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Originally Posted by greazzer
I don’t think so. I have simply accepted the fact that some people will deny God. The reason(s) why a person denies God are probably numerous. Do I think any of those reasons are "good" or "valid"? No. One can preach and preach all day, but if someone wants to refuse the Good News from our Savior, then so be it. I cannot change someone who does not want to be changed so to speak. The Scriptures, history, nature ... pick one, as they all point conclusively to the existence of God. If someone wants to bury his or her head in the sand and simply say that nothing thus far that has ever existed in the entire universe has even remotely suggested to him or her that God truly exists, then that person can say as he or she wishes. Are they wrong? Yes. Should that deter Christians from spreading the Good News? No. Remember, many folks denied Jesus during his time on earth. For the atheist, let's assume that all the Miracles which Jesus performed on earth actually occurred. Those miracles still didn't convince some folks. So, the atheist 2,000 years later wants signs of miracles to believe now? Get real. Although no one knows when the End of Times will occur, but when Jesus does come back, I suspect that those who do not believe and those who made such clever comments will be in an awkward position. I hope to witness that ... it will be better than reading comments on the PP open forum by the super clever folks. I wonder if their knees will bend then?
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to "deny" god is to refuse to admit he exists. The word "admit" does not belong, deny is the incorrect way to refer to people who do not have the same belief system as you.
For someone to deny, the connotation is that they are in the wrong, that something exists that they refuse to give to someone else, or refuse to accept, but its existence is assumed.
Claiming that athiests deny god is the words of a person who assumes god exists. An athiest doesn't deny, there is nothing
to deny. For me, there is no such thing as god, and I find it presumptuous that a myriad of religions claim that an all powerful humanoid being is responsible for something the size and age of this world, and the universe in general.
There are natural wonders, but for you they are evidence of a god, and for me they are simply natural wonders, many of which are explained by scientific process and theory.
You live your life hoping for something better when you die, I live my life knowing that ill be a rotting piece of meat when I die and I hope im buried deep enough that the scavengers don't dig up my body, but ill probably request to be burned. Ive accepted this, and do not live in fear of anyone elses supernatural magical being that judges us all by your reasoning.