Without tooting my own horn too much, I’d like to make what will probably be the most important point to grace this blog. Each and every one of us posting here are alike in at least a thousand more ways than we are different, regardless of which faith we choose. As contradictory as it may sound, an individulal’s life philosophy makes up only a small portion of that individual. If were defined by the philosophy we choose, we wouldn’t see nearly as much variation between people of the same faith. We’re all human; we all sweat, bleed and love in essentially the same way.

I guess maybe I’m a little off topic but I think it’s really important that we realize that we’re not really that different and that there’s probably no single truth so while I encourage debate, don’t let it mislead you into thinking you’re conversing with someone who doesn’t love their kids just as feircely as you do, or who wouldn’t call 911 if they saw you get hit by a car.

Atheism is the lack of a belief in any gods. Not every one believes what the atheism poster says. Also, by definition, all newborns are atheists(they don’t have a belief in any gods), so your attributing that to them? Since atheism is the absense of something, it has no set beliefs, thus the poster doesn’t work. It could vary from atheist to atheist. Christianity, meanwhile, has all members believing in this, so the top one does work for them. Also, any religion without gods(such as Bhuddism) is atheistic, but they have beliefs that differ from the second.

Fascinating stuff.. Amongst the thousands upon thousands of people crucified by the Romans there, apparently, was a guy named Yeshua (Jesus) which was a pretty common name. It does not go beyond that, there is nothing that indicates, scientifically, that this Yeshua was a son of any god, there being a god, that he did any miracles, what so ever.. so basically you have a guy being crucified which was common in those days.. If that is enough for you believe in your religion than you have a very low level standards when it comes to evidence.. Would you like to buy some magic beans?

As hard as this will be for many religious people to come to terms with, we are ALL atheists to a degree. As someone had previously posted, we all dismiss the other gods regardless of our religion, the only difference is that people that identify as Atheists take it one god further.
Personally, I grew up as a VERY devout catholic, but then reached a point in my life where the evidence just did not support my beliefs anymore. This was something that was hard to accept, but nevertheless something that I had to accept to be honest with myself. It was hard to come to terms that when my family passes away I will never see them again. More than anything, I would love to believe that there is an afterlife where we all get to see our loved ones again, but that’s just not something that is feasible.
To Sarah: Atheists tend to use larger words because we’re…I don’t want to say we have achieved a higher level of education, but that seems to be the reason. We’re willing to expand our knowledge and not dismiss scientific evidence because it might interfere with our beliefs. As for your second question, christians tend to dislike anyone or anything that threatens their belief system. In all fairness, some Atheists do dislike christians as well because, as someone had mentioned above, the majority of them try to push their religious beliefs down everyone’s throat.
The truest quote that has ever been uttered is ” the most dangerous people in the world are those who believe they are doing god’s work”! That is not to target the christian religion entirely, but those of any religion.

I feel obligated to tell you that using big words doesn’t make you sound smarter. That atheism one is LOADED with horrible sentence structure. Also, why do you christians hate atheists so much? I just want to know. But I bet you can’t answer that.

Michael, Being anti-atheistic does not prove Christianity nor answer the questions raised by the first poster. Rather, you have to try and make the points in the anti-Christian poster seem utterly reasonable and unquestionable, which you cannot do. At most an honest rational human being might wind up an agnostic or mystic. There could be some form of distributed intelligence out there, but classical theism and biblical theism besides? And if the latter, do you really believe the evidence is so strong that everyone who believes otherwise MUST be damned eternally for not coming to the same conclusion? Our lives are short, our access to knowledge limited.

I AM SO TIRED OF YOU DAMN CHRISTIANS!
I am normally a calm person. I try my best not to judge people of other religions just because I am an atheist person. I have friends of all kind of beliefs. BUT I AM GETTING SICK OF IT! People constantly tell me I am a bad person. I should fear god. I am going to go to hell. I should believe in god.
I am tired of so many damn people trying to convert me into their freaking religion. I have my own beliefs for my own reasons. I am tired of being told what I should believe.
All I ask for is respect. I respect others of different beliefs as me, so all is ask for is respect in return.
I don’t take my beliefs and shove them down your throat so I ask that you don’t do that to me.
No one will change my mind. (I don’t believe in a god) so just stop with trying to already! I understand your beliefs but they aren’t mine, so just stop trying to make them mine. Stop insulting me just because I don’t believe in a god.
I am not a bad person just because I don’t believe. I am still human.

I love your poster!
Good job.

Interesting point at the end: http://www.NeedGod.com

Disgruntled Atheist wrote:
“What do you make of dinosaurs? Do you believe they never roamed the earth? Or that they lived among humans and yet they all died out and we survived? “

It would depend on if you want an answer from the OEC or YEC view. I hold to the OEC view (4.5-Billion years old), so I would believe that dinosaurs roamed the earth, but most likely without humans.

Disgruntled Atheist wrote:
“Also, I have never understood your views on miscarriages, the ‘unborn child’ has not yet had a chance to sin, and surely original sin alone is not a worthy cause for its life to end?”

Dr. Ronald Nash whom is believes in the reformed view–wrote a book on a similar subject titled, When a Baby Dies. Dr. Nash uses the following to pose his case:
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Infants are declared not to know good from evil (Deut. 1:39) and to be innocent, not understanding what is needed to perform good or evil. (This also applies to the mentally impaired.)
Judgment is made based on sins and whether what we do is “good or bad” (2 Cor. 5:10). Deeds are recorded of “good and bad” in the Book of Life; but where this is concerned, an infant leaves a blank page.
Scripture is clear that the unborn (Jer. 1:5, Luke 1:15) and little children (Matt. 19:13-15) can be regenerate and have a “special relationship” [64] with God.
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Book Review Source:
http://www.tektonics.org/books/alldaybooks.html

Disgruntled Atheist wrote:
“And lastly, do you live in fear that you might find that you are not worthy of the kingdom of heaven and that you will burn in hell for eternity?”

No I do not live in fear, but rest in Christ.