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Too bad i couldn't care less about Atheism or what one atheist believes in. Its entirely there choice
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On Atheism:
Atheism is a false worldview, at the heart of which is the philosophical viewpoint there is no God (or gods). This viewpoint can be considered a religious belief because of two things:
It says something about the existence of God - a religious statement.
The atheist must believe there is no God; they cannot know there is no God. This is because knowing there is no God is a universal negative; to do so would require omniscience. The atheist would basically have to be God to know there is no God.
Therefore atheism is a belief ultimately based on a philosophical viewpoint, not on any evidence that God does not exist. Because of the faith required to hold that philosophical viewpoint, atheism has belief at its core, and atheists absolutely require faith to hold their belief. Atheists generally don't like to have it pointed out to them that their atheism is faith based and will often strongly deny it, even when it's clearly explained. This is reflected in the book title Off SiteYou Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think. Atheism takes more misguided faith than they care to admit, and more faith than it takes to believe that God does exist, as is made clear in the book Off SiteI Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. Quite simply, Christianity is far more rational than atheism. The book Off SiteChristianity for Skeptics puts atheism in perspective:
Atheism is a journey without a destiny, a body without a soul, a religion without reason, life without meaning, a faith without hope, and a universe without God.
Apart from just being a false religious worldview, atheism can also at times be considered a false religion, especially when it takes the form of vehement antitheism. There are several varieties or degrees of atheism, which lie outside the scope of this listing. Atheism is also listed in the Glossary. See Off SiteCARM's Atheism section for more information, including several videos, or Off SiteRandy Bailey's story of abandoning atheism to accept Jesus Christ as his saviour. He writes:
The greatest truth that I have learned since I have "come home" again, is that all of the arguments and debates in defense of an atheistic worldview exist for one sole purpose: justification of sin. The reality is that, although I wanted to present my atheism as the result of learned, intellectual inquiry, the reality was that I - just as all atheists do - was defending my choice of refusing God and living a sinful lifestyle.
Bless you and may the day when you may wake up and turn to the right belief
In my biology course there is a section on evolution. Part of what is in it is about what Darwin observed. The other part makes some ridiculous claims.
"Almost everyone accepts that evolution took place"
"It is important to understand that there is no contradiction between any of the worlds major religions and evolution"
It also tells us about the evolution of " The height of horse" and uses this as an example to prove evolution.
The whole topic makes it come across that evolution is fact. No mention of ID. I don't live in America and there is no seperation of church and state or anything..
So is there any chance I'd be able to get an exception ???
