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Originally posted by RJHindsI simply cannot understand the atheistic motivations. I can somewhat understand the agnostics, not knowing for sure either way, leaving the possibility open, no great motivation for them to try to convince the world of their belief or lack thereof. The atheists, however, feel that they can authoritatively state that there is no higher power, and they feel they must convince the entire world of the correctness of their assertions. This puzzles me, in that why should they care what others believe? By what supreme knowledge can they categorically determine that there is no God? The fact they have not sought him, and therefore have not found him, does not imply that he is not there.
What do you guys think about this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BEIWjjUCPM
Originally posted by CLL53There is strength in numbers. The more people he can get to believe his nonsense and go along with him the more arrogant and powerful he feels about his false belief.
I simply cannot understand the atheistic motivations. I can somewhat understand the agnostics, not knowing for sure either way, leaving the possibility open, no great motivation for them to try to convince the world of their belief or lack thereof. The atheists, however, feel that they can authoritatively state that there is no higher power, and they feel th ...[text shortened]... they have not sought him, and therefore have not found him, does not imply that he is not there.
Originally posted by divegeesterOr maybe he's bright enough to see the trinity for what it truly is and since all the big churches teach it and say it is a truth, he has come to the conclusion it's all lies.
Maybe he doesn't believe in the trinity.
Originally posted by CLL53Rubbish!
The atheists, however, feel that they can authoritatively state that there is no higher power, and they feel they must convince the entire world of the correctness of their assertions. .
Originally posted by CLL53I simply cannot understand the theistic motivations. I can somewhat understand the agnostics, not knowing for sure either way, leaving the possibility open, no great motivation for them to try to convince the world of their belief or lack thereof. The theists, however, feel that they can authoritatively state that there is a higher power, and they feel they must convince the entire world of the correctness of their assertions. This puzzles me, in that why should they care what others believe? By what supreme knowledge can they categorically determine that there is a God? The fact they have sought him, and therefore have found him, does not imply that he is there.
I simply cannot understand the atheistic motivations. I can somewhat understand the agnostics, not knowing for sure either way, leaving the possibility open, no great motivation for them to try to convince the world of their belief or lack thereof. The atheists, however, feel that they can authoritatively state that there is no higher power, and they feel th ...[text shortened]... they have not sought him, and therefore have not found him, does not imply that he is not there.