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Trust me, I have no intention of changing the mind of atheists. It would take a power much greater than I to do that. My hope is that atheists would change their own minds through reason.

Ex-atheist, Lee Strobel said, "Essentially, I realized that to stay an atheist, I would have to believe that nothing produces everything; non-life produces life; randomness produces fine-tuning; chaos produces information; unconsciousness produces consciousness; and non-reason produces reason. Those leaps of faith were simply too big for me to take . . ."
 
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There are many different types of atheist but none some more hypocritical to me than the ones that ask everyone else to prove their own view when they cannot prove their own. They ask for evidence for God's existance I ask for evidence of naturalism.
 
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There are many different types of atheist but none some more hypocritical to me than the ones that ask everyone else to prove their own view when they cannot prove their own. They ask for evidence for God's existance I ask for evidence of naturalism.

I agree, there are many type of atheists, but the one's I've run across on these message boards are for the most part, militant atheists.
 
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I like to keep things simple. To me an atheist is one who does not accept the existence of God, fair enough? Atheism makes absolutely no sense to me. Every inanimate object known to man has a creator/designer behind it. The computer I'm using, the desk that it sets on, the chair that I set on. They just didn't pop into existence on their own. Everything has a designer behind it. Well, if all things have people designing them, then is it a far stretch to accept that all life has a designer/creator?
 
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LogusR, there is only one way into God's Kingdom, and it aint through any kind of Buddhism!

Never said otherwise. I just think if your atheist and became Buddhist, it is a peaceful way, regardless if its without Christ. I was just saying it wasn't disgraceful for an atheist to become Buddhist if I was in the atheist circle.
 
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LogusR, there is only one way into God's Kingdom, and it aint through any kind of Buddhism!
Boaz I think that he was referring to an Atheist. I don't think he's arguing that it is preferable to be a Buddhist than a Christian, I think he was stating tht if you are an Atheist at least a Buddhist Atheist is following what is supposed to be a peaceful philosophy.
 
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Boaz I think that he was referring to an Atheist. I don't think he's arguing that it is preferable to be a Buddhist than a Christian, I think he was stating tht if you are an Atheist at least a Buddhist Atheist is following what is supposed to be a peaceful philosophy.

Oh, I see. I think my A.D.D. is kicking in.:D
 
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Boaz I think that he was referring to an Atheist. I don't think he's arguing that it is preferable to be a Buddhist than a Christian, I think he was stating tht if you are an Atheist at least a Buddhist Atheist is following what is supposed to be a peaceful philosophy.

Keep in mind that just because someone is Atheist, doesn't make them a bad person.
 
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Keep in mind that just because someone is Atheist, doesn't make them a bad person.

But according to scripture, unless your "born-again," it doesn't matter how "good" you are, your still bad and condemned in God's eyes.

There was a certain young man who approached Jesus and in the Gospels we read:

"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." -Mt. 19:16-21 (KJV)

You can do everythting right, and be considered a "good person," and still be wrong.

In verse 22 we read:

"But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions."

I'm a good person God, I've never killed anybody, I've never stolen, I give to the needy, I haven't broken any laws.

And what a sad thing it will be to here the phrase:

"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me," -Mt. 7:23 (KJV)

Sad, truly sad.

God Bless

Till all are one.
 
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But according to scripture, unless your "born-again," it doesn't matter how "good" you are, your still bad and condemned in God's eyes.

There was a certain young man who approached Jesus and in the Gospels we read:

"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." -Mt. 19:16-21 (KJV)

You can do everythting right, and be considered a "good person," and still be wrong.

In verse 22 we read:

"But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions."

I'm a good person God, I've never killed anybody, I've never stolen, I give to the needy, I haven't broken any laws.

And what a sad thing it will be to here the phrase:

"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me," -Mt. 7:23 (KJV)

Sad, truly sad.

God Bless

Till all are one.

But according to scripture, unless your "born-again," it doesn't matter how "good" you are, your still bad and condemned in God's eyes.

DeaconDean, you are right on! However, this means nothing to atheists because they don't believe God exist. You are right, it's truly sad.
 
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But according to scripture, unless your "born-again," it doesn't matter how "good" you are, your still bad and condemned in God's eyes.

There was a certain young man who approached Jesus and in the Gospels we read:

"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." -Mt. 19:16-21 (KJV)

You can do everythting right, and be considered a "good person," and still be wrong.

In verse 22 we read:

"But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions."

I'm a good person God, I've never killed anybody, I've never stolen, I give to the needy, I haven't broken any laws.

And what a sad thing it will be to here the phrase:

"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me," -Mt. 7:23 (KJV)

Sad, truly sad.

God Bless

Till all are one.

I'm just saying that, here on Earth, atheists are not necessarily bad people because they are atheist. Besides, I think God would rather a peaceful and kind atheist over a malevolent one.
 
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I'm just saying that, here on Earth, atheists are not necessarily bad people because they are atheist. Besides, I think God would rather a peaceful and kind atheist over a malevolent one.

Thats it, keep raising those flags.

It doesn't matter what I think, or the next person thinks. It doesn't matter whether the next person thinks your a good person, or even if I think your a good person here on earth.

The important thing is still what does God think.

And withoout Jesus, it does not matter if your a "good atheist" or an "evil" one.

Your both equal in God's eyes.

And your both equally condemned.

But ask me how to escape this condemnation.

God Bless

Till all are one.
 
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