Does hell convert atheists to antitheists (Was Re: atheists are scared..it's a good thing)



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Topic: Religions > Atheism
User: "Samir Ribic"
Date: 12 Jan 2005 09:08:30 AM
Object: Does hell convert atheists to antitheists (Was Re: atheists are scared..it's a good thing)
Raptor15:

The good news? Well, if atheists are this fearful of God, they are

on

the right track and are a few steps from salvation. All they need

to

do is find the only cure for that fear, based on fact. They need

to

find peace and hope and purpose in Jesus Christ.
K.C.

Many, and perhaps even most, atheists are atheists because they cared

enough

about their beliefs to examine them and ask if they make any sense.
What you are saying implies that we actually believe in god (and

therefore,

that we are going to hell) and so we lie to ourselves to make

ourselves feel

better. But stop and think about it, if we really wanted to lie to
ourselves in order to feel better, we would be church-going

Christians. . .
I often ask myself: Without hell and genocide elements in Middle East
religions, will
many antitheists (hating religion) remain just atheists (ignoring
religion)?
And, will be theists less agressive in promoting their ideas?
Look at the many other social groups, except politics and religion.
The post stamp collectors do not try to convience the non collectors.
Non-football-players do not think that football players wasted their
lives.
.

User: "*nemo*"

Title: Re: Does hell convert atheists to antitheists (Was Re: atheists are scared..it's a good thing) 12 Jan 2005 10:30:58 AM
In article <f9e33c87.0501120108.3fe121eb@posting.google.com>,
(Samir Ribic) wrote:

I often ask myself: Without hell and genocide elements in Middle East
religions, will
many antitheists (hating religion) remain just atheists (ignoring
religion)?

no way to tell, is there? Take a guess and move on.
--
Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
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Charter member, SMASH!!
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.

User: "Al Klein"

Title: Re: Does hell convert atheists to antitheists (Was Re: atheists are scared..it's a good thing) 12 Jan 2005 11:45:04 PM
On 12 Jan 2005 01:08:30 -0800,
(Samir
Ribic) said in alt.atheism:

Non-football-players do not think that football players wasted their
lives.

There's no tenet of football that one must convert all
non-football-players to playing football.
--
"religion did for *****, what Stonehenge did for rocks"
- The World Famous Tink
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
rukbat at verizon dot net
.
User: "TCS"

Title: Re: Does hell convert atheists to antitheists (Was Re: atheists are scared..it's a good thing) 12 Jan 2005 11:54:43 PM
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begin On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:45:04 GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:

On 12 Jan 2005 01:08:30 -0800,

(Samir
Ribic) said in alt.atheism:

Non-football-players do not think that football players wasted their
lives.

There's no tenet of football that one must convert all
non-football-players to playing football.

Nor is there a tenant of football that non-football players are evil
and that it is rightous to assault them. Nor do football players
do it because they were taught that they must at an age before they
could think for themselves and that not playing football would
send them to the place with the guy in the red tights conducts his business.
.


User: "sanguinevikings"

Title: Re: Does hell convert atheists to antitheists (Was Re: atheists arescared..it's a good thing) 12 Jan 2005 09:18:14 AM
Samir Ribic wrote:

Raptor15:

The good news? Well, if atheists are this fearful of God, they are


on

the right track and are a few steps from salvation. All they need


to

do is find the only cure for that fear, based on fact. They need


to

find peace and hope and purpose in Jesus Christ.
K.C.



Many, and perhaps even most, atheists are atheists because they cared


enough

about their beliefs to examine them and ask if they make any sense.



What you are saying implies that we actually believe in god (and


therefore,

that we are going to hell) and so we lie to ourselves to make


ourselves feel

better. But stop and think about it, if we really wanted to lie to
ourselves in order to feel better, we would be church-going


Christians. . .

I often ask myself: Without hell and genocide elements in Middle East
religions, will
many antitheists (hating religion) remain just atheists (ignoring
religion)?
And, will be theists less agressive in promoting their ideas?
Look at the many other social groups, except politics and religion.
The post stamp collectors do not try to convience the non collectors.
Non-football-players do not think that football players wasted their
lives.

Footballers and stamp collectors don't harm anyone.
.


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