Question to Christians AND Atheists..?
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Amen. I couldn't have said it better myself, Christian here.  I believe why not let the other person believe, think what they want, I never push Religion on anyone.  If they act interested or curious, I let them lead me into the discussion.  And I try my hardest to be polite, but I do have my days, I think every one does now and then.
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I think most of us are pretty good at spotting the good guys from the trolls. There are Christians who think it must be impossible for an atheist to be friends with a Christian but I've plenty of Christian friends and they're only making a comment about themselves. I always really appreciate courteous questions and answers from people who don't hold the same worldview as me, and that includes yours. Peace to you.
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Have to love christians - follow god or you will suffer for eternity. Please, give us a break with all of your religious crap. Nothing like trying to scare people into believeing something.
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I'm not an atheist, however I would like to add my two cents. I don't label all atheist as hating my faith (Christians) However a lot on here are more apt to bash Christianity than anything else.
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Wow! That is a very well thought out question. I guess the best way to answer that is to say that you have to go on faith. We all believe differently. Unfortunately we were not there when the authors of the Bible were doing their thing. We can talk to God. But, it is difficult to be sure of his response. If we get one at all. Its all in what you believe.
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God answers prayers of those people that have gotten right with God and have God first in their heart, Its a relationship. Signs of existance hmmmm how about us and the earth. Or do you think this was an accident, the human body is so complex it cant be just by chance!Have lots of doubts about God, Jesus, or the Bible? Most people who think about this do wonder "How do I know that what the Bible says is true?" At ---, we think that this is an excellent question deserving an excellent answer, and that's what we provide in our "Facts Behind the Faith" seminar. Contrary to what you may have heard, God doesn't ever expect us to have "blind faith." He has always proven what He has said, and He's done that conclusively. The only thing that separates Christianity from every other religion is that it can PROVE what it says to be true. No other religion can. We can prove logically, scientifically, and archaeologically that God must exist, that the Bible is directly from God, that Jesus was God's Son, and even that He rose from the dead. Sound impossible? Then you owe it to yourself to force us to prove it. We guarantee that you'll be amazed at what you learn, and you deserve PROOF. Let us give you some  Go to this site and check out the simnars
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Who would want to wait to find out?\n\nFor answers that make sense, click here...\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/
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"There is something borderline arrogant about Christians saying Atheists do not like the hard work it takes to be a true believer."\n\nPerhaps you dont understand what Christians are saying. Scripture states that our faith has nothing to do with us. It is a free gift from God. No hard work involved.\nI would agree that Christians can be arrogant. And selfish. And just about any other negative label you care to apply. In short, Christians are sinful people. But, people who live in the forgiveness given freely through faith in Christ.
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The bible really doesn't touch upon that, interesting question.\n\nWhile i'm personally an atheist, i've spent most of my life as a christian, and the thing to remember is that you shouldn't take it literally, you should take it figuratively. While i don't agree with it as a source of knowledge, if interpreted as a behavioural code, it's mostly alright.
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You have yet to "prove" the Bible and it's message is false.\nAnd i as a believer will not honor your request untill you and your fellow atheists stop posting in the religion and spirituality area.\n\nIf you truly don't believe then why do you come here over and over?
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It's funny how the way you see a situation depends on what side of it you are on. For example, many atheist believe that christians are insecure in their faith and as a result feel the need to get as many people in the world to also believe. Kind of a safety in numbers thing. It's interesting to see the same arguement being made from the other side.\n\nThat being said, I don't think it is accurate to claim that non-christians are critical of christians. It's more accurate to say that some non-christians are critical of christians, other aren't. Some Christians are critical of non-christians, other aren't.  It's just a fact of human nature. Some are more critical, others aren't. Unfortately, it's the ones who are critical that are heard most often.
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I agree.  quoting the bible or something is not valid as evidence for people who dont believe.  I only quote it when asked about it.\n\nAgree with you.\n\nHow about the question about noah's ark?  That was answered with all science, perfectly by a Christian. This is how we should answer non believers, like "ILoveJesus" lady did.\n\nhttp://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhDhtQPisFZHWxrMoTU6HW7AFQx.?qid=20061123154534AAR0ZO2\n\nthat was well done!  check it out!\n\ndavid
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Atheist, you in your comment show you are as bad as they are.  They have the right to believe whatever they want and to say whatever they want no matter how hurtful.  Be we have the right to report them for it and not giving them power over us by letting their ignorance hurt us.
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I'm atheist and I don't think it makes sense at all when christians say I'm going to hell because of it.\n\nI did not "reject" the notion of god or heaven or hell... I just came to that conclusion based on my own critical thinking, my own reading (yes both holy text and scientific text alike) and rationalizing. Is god, if he exists, really going to punish me for all eternity for doing nothing wrong, other than using my own intelligence to come to a conclusion? If christians and muslims really are right about atheists going to hell simply because we simply honestly do not believe in god/heaven/hell, then god, if he exists, really is cruel.
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I think that a good portion of the Christians who ask and answer questions on this site seem to have bias. Which is fine, if they're asking a question that pertains to their religion. It stops making sense once they ask the 'non-believers' if we'll 'enjoy going to hell' and other such non-questions. But, I'll have to agree with you. Most of the Christan asked questions about the non-believers usually claim a close minded answer the 'best'. Which leads me to believe that they're just looking to justify their own opinions among their heard and are not actually looking to learn about how other people view the world. Thus leading me to the conclusion that people like that shouldn't bother wasting their question points on things like that. :)
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My whole family is christian, but at the moment i consider myself atheist. No one knows about it because i know my family would most likely be upset with me or disapointed. But honestly, at the moment i'm trying to find myself and figure out what i want to do with the rest of my life.. I highly doubt i will stay an atheist forever.
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I am Christian and I recognize everyone believes in God. Even atheists, but they believe themselves god in a different way than theists think of God.\n\nHowever, some people may believe in a false God. Couldn't that be true?\n\nSo you are correct in that it is a great starting point to springboard into the truth of Jesus Christ being God.\n\nthanks for the question.