Religion

Spoken like an individual who hasn't done one ounce of investigation for himself.

'Proof' is a subjective term, as defined by Webster's. Whether not something is considered "proof" is totally up to the individual. It's all just evidence, and each has to make up his own mind. There have been libraries of books compiled and written on the evidence for God and for the identity of Jesus of Nazareth. Two of the best I've seen so far are The Case for Faith and The Case for Christ, both written by a former atheist named Lee Strobel.

For the record, I usually point to science for the strongest evidence of the existence of God, not the Bible.

 

Awesome books. I'd recommend any serious atheist to read The Case for Christ. Not necessarily to change their minds but to stop using shallow, untrue reasons for rejecting God. They might learn a thing or two, I'd say.

 

It is nice to see someone talking about the Bible that actually knows something about it. Rare breed these days. Thank you.

 

No.

Fascinating question! They don't have such attributes as character & motive any more than, say, electricity does. Positives & negatives, yes, but not in the sense of one being good & the other bad. The Chinese idea of Yin & Yang is a good parallel. It's my OWN character & motive that concerns me, as it should.

 

No, not at all. The dichotomy between words & behavior was a fairly constant source of discomfort for me though, even painful. The best analogy I can think of is that of being stuck in a suit of clothes that fit all wrong--nothing matches up, you're miserably uncomfortable, you can't move properly. This discomfort made me long to understand: What is truth, & how can I know if I find it?

The search story is too long to tackle right now, but I will say I tried much harder to find truth within Christianity than outside of it.

 

Thanks so much BigV, for explaining that so eloquently! So many people completely misunderstand this. Is the existence of God--any God--necessary for moral & ethical standards? Absolutely not! The universe is loaded with "natural laws"--such as the laws of physics. Likewise, there are natural consequences to our behaviors in our social interactions.

 

Bump for hasbeens.

Several posts in here by Miss_Tery imply atheists are smarter than Christians, please delete each. I also think that Miss_Tery's repeated spelling and grammar lessons qualify as "sniping".

 

Done.

 

The underscore is long gone. Interesting that some of the latest posts dispute arguments to which there was no logical answer. But then there never is about religion.