many of the apostles were also crucified ...and today, many die as they proclaim their love of Jesus. Our all-powerful, all-knowing God has not stopped it ...but, He will.
You want to choose not to believe ...you will not be forced to think otherwise. And most of you insist upon that freedom. The fact that you are voicing your concern, and perhaps disagreeing with me ...proves you want a choice. And it also proves you are not a robot ...and you do exist, and are here. Like I said, keep your twenty bucks.
But, the reason this earth is not like the heaven you may think it should be (which may be one of your biggest grievances against believing in God) ...is because the choice does exist. And it is not just the choice of a peaceful atheist, or an arrogant Christian ...the choice also exists for the violent tyranny, the angry terrorist, and the violent crime in your neighborhood.
If we asked for God to eliminate all evil ...we either would be robots without choice, or we may all have at that point wished for our own demise. We all probably struggle with that little evil and that little good ...the departure, and those back and forth inconsistent choices. Ebb and flow, crest and trough ...all natural to the cycle of life. But, some things are more than cycles ...they are progressions. And if we travel away from what God has directed for us ...we are simply exercising our freedom of choice, and the distance becomes that very separation of which is called sin. Yet, let us also be careful not to blame the existence of choice ...we all want it.
Now, we must decide whether we want Him.
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