If you're an atheist, that is, of course, your right.
It stands to reason that I'm right.
Whether you just don't like the Abrahamic God, or you think the idea of a creator is bunk, that's all well and good.
I make no distinction between any of the gods, but since this is a Christian site it is usually the Abrahamic God that is in question here, you see Christians do not tend to question the validity of all the other gods, they are atheistic and indifferent toward them in the same way as us atheists.
I'm convinced that God is real. Moreover, I'm convinced that Jesus was a zombie and that he was God Incarnate. I've given my beliefs a great deal of examination and went through a period where I was an atheist. Most atheists I know have no problem with that.
I dont have a problem with that either.
I do know some atheists, though, and I know a lot of atheists on this forum, who have a problem with blind faith in God. I have to ask, why?
Because poor judgement is a by-product of blind faith.
Why would you try to 'convert' someone to atheism?
I wouldn't.
I'm not trying to shut you up, I'm genuinely curious. From a theistic standpoint, conversion makes sense, because there is a benefit to those who know and believe the truth, and therefore a moral imperative on the part of believers to spread it. But most atheists (that I know)do not advocate or preach atheism.
From an A-theistic standpoint, conversion makes sense, because there is a benefit to those who know and believe the truth, and therefore a moral imperative on the part of non-believers to spread it.
What does an atheist get out of spreading atheism?
The satisfaction of "saving" someone from delusion I guess. I don't know because I don't advocate atheism.
Religion helps many people get through their daily struggles. It helps those who would otherwise give in to existentialism or despair find purpose. It comforts the grieving in a way that pure science tends not to.
That is one reason why I support religion, another reason is because some Christians have admitted to me that they would very likely commit immoral acts if it wasn't for their religion preventing them from doing so.
What possible purpose is there for convincing someone God isn't real?
Even if you were correct (which I don't believe, but let's pretend), at best you would be like a playground bully who tells another kid that his imaginary friend isn't real.
Its not bullying behavior to bring people back to reality.
Being correct doesn't make that a good thing to do, and it certainly doesn't make it a nice thing to do.
Uncomfortable truths are not nice, but they are better than consoling lies.
Moreover, convincing someone God isn't real doesn't have any of the benefits of dissuading someone from believing in an imaginary friend. You can't function in society while talking about your imaginary friend; you can while talking about God.
That is because when a few people suffer from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. Extraordinary claims are more acceptable when a cult becomes of a religion.
Eventually, at some early point in life, a schoolboy will learn that his friend is not real, and you could make the argument that the earlier, the better. That is not true of religion. It is not inevitable, or even particularly likely, that a given man will "grow out of" his religion.
After 30 years as a Christian, I am proof a man can "grow out of" his religion.
And why should he? As I said before, it gives one solace and comfort. Why try to take that away from him?
I dont know any atheists who want to take away a theists comfort blanket.
. It's just that since it had the word atheist in it, I thought it was just an anti-religious group.
