tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897143065671686552.post3710446105865565372..comments2024-03-12T14:33:09.540-04:00Comments on Souljournaler: Counterfeit Religions XVI: Agnosticism & AtheismAndy Piersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13181241759268781794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897143065671686552.post-50446769427571987332012-12-22T01:46:11.886-05:002012-12-22T01:46:11.886-05:00Andy - this is a great post. People like Freud, N...Andy - this is a great post. People like Freud, Nietzsche and Marx, as well as Dawkins, Harris, Dennett and other mainstream atheists like to say that without religion life for all would be so much better and advanced. I wonder if Dawkins and Harris have read their own forums lately. I'd like to ask them what they think of the vile, disgusting language and attacks on people to their forums that aren't atheists. Is that the kind of "better" they imagine? People hating other people because they don't agree with them? What if there was no religion? I guarantee they would still find some other reason to hate fellow man. Perhaps they would hate people that have more money than they do, or are better looking. They are just not happy people, and one can't help but think it's because they are atheists and live a nihilistic life. <br /><br />I can't imagine going through life thinking that when I die that's it. What a cold, pointless life to live. <br /><br />I would also be willing to bet that all agnostics and many atheists truly do believe in God, but are unwilling to admit it because it's not "cool" to be a theist. People will laugh at them and call them religious nut jobs or worse yet treat them like they themselves now treat theists. But when they lay down at night they pray silenty hoping God will understand them. I'd also be willing to bet that many of them as they get older will turn to Christianity. When they are younger they all say they aren't afraid of dying. All it will take is to see wrinkles on their face or sickness that comes with old age and they will start to think long and hard about how quickly their life has passed them by. Then the reality and finality of death when you're an atheist will be quite scary. <br /><br />Another thing that bothers me - Dawkins and Harris and others all seem to think that only atheists work to make the world a better place. Do they not realize there are Christian scientists, philosophers, doctors, engineers, factory workers, lawyers, artists and others all working to create a better life for all of mankind? Atheists don't have a strong hold on doing good things, in fact atheists often times do things that are good for them and don't care about fellow man. I read an article a couple days ago that said Christians donate 10 times more money and services to help out the less fortunate than do atheists. So I ask the Freuds, Marxes, Dawkins' and Harris' why is that so? How could the world be a better place if there were less people helping the less fortunate fellow mankind? I guess they would say "only the strong survive." Pretty scary if you ask me.Billfnoreply@blogger.com