Believers: Are atheists God's children? Does he love atheists? If we're 'good', do we burn anyway?????
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We're all going to hell! I'll see ya there... It will be so much fun! :-)
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Not necessarily, I know some very compassionate caring atheists. Unfortunately many deny God either from bad experiences with religon or the cunning of human philosophies but not believing in God does not make you a bad person by default.
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I know there is a God. I didn't arrive at this conclusion by my intellect, for human intelligence is limited. Give up on trying to figure everything out, for common sense itself should tell you that you can't know or understand everything. This is not a matter of the head, but of the heart. Ask yourself this: "If God is the truth, do I really want to know the truth?" Our sinfulness makes us afraid of a holy and righteous God who we feel must demand an accounting of us His creatures. Atheists say they don't believe in God, but I don't believe in atheists. If they don't believe in God, then who are they so mad at? They claim wisdom and knowledge and call believers simple, but I see atheists as being extremely smallminded and limited. Did atoms and microbes not exist until some human came along who was smart enough to detect them? How small these people's reality must be! How futile and pointless their existence! I commend you for at least being openminded enough to ask? How foolish it is to think that one's ignorance is evidence! Thanks for not being that way, wisdom is not beyond the grasp of one such as yourself. There is a God; He is beyond human comprehension; He is absolutely holy, righteous, and frightfuly just. His awesome majesty and power is terrifying and he is completely unapproachable by vile, prideful humans. Remember I said that it is our innate sense of this reality that drives some to deny His existense out of fear of the truth. They can't face themselves and their guilt, and they can't face a righteously angry, holy, and just God whom they rightly think will demand retribution of them. What they don't understand is that this same God is also infinitely loving, kind, gracious and merciful, and that He paid the penalty for their sins and removed their guilt which was keeping them from Him. How? He gave us His only begotten Son Jesus Christ who took our sins and guilt upon his holy and innocent self and was put to death so that we may go free. Believe this, make claim to it as a FREE GIFT from God, confess it to Him and to others, then walk in peace from now on with Him, always trusting Jesus' sacrifice as your justification in God's eyes, not your own merit. Then keep on learning more of Him and growing spiritually.><>Sir Brian
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I am an atheist and I am as flawed as any human being is. I have made mistakes, and I will continue to make mistakes, because human beings are imperfect. I strive to be the best that I have in thought, word and deed, because my principles are important to me.  I try hard not to hurt others. I am not the best person in the world and I am not the worst. \n\nI don't believe that I am by nature sinful, because I don't believe in sin the way Christians do. I am not inherently bad because I am human.\n\nThat doesn't mean I can spot and change what is wrong with me myself. I need plenty of help in adhering to my principles, but I don't get that help simply by asking God for it. I have to change my behavior. Name calling ("arrogant" ) is not changing my behavior. It is simply playing "one up" on people so that the writer doesn't have to look at his own behavior.
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Theoretically, if they are saying the phrases you describe then they are not actually atheists. how can someone you don't believe in damn anything? Seriously I don't get especially annoyed by this one thing that atheists do but there are other things such as being illogical and pigheaded which usually bother me more!!
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Are they atheists if their God is money?\nFood for thought!!
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Haven't you heard we already have him.\nhe has been our guest now for the last two weeks.\nWe could not tell you because of all the do gooder's out there who might wanna check up on his health.\nlet us reassure you he is fine and feeling very repentant at the bad things he has done in the past. and he has also denounced his religion in favor of becoming an Atheist.\nJust a few points For the Do gooders Out there.\nTrust me his toe nails and finger nails have been replaced through medical means. Unfortunately his Testicles were lost during an intense electro therapy session we endeavoring to locate them for him as we speak. let me assure those people who are worried for he is well. and will be released soon.
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yes, atheist are the super power, the almighty, the great minds, the amazing lords, the Divine, the "I make my own path."\n\nIn case you don't know I'm being sarcastic just to prove my point. Look around you. True believers are just, compassionate, humble, and show this simply by doing what is right--yes you will say: who is to say what is right? when you have to hide anything you already know. So never be a liar in your belief as long as it is just, compassionate, humble and chances are you will be right. If not, just ask yourself, what would Jesus have done?\n\nSo, it's not only atheist but fake believers(and there are more of those than there are atheists) that have created this world, and don't blame G-- for it.
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Maybe a slight god-complex. But, your main boggle is an over developed sense of satire. We atheists do not have a problem with this condition. However, the sheeple are most likely helplessly confused. Keep up the good work. LOL :)\nOh, and thanks for all the points recently. Muchas gracias! ;)
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yaayyyy!!!!! finally!! thank u soo much...\ni'm an atheist.. but i'm getting so sick when people keep insulting Islam and Muslim.. we a re all human being.. what u believes is ur problem and ur mind!! christians, buddhist, muslim or anything... some of them are good people and some of them are bad people.. so what??
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Atheist here (agnostic if considered deism and other non interventionist beings)\n\nI don't know why people answer whats' not being asked, if you don't feel like playing, why answer with something else?\n\nWell, if we are talking about the christian god, according to the belief, he already knows what's on my heart.\n\nAnyway, I am atheist because I am being honest with me and everyone around me. To say "I believe in god" would be a lie and I'd be an hypocrite.\n\nIf I have to give explanations to god, all I'd tell is "I honestly didn't believe you existed and I made a mistake", no further explanations needed. I'm sure that I live a moral life and I wouldn't feel like "excusing" me as if I've done something wrong.\n\nBye\n\nEDIT:\nI just saw what you proposed in another question: "People want to ease their conscience of sin by convincing themselves that there is no God."\n\nThat's a false assumption since I doubt you know what are everyone's motivations to do so. Does your religion allow you to judge people without proper knowledge?
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Umm you say: " I would never ask something so.... "  but you did.  \n\nYou say we will blame all of the evil on Richard Dawkins (it is Richard Dawson on the game show)  but you are wrong here too.  We are each accountable for our own actions, not that of another.  This is why there are no "family plans" to get to heaven.  \n\nJust what is a "super atheist anyway?  Sounds like some one that does not believe in someone that does not believe in GOD.  \n\nHe may not believe GOD exist...but God does know he exist and God will arrange for a face to face meeting someday.
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Yes,Christians are to love all people, just as God loves them.\n   Atheists know our beliefs,and we are only doing more harm than good by constantly harping on them.They know where we stand,and we know where they stand. If there is any hope at all of changing their minds(though they have made it quite clear we can't change their minds) we have to be more tolerant and understanding with our questions and answers,not to mention a lot more respectful of their decision.\n   Atheists should likewise give Christians the same consideration. They get angry when we qoute Bible scriptures in our answers,but they have to realize that the Word of God is where we get our faith,beliefs and inspiration.
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We are ALL born atheist, that is "without belief in gods".  That's called "implicit atheism".  Even if we're programmed to "search" for something to worship (which I highly doubt, by the way), we BEGIN without any actual knowledge of deities.  We are, by default, without belief and therefore atheistic.
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atheist are fools!!\n\nthat's what the bible says about them. \n\nThe fool says in his heart, "There is no God." (Psalm 53:1) and this is said again in Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."\n\nit's not a matter of intelligent design, it's foolish not to believe in God the Lord Almighty.\n\nif you say that atheist believe what they see, then what Paul wrote in Romans is true...\n\nFor although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.(Romans 1:21-23)\n\nindeed, 'Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools'\n\nlook...you atheist, you can not see the air but that does not stop you from breathing. so, stop this foolishness. you perceive the air and you breathe...perceive also that God exists and believe.\n\nTake heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? (Psalm 94:8)\n\nIn the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. (Acts 17:30)
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There are good people in all walks of life. Some of the most honest, trustworthy people I have known have been atheists \n\nReligion does not make you good unless you think you are bad already and need to change for the good.
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Be sure you understand the meaning of the term Atheist.  Atheists generally denouonce the existance of any type of superior diety.  I myself am Agnostic, I am comfortable with the idea that I'm not sure what happened, what will happen, why things are.  I tend to follow the current scientific theories (note the term theory).  Science is continually improving upon itself, realizing that very few things can be proven as fact.  Science often corrects previous assumptions of many things, a few hundred years ago, the world was flat, and the Earth was the center of the universe...tell someone that now and youll get looked at like you didnt make it through Kindergarten.  My opinion on the beginning of time, the "first" human and what not tends to follow the theroy of evolution as it can be demonstrated in everday life, however through out my travels toplaces that i would rather not have gone, I have fouond little evidence for an all powerful and caring god as I watched my friend burn alive while his wife, daughter, and future son were waiting his return home in less than one month.  Sorry.....those are some of my thoughts, I am not a violent man, and I live a very moral life, however, I don't believe in God....but on the same hand, I would be open to believe if I had ever seen any evidence of him/her, I firmly accept the fact that I don't know.