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MrRing,
..a believer in some godform would believe that it exists, and a believer of atheism would believe that none of that exists, but both are acting out of uncertainty since there is no way to know until we all step through that doorway into whatever after death if anything...
An atheist would, generally, come to that position having examinned the reasons a believer would take that stance. He/she would probably come to the conclusion 'no. it doesn't make sense'. And then the only position left is to just disregard any ideas that reuires a God.
I have problems in working out why some one who started out in a neutral position would believe there is a God.
Or do they simply believe that, as they can't explain where everything comes from, they simply fall back on 'I suppose God did it'. ?
Possibly they need 'something' to blame everything on. Yet something with the power to 'forgive their sins'.
Much better, surely, to accept that you don't know and to accept responsibility for your self.
The true believer lacks the uncertainty you speak of: they KNOW.
An atheist may suspect that there may be 'something', but it will not be a deity that demands kow towing.
INT21
..a believer in some godform would believe that it exists, and a believer of atheism would believe that none of that exists, but both are acting out of uncertainty since there is no way to know until we all step through that doorway into whatever after death if anything...
An atheist would, generally, come to that position having examinned the reasons a believer would take that stance. He/she would probably come to the conclusion 'no. it doesn't make sense'. And then the only position left is to just disregard any ideas that reuires a God.
I have problems in working out why some one who started out in a neutral position would believe there is a God.
Or do they simply believe that, as they can't explain where everything comes from, they simply fall back on 'I suppose God did it'. ?
Possibly they need 'something' to blame everything on. Yet something with the power to 'forgive their sins'.
Much better, surely, to accept that you don't know and to accept responsibility for your self.
The true believer lacks the uncertainty you speak of: they KNOW.
An atheist may suspect that there may be 'something', but it will not be a deity that demands kow towing.
INT21