4 Problems with Atheism
Please note everything I say below is from my own experience, knowledge, and opinions.
Contrary to what a couple of people have claimed, I did not write this blog post to be “mean” or “insulting”.
You can click here to scroll down to my original post, otherwise you can read on.
Here is my response to the post I came across online that was trying to debunk what I said. Please note everything I say is in kindness. I know its long, but everything I wrote is necessary for my reply to make sense.
I found and read an online “rebuttal” of my post. Honestly it appeared the author was offended by my post. That, of course, was not my intention. However his whole response was poor.
He did nothing to disprove anything I said. He just made fun of me and the Bible and had pretty much little to no valid, technical arguments. It kind of felt like a troll / mocking post, not a honest rebuttal. Even towards the end of his post, he twisted Bible scripture while making fun of it. Not a good first impression.
In case you were wondering, I will not be linking to his website. It appears to be nothing but an anti-Christian, hate-filled blog.
Now onto my response.
He said I was arguing in a circle because I said the Bible is true because the Bible says so. However since born-again Christians believe the Bible to be inspired by Jesus Christ, they are not just “blindly” believing the Bible to be true because the Bible says so.
The Holy Spirit – who lives inside each born-again believer – confirms to the believer that the Bible is true. Anyone can read the Bible, but not everyone will have a supernatural understanding of what it says.
Also, something to keep in mind, you can have a “circular argument” be correct, even if it is technically considered a logical fallacy. So his mentioning of my giving a curricular argument does nothing to disprove the Bible.
In my original post, I said that if I were to tell you the fictional Star Trek is real, you would laugh me off, but would not be so bothered as to make websites, blog posts, etc. about how crazy I am.
So if a atheist really believed that God didn’t exist, we Christians would be considered delusional, but they would not be angry and bothered all the time about our beliefs. The fact they are, proves they know God exists, but they are suppressing that belief.
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.” – Romans 1:18-19 (NASB)
Well in his response, he more or less said the example I gave made no sense, since people do not use Star Trek as a religion. A couple of problems with this.
- He was completely missing my point (on purpose?).
- There actually was a cult that used Star Trek as their religion. Here is the link (crazy right?) — https://www.wired.com/2007/03/star-trek-cult-/
Archived link: https://archive.is/tQxF6
Either way, what he said does not hold water.
In another area of his post, he got angry because I gave the Bible verse that talks about people are fools for saying in their heart that “God does not exist”. Please keep in mind God said that, not me. I am just agreeing with what God said. If you have a problem with that, you will need to take it up with God.
He took offense when I said atheists are lying about God not existing. I stand by what I said. I know since atheists are really suppressing their knowledge of God, they are lying. They are telling people God does not exist, while knowing in their “heart of hearts” that God really does in fact exist.
By the very fact he setup a whole blog to hate on Christians, and God in general, proves my point. If he thought Jesus was as real as Santa Clause, he never would have wasted his time bashing on an “imaginary person” and His followers “24/7”.
Everyone has the right to their own opinions (especially on the Internet). I will answer honest questions. However, I refuse to argue with people about the existence of God or with people who are not honestly asking questions.
There was one guy, on some Internet forum (no longer online; this happened almost a decade ago), that claimed my post was “the pot calling the kettle black”.
First off, he is incorrect. Secondly, he didn’t give any examples to back up his statement. While he may not like what I said, I didn’t say anything on purpose to stir up trouble, unlike some of the responses I have received. Hence, there is no “pot calling the kettle black” situation that he was referring to.
Since atheists claim there is no God, the logical conclusion is he makes himself his own god – deciding what he wants or does not want to do. Atheism pretty much believes in “no absolute truth”. I find this weird, since saying “there is no absolute truth” is an absolute truth in of itself. It’s a self-defeating argument.
“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.” – Romans 1:20 (NASB)
1) Atheists say there is no God. However, we know from the Bible that Jesus has shown us humans that He does indeed exist. So when an atheist says to you that there is no God, he is lying to you and maybe even to himself.
“ From heaven God shows how angry he is with all the wicked and evil things that sinful people do to crush the truth. They know everything that can be known about God, because God has shown it all to them. God’s eternal power and character cannot be seen. But from the beginning of creation, God has shown what these are like by all he has made. That’s why those people don’t have any excuse. They know about God, but they don’t honor him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.” – Romans 1:18-21 CEV
2) Most (if not all) atheists believe in evolution. However, evolution is a failed idea that has been shown to be false day in and day out. Atheism is really built around evolution and the always-failing philosophy of humanism (how else are you going to try to justify there is no God and creation is just a myth?).
“In the beginning God
created the heavens
and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 CEV
3) Have you noticed that while atheists say that there is no God, most of the time they are talking about Jesus Christ? Why are they (most of the time) not talking about buddha or allah or some other false god? In fact, I have never (except maybe once) heard an atheist talk about any other god except Jesus Christ. Why do atheists get angry with Jesus Christ (someone who they say does not exist)? Does that make any sense to you?
If I were to tell you that Star Trek was not fictional but in fact true, what would you do? You would probably laugh at me and/or just ignore me altogether. Would you get angry? Would you put up tons of blogs and websites saying how I am stupid and how I am weird?
Of course not! Star Trek is fake, you know it, I know it, and there is no need to convince others (and maybe even ourselves) that Star Trek is fictional.
If atheists really thought that Jesus Christ did not exist, they would not only NOT make Jesus a primary target, but they also would not have to try to convince people (and maybe themselves as well) that Jesus Christ does not exist.
“ From heaven God shows how angry he is with all the wicked and evil things that sinful people do to crush the truth. They know everything that can be known about God, because God has shown it all to them. God’s eternal power and character cannot be seen. But from the beginning of creation, God has shown what these are like by all he has made. That’s why those people don’t have any excuse. They know about God, but they don’t honor him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.” – Romans 1:18-21 CEV
4) Many times, atheists use personal insults and maybe even vulgar language when talking with someone about Jesus Christ (who is a Christian). This type of attitude is a good sign that the atheist does not really have a good argument (if any) and is trying to make a point using insults and/or bad language instead of decent conversation.
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” – Romans 1:22 KJV
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“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” – Psalms 14:1 KJV
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