General opinions on atheism.

Not all religions hold up to truth, at least depending on the process and elements of the belief system. Any belief system has to have logical consistency, empirical adequacy and experiential relevance. The Judeo-Christian belief system is exclusive because it follows not only this level of coherence and continuity, but specifically addresses origin, condition, salvation and destiny. We know what life is like after death because we have the person of Jesus Christ. All these concepts make the Judeo-Christian belief system complete. The Atheist by virtue of not having anything from which to establish their definitions choose to simply discard the Torah or Bible as evidence and witness to its viability as evidence.

The Hindu Upanishad states nothingness is where life comes from, this is an incomplete system. Even Gautama Buddha used terms like heaven and hell even though in classical Buddhism it’s none-theistic. What this proves for all of us is a struggle to find person hood, a struggle to find relationships, a struggle to explain what is good and what is evil, as well as finding meaning.

Ask any Muslim and they will tell you that the Qur’an is word for word perfect (in only one language). The Muslim will say it’s a perfect revelation of Allah in the eye of a Muslim. They will affirm that again and again. That’s why no translation of the Qur’an will do justice in their estimation of the Qur’an, it is the perfect expression of Allah himself as dictated to Muhammad who recited it. Out-side of Allah there is nothing else, this does not account for origin, condition, salvation and destiny, consistently or coherently.

As far as science is concerned there isn't a reputable scientist in the professional field or in academics that has definitively or quantifiably defined origin. What science has discovered or will discover would have already existed. So unless science can transcend time they can't definitively define or account for origin.

The essence of the scientific method is empiricism, the acquisition of knowledge through the experiences of our senses. Science, then, does not begin with what is definitely known. Instead, it allows evidence, which must be interpreted, to lead the inquirer where it will.

Our scientific laws are simply the result of observed uniformities. If I let go of my car keys, they fall to the ground. This happens each time I drop them; so we theorize and construct the Law of Gravity. Although we accept this as a fact, it is not proved as such. Instead, we have reached a conclusion (or proposed a theory) by induction, not deduction. Induction is a philosophical term given to the process of using evidence to reach a wider conclusion: The evidence infers that your conclusion is the best explanation.

Logic demands that only deductive knowledge is strictly provable. To deduce something we must start with a truth ‘definitely known’ and then by the logical process of inference arrive at certain facts that bring us to a conclusion.

C.S. Lewis mentions about ethics, when a ship goes out to the high seas there are three questions it must answer, number one, why is it out there in the first place, number two how to keep from sinking and number three, how to keep from bumping into other ships.

The first questions answers essential ethics (why are we out here), the second answers individual ethics (how to keep from self destruction) and the third one answers social ethics (how to keep from bumping into one another).

Unless you really know why you’re out there in the first place keeping from bumping into one another is merely a secondary notion.

Objective moral values exist only if God exist. Objective moral values do exist therefore God exist (this is elementary logic). The Naturalist can say I don’t have to accept that, but out-side of God they aren’t able to anchor objective moral values, yet intuitively they know that some objective moral values can be so certain within their own mind. Yet, they are unable to anchor it, they then move away from it to try and come out with some other explanations, maybe a subjective notion of this.

When Ravi Zacharias was at the University Nottingham, a student said, there is too much evil in this world there cannot be a God. Ravi said to him, but sir, when you say there is such a thing as evil aren’t you assuming there is such a thing as good? Yes, said the student. Then Ravi said, when you say there is such a thing as good, aren’t you assuming there is a moral law and the basis from which to differentiate between good and evil?

The student struggled for a while and said, I will grant you that. Ravi continued by saying, when you say there is such a thing as a moral law aren’t you in some way assuming there is a moral law giver, because if there is no moral law giver there is no moral law, if there is not moral law there is no absolute good, if there is no good there is no evil what is your question, because you are trying to disprove the moral law giver.

The student stood stun for a minute and said what then am I asking you?

My view on athiesm is the same as my view of other religions: You have a right to your beliefs. You respect my right to my beliefs, I will respect your right to yours.

Hello, I'm an atheist and have been my entire life.Now I'm not going to get into the reasons why i'm an atheist because that would basically be describing my whole self, and who really has time for that? What I want to address is the general unappreciation towards atheists, our beliefs, and how we think. I feel as if (in America) every religion is openly accepted except for atheism. Now why am I calling atheism a religion? I classify religion as a set of beliefs on how the world or universe works. Under this definition, atheism is certainly a religion. Atheists simply don't take the generalstandpoint of supernatural forces driving life, and certainly do not believe in the selling point of almost every religion (promise of eternal life).


I think life is amazing and wonderful, and I do not feel the need to try to simplify this mysterious phenomena by accepting the teachings of any book written thousands of years ago (or thousands of days ago for that matter). I believe what I can experience or comprehend, not what I am told. Now, in no way do I attribute my way of thinking to any other atheists because frankly I have no idea how other people came about their beliefs. I do believe that everyone has the potential to be a good person, and that this goodness usually does not depend on religion.


Back to the topic, I want to say that being an atheist does not mean being bitter, angry, or unintelligent. It doesn't involve hating the world, being confused, or not taking care of yourself. It does not mean a lack of values, morals, or character. It means (for me)being at peace with how I see the world, andliving life to find my own happiness andfulfillment, while adhering to what I believe is right.I hope what I said was clear and I hope to see what other people think of atheism.


I know people may claim to accept everyone, but think about this. Now it is amazing enough that we have anAfrican American President. But imaginetheday when an atheist becomes president. Or for that matter, a non christian/catholic? I can't see it, can you?Haha and if we have had one in the last 100 years please correct me.

I just don't understand why people think that you have committed intellectual suicide just because one happens to believe in God. The one thing that no one seems to bring up is faith. That is crux of belief. While some think that faith is a crutch, I see it as hope. Hope that there is more to us than just getting by through this life for no reason at all. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. All people are given a choice as to believe or not to believe. I have found that many do not want to hear that because that freedom to choose takes away the ability to blame God for bad things that happen whether it be in the form of natural disasters, death, sickness, war, and other evil things that happen every day. I have also found that God is bigger than any questions we have and is fully able to answer those questions. He is God, he can handle it. Hopefully, I won't be completely sliced and diced because of this post. I am writing this in a spirit of peace.

First of all, to intentionally shut-out logic and reason, to whatever end, IS a form of intellectual suicide, even if it does make you feel better on the inside or sleep better at night. Second, hope, REAL hope, is to desire for things that have a remote possibility of happening in the real world, absent the logical possibility of somthing happening, then it's no longer hope, it's a pipedream, a fairytail, a bedtime story that we tell ourselves. Legalizing marijuana is a hope; the rapture is a pipedream.Third, nothing exists that is not seen or can at least be proven to be, by the scientific process of deduction, period! Fourth, if god is so much bigger than all of the questions the he left unanswered(nudge, nudge, wink, wink) then when is he gonna answer them? There's only space and opportunity, what's he waiting for? And as to your last statement about being "silced and diced", I don't want to do that to anyone; I do not want to destroy that which I seek tosave!I say what I say out of love for the human race in general and the American country in particular. I want so very much for us as a people to grow up and put away childish things and stop creating these nonexistent barriers between us like religion, race, political affiliation, and and economic status. Wake up America, it's time to awaken and make progress as a world civilization, 7 continents, one struggle, one love! Peace be unto you, cynamon68.

Why do we have to shut out logic and reasoning to believe in God? For me personally, science just confirms my belief. Just looking at all the evidence, dinosaurs, how the earth continually changes, how the earth came to be from nothing...I believe that it was not a huge cosmic gaffe. To address your question that if God is so much bigger than our unanswered questions and when will he answer them, I again have to rely on faith. In faith, I believe that God created our world. Whether it took him a literal 7 days or 7 billion years, I have to rely on faith that I don't understand God's time and space. My mind is finite. Faith takes up the slack that leaves me open to what is infinite. Peace to you blackprince11.

I'm glad that there are some poeple that think the way that you do, but I wish that people like you would challenge the people amongst you to ask questions and demand answers from the religious power structure that leads them blindly away from the light of wisdom and knowledge and towards the eternal sleep and intelectual death of religion! I'm not saying thatYOU don't challenge the people around YOU, because I don't know you, but it would be nice if more people who think like you would do that little piece of repair to our American Culture.

So what you are saying is that you would think more highly of Christians if they'd just act more like athiests? This is one of the things that gets my proverbial goat. By using phrases like "intellectual death" and "turning away from the light of wisdom"you seem to imply that thoseof religious faith are intellectually inferior to yourself.


That's not showing respect for another person's beliefs...... Did I pass any judgement on your beliefs?