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What Is Atheism? by PstBiola: 3:00pm On Aug 03, 2018
What is atheism?

Atheism is the view that God does not exist. Atheism is not a new development. Psalm 14:1, written by David in around 1000 B.C., mentions atheism: "The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."" Recent statistics show an increasing number of people claiming to be atheists, up to 10 percent of people worldwide. So why are more and more people becoming atheists? Is atheism truly the logical position atheists claim it to be?

Why does atheism even exist? Why doesn't God simply reveal Himself to people, proving that He exists? Surely if God would just appear, the thinking goes, everyone would believe in Him! The problem here is that it is not God's desire to just convince people that He exists. It is God's desire for people to believe in Him by faith (2 Peter 3:9) and accept by faith His gift of salvation (John 3:16). God clearly demonstrated His existence many times in the Old Testament (Genesis 6-9; Exodus 14:21-22; 1 Kings 18:19-31). Did the people believe that God exists? Yes. Did they turn from their evil ways and obey God? No. If a person is not willing to accept God's existence by faith, then he/she is definitely not ready to accept Jesus Christ as Savior by faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). God's desire is for people to become Christians, not just theists (those who believe God exists).

The Bible tells us that God's existence must be accepted by faith. Hebrews 11:6 declares, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." The Bible reminds us that we are blessed when we believe and trust in God by faith: "Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed"" (John 20:29).

The existence of God must be accepted by faith, but this does not mean belief in God is illogical. There are many good arguments for the existence of God. The Bible teaches that God's existence is clearly seen in the universe (Psalm 19:1-4), in nature (Romans 1:18-22), and in our own hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11). With all that said, the existence of God cannot be proven; it must be accepted by faith.

At the same time, it takes just as much faith to believe in atheism. To make the absolute statement "God does not exist" is to make a claim of knowing absolutely everything there is to know about everything and of having been everywhere in the universe and having witnessed everything there is to be seen. Of course, no atheist would make these claims. However, that is essentially what they are claiming when they state that God absolutely does not exist. Atheists cannot prove that God does not, for example, live in the center of the sun, or beneath the clouds of Jupiter, or in some distant nebula. Since those places are beyond our capacity to observe, it cannot be proven that God does not exist. It takes just as much faith to be an atheist as it does to be a theist.

Atheism cannot be proven, and God's existence must be accepted by faith. Obviously, Christians believe strongly that God exists, and admit that God's existence is a matter of faith. At the same time, we reject the idea that belief in God is illogical. We believe that God's existence can be clearly seen, keenly sensed, and proven to be philosophically and scientifically necessary. "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world" (Psalm 19:1-4).

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Re: What Is Atheism? by nnabyke042: 4:11pm On Aug 03, 2018
hey ,God exist. oh,I don't believe you. this is atheism. no claim, just the rejection of an unproven hypothesis.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by Deckline(m): 4:17pm On Aug 03, 2018
Atheism is a belief in the non-existence of a god or a diety. The non existence of the supernatural. Atheists believe some things were just bound to happen with no spiritual contigent attached it. Atheism is the belief which the blind people of this world have imbibed into their subconsciousness. The devil has caged them into believing "there is no god" because if there really was a god,their lives wouldn't have been the way it was. Atheism is a demonic belief brought up from the pit of hell. The truth is,no matter what you believe or don't believe,THERE IS A GOD! Our umbelief won't change that. I'm done trying to convince atheists to repent, why should they anyway?? Let us leave them. Their ears are deaf. IT IS BETTER I LIVE BELIEVING THERE IS A GOD AND DYING TO REALISE THERE ISN'T THAN BELIEVING THERE IS NO GOD TO REALISE THERE IS. Atheists,don't be fooled! The tides are changing. Repent!

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Re: What Is Atheism? by Seun(m): 5:13pm On Aug 03, 2018
Have you noticed that religious apologists always pretend that they don't understand what atheism means? No matter how many times you tell them that atheism is simply the absence of belief in God, they will continue to define it as the position of being 100% certain that no God exists.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 5:25pm On Aug 03, 2018
Seun:
Have you noticed that religious apologists always pretend that they don't understand what atheism means? No matter how many times you tell them that atheism is simply the absence of belief in God, they will continue to define it as the position of being 100% certain that no God exists.
Some of us are absolutely 100% certain that no gods exist, so I can't blame them for that. It's when they decide to reduce one's knowing to a mere belief that I get irky. They just can't see that their belief is more evidence that gods only exist in their heads and no one elses. And they wish to reduce one's knowing to their level of unknowing.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by Humchi(m): 5:39pm On Aug 03, 2018
Seun:
Have you noticed that religious apologists always pretend that they don't understand what atheism means? No matter how many times you tell them that atheism is simply the absence of belief in God, they will continue to define it as the position of being 100% certain that no God exists.

you mean that there is a God but you don't believe in Him?

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Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 5:40pm On Aug 03, 2018
Humchi:


you mean that there is a God but you don't believe in Him?

Or worse, there is a God but you believe it doesn't exist?
Re: What Is Atheism? by Humchi(m): 5:44pm On Aug 03, 2018
budaatum:

Some of us are absolutely 100% certain that no gods exist, so I can't blame them for that. It's when they decide to reduce one's knowing to a mere belief that I get irky. They just can't see that their belief is more evidence that gods only exist in their heads and no one elses. And they wish to reduce one's knowing to their level of unknowing.

what the crap are you saying?

Mention any heresy you think we are preaching concerning atheism.
Re: What Is Atheism? by Humchi(m): 5:46pm On Aug 03, 2018
budaatum:
Or worse, there is a God but you believe it doesn't exist?
that is absurdity.
Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 5:50pm On Aug 03, 2018
Humchi:


Mention any heresy you think we are preaching concerning atheism.

Thank for the example above so I don't have to go far!

Atheist don't do heresy. Nothing is sacrosanct to atheists.

Though, I never said you were preaching it!
Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 5:51pm On Aug 03, 2018
Humchi:


that is absurdity.
My point exactly. How could anyone refuse to believe what they actually know to be true?

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Re: What Is Atheism? by Humchi(m): 5:55pm On Aug 03, 2018
budaatum:

Thank for the example above so I don't have to go far!

Atheist don't do heresy. Nothing is sacrosanct to atheists.

Though, I never said you were preaching it!

you cleared it yourself that you as an atheist you believe there is no god.



So you point is invalid as far as i am concerned.
Re: What Is Atheism? by Humchi(m): 5:58pm On Aug 03, 2018
budaatum:

My point exactly. How could anyone refuse to believe what they actually know to be true?

are an atheist?
Re: What Is Atheism? by CAPSLOCKED: 5:59pm On Aug 03, 2018
PstBiola:
What is atheism?
Why doesn't God simply reveal Himself to people, proving that He exists? Surely if God would just appear, the thinking goes, everyone would believe in Him! The problem here is that it is not God's desire to just convince people that He exists. It is God's desire for people to believe in Him by faith


THERE ARE MANY RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD TODAY.
MOST TIMES, THE RELIGION OF THE FAMILY MAN IS BORN INTO IS THE RELIGION HE CONTINUES TO FOLLOW, AND ALSO INTRODUCES TO HIS OFFSPRING. RELIGION IS GREATLY INFLUENCED BY GEOGRAPHY SUCH THAT AN ANAMBRA MAN WILL MOST LIKELY BE A CHRISTIAN, A SOKOTO MAN WILL MOST LIKELY BE A MUSLIM, WHILE A THAI WILL BE BUDDHIST.

BUT BIOLA FROM NIGERIA IN AFRICA THINKS THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD MUST BELIEVE IN HIS OWN GOD BECAUSE IT'S GENUINE, AND THAT DESPITE ALL THE CONFUSION MAN NEEDS TO AUTOMATICALLY BELIEVE HIS OWN GOD NOT BECAUSE THERE'S EVIDENCE FOR IT'S AUTHENTICITY, BUT BECAUSE HE (BIOLA) SAY'S MAN SHOULD.

LOL.
YOU AND YOUR GOD ARE CLOWNS.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by chemystery: 6:01pm On Aug 03, 2018
Those who wrote the bible never "believed" god exists. They "knew" he exist because god revealed himself in one way or the other(according to their claims). Now, do you think god is just to all humankind if he had revealed himself only to selected few while others are left to accept whatever is told to them by fallible men about god by faith even when knowing that with faith, one can even accept an invented god as the true god. Tell me, relying on others revelation to believe in god, will you call that "having faith in god" or "having faith in men"? Men you never had encounter with for that matter.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by CAPSLOCKED: 6:11pm On Aug 03, 2018
Deckline:


IT IS BETTER I LIVE BELIEVING THERE IS A GOD AND DYING TO REALISE THERE ISN'T, THAN BELIEVING THERE IS NO GOD TO REALISE THERE IS.

THE FEAR OF DEATH. THE FEAR OF HELL. THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
FEAR IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS RELIGION ALIVE.

GUESS WHAT? YOU AND I ARE NOT REALLY DIFFERENT. YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS, I BELIEVE IN A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT MYTHICAL.

WHAT IF YOU DIE AND DISCOVER THAT SANGO IS THE TRUE GOD?
OR ALLAH, AMADIOHA, HORUS, RA, OSIRIS, THANOS, VINSHU, APHRODITE, OR ANYONE OF THE 100,000 GODS KNOWN TO MAN?

DON'T YOU THINK YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO THE HELL OF OTHER 99,000 GODS (ASSUMING ALL GODS ARE TRUE AT ONCE).

THE ODDS ARE NOT IN YOUR FAVOUR, SIR.
YOU'RE AN ATHEIST LIKE MY FRIEND HAHN, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IT. YOU BELIEVE IN YAHWEH AND REJECTS THE REST 99,000 GODS. HE REJECTS ALL 100,000.
SO YOU SEE, NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND AN ATHEIST AT ALL. wink

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Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 6:12pm On Aug 03, 2018
Humchi:


you cleared it yourself that you as an atheist you believe there is no god.
I never, ever said "I believe there is no God"! I am incapable of such levels of stupidity!
Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 6:13pm On Aug 03, 2018
Humchi:


are an atheist?
Non comprende!
Re: What Is Atheism? by hopefulLandlord: 6:14pm On Aug 03, 2018
Deckline:
IT IS BETTER I LIVE BELIEVING THERE IS A GOD AND DYING TO REALISE THERE ISN'T THAN BELIEVING THERE IS NO GOD TO REALISE THERE IS.
This is exactly why I live like FSM exists.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 6:17pm On Aug 03, 2018
hopefulLandlord:

This is exactly why I live like FSM exists.
You get to eat pasta and mark it up as worship! In fact, I'm going to cook some for my dinner tonight.

Long live the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

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Re: What Is Atheism? by hopefulLandlord: 6:28pm On Aug 03, 2018
budaatum:

You get the to eat pasta and mark it up as worship! In fact, I'm going to cook some for my dinner tonight.

Long live the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

May his Holy Noodly appendage keep touching your life

R'Amen

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Re: What Is Atheism? by budaatum: 6:45pm On Aug 03, 2018
hopefulLandlord:


May his Holy Noodly appendage keep touching your life

R'Amen

For thine are Meatballs, and the beer, and the strippers, for ever and ever

Al Dente
Re: What Is Atheism? by MrPresident1: 6:55pm On Aug 03, 2018
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Re: What Is Atheism? by MrPresident1: 6:56pm On Aug 03, 2018
Seun:
Have you noticed that religious apologists always pretend that they don't understand what atheism means? No matter how many times you tell them that atheism is simply the absence of belief in God, they will continue to define it as the position of being 100% certain that no God exists.

Do you believe in the existence of the Higgs boson?
Re: What Is Atheism? by Dboy55(m): 7:14pm On Aug 03, 2018
Seun:
Have you noticed that religious apologists always pretend that they don't understand what atheism means? No matter how many times you tell them that atheism is simply the absence of belief in God, they will continue to define it as the position of being 100% certain that no God exists.
sir whats the differrnce between the absence of belief in God and being 100% certain that no god exist ?
Re: What Is Atheism? by rekinomtla(m): 7:39pm On Aug 03, 2018
An atheist however has blind faith.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by OpenYourEyes1: 8:03pm On Aug 03, 2018
Good writeup brother!

To our atheist friends, how did ancient prophets even know that,

1. Our planet floats in space:
God “hangs the earth on nothing.” - Job 26:7

2. Earth core is molten:
"Food is grown on the earth above, but down below, the earth is melted as by fire." - Job 28:5
"The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold." - Job 28:6

3. There are many heavens (our clouds isn't the only heaven):
"I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven . Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows." - 2 Corinthians 12:2

4. Earth is round:
"It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are blike grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;" - Isaiah 40:22

5. Head is the center of thoughts(not our heart):
"This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For the LORD brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand." - Exodus 13:9

6. Universe is expanding:
"God stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in"- Isaiah 40:22

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Re: What Is Atheism? by ScienceWatch: 8:21pm On Aug 03, 2018
rekinomtla:
An atheist however has blind faith.

Do you think scientists are just to all humankind about Dark Matter and Evilution if it had revealed itself only to a select few while others are left to accept whatever is told to them by fallible scientist. Knowing that with logic atheists can even accept fraudulent proofs as authentic evidence which is common in science.

Tell me sir, relying on others theories to believe in phoney GMO, the billion year history of invented Evolution and revelations of Dark matter, will you call that "having faith in evidence" or "having faith in scientists"?
These scientists are men that Nairaland atheists have never had a real encounter with but they blindly believe only their fraudulent text books.

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Re: What Is Atheism? by ScienceWatch: 8:24pm On Aug 03, 2018
Atheism is a mental disease !

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Re: What Is Atheism? by bloodofthelamb(m): 9:20pm On Aug 03, 2018
ScienceWatch:
Do you think scientists are just to all humankind about Dark Matter and Evilution if it had revealed itself only to a select few while others are left to accept whatever is told to them by fallible scientist. Knowing that with logic atheists can even accept fraudulent proofs as authentic evidence which is common in science.

Tell me sir, relying on others theories to believe in phoney GMO, the billion year history of invented Evolution and revelations of Dark matter, will you call that "having faith in evidence" or "having faith in scientists"?
These scientists are men that Nairaland atheists have never had a real encounter with but they blindly believe only their fraudulent text books.

You are spot on brother. Indeed they fraudulent believe all their text books.

For all we know this guys can make up somethings and call it true.
Re: What Is Atheism? by Martinez19(m): 9:57pm On Aug 03, 2018
PstBiola:
What is atheism?


Why does atheism even exist? Why doesn't God simply reveal Himself to people, proving that He exists? Surely if God would just appear, the thinking goes, everyone would believe in Him! The problem here is that it is not God's desire to just convince people that He exists. It is God's desire for people to believe in Him by faith (2 Peter 3:9) and accept by faith His gift of salvation (John 3:16). God clearly demonstrated His existence many times in the Old Testament (Genesis 6-9; Exodus 14:21-22; 1 Kings 18:19-31). Did the people believe that God exists? Yes. Did they turn from their evil ways and obey God? No. If a person is not willing to accept God's existence by faith, then he/she is definitely not ready to accept Jesus Christ as Savior by faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). God's desire is for people to become Christians, not just theists (those who believe God exists).

The existence of God must be accepted by faith, but this does not mean belief in God is illogical.

f
@bolded
SMH cry

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Re: What Is Atheism? by ScienceWatch: 10:22pm On Aug 03, 2018
bloodofthelamb:


You are spot on brother. Indeed they fraudulent believe all their text books.

For all we know this guys can make up somethings and call it true.
Correct sir.
Atheists make up things to believe in. They worship pedantic Bling bling language that is empty of real value but strokes their delusions of grandeur. Their logical dead ends are as useless as the sperm wasting orgasms they get from believing that the girl in a pornographic movie is a suitable sexual partner.

Embracing atheism is like romantically embracing a pornographic picture which is but a snapshot of a vile socially distructive reality.

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