08-17-2015, 11:30 AM
(08-17-2015, 11:23 AM)gstanford Wrote:(08-17-2015, 11:09 AM)SickBeast Wrote:(08-17-2015, 10:59 AM)gstanford Wrote:BoFox Wrote:Gstan's desire to wipe out all "non-atheists" off the face of Earth simply shows that he's tempted to be their "god", either by forcing them to believe his own beliefs, or by terminating those who refuse to agree.
No, I have never said any such thing! Quote me! (you won't be able to)
On the other hand religious type routinely attempt to oppress and wipe-out non-believers............
Well according to this only 2 to 8 percent of the people on earth are "non-believers":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism
I guess 92%+ of the world's population has it wrong.
No they are frightened of being oppressed and discriminated against. It's easier for them to pretend to believe even if they don't.
Look, you need to look at this objectively. You could be right, there may indeed be no "God", at least perhaps not in the form that any of the religions on earth believe. However, there is also the chance that one of the world's religions is "right". From my own perspective and knowledge, Christianity is the religion with the best chance of being "right". I'm not going to pretend that my beliefs are better than yours, all I'm saying is that either one of us could be right. You can't just blindly believe that your belief system is the be all and end all and all the other religions are bunk.
I was an atheist when I was much younger. I am much more comfortable and happy being a Christian. Christianity is a very comforting religion when you have to confront difficult things in life like the death of someone you care about. It feels so empty when you don't believe in God or any type of afterlife.