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MarkSpence77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Why I Am Not an Atheist
As a world view, atheism must justify itself intellectually just like any other world view. It makes various statements about the universe, man and God which it expects us to accept as the truth. These assertions must pass the same tests for truth that judge any and all such assertions.
Atheism is thus not exempt from having to prove its truth claims.
MarkSpence77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The creed of atheism is as follows:
In the entire universe, there has never been in the past, there is not now in the present, and there will never be in the future, any god, gods or goddesses of any size, shape or description.
MarkSpence77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
We will now examine the creed of atheism to see if it passes the tests of truth.
1. The first question is this: Is the creed of atheism logically valid or invalid? If it is invalid according to the laws of logic, then it is irrational and unacceptable to the educated mind.
The atheist's creed clearly violates the laws of logic and is thus irrational in nature.
MarkSpence77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
A. According to the laws of logic, it is impossible to prove a universal negative. When an atheist makes the assertion, "There is no god anywhere at any time," he is making a universal negative which he cannot prove. Since he cannot prove or demonstrate his assertion, he is being irrational.
MarkSpence777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
B. The second logical problem is that the only way he could prove his assertion that there is no god is to become God.
1. He would have to be everywhere in the universe at the same time, i.e. he would have to be omnipresent and infinite.
2. He would have to travel throughout the past, the present and the future at the same time, i.e. he would have to be eternal.
MarkSpence777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
3. He would have to know all things, i.e. he would have to be omniscient.
4. In order to be infinite, omnipresent, eternal and omniscient, he would also have to be omnipotent.
MarkSpence777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
C. Thirdly, if only an infinite and eternal God can logically say there is no infinite and eternal God, this itself would be a self-contradictory statement and, hence, irrational.
Psalm 14:1 "The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good."
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death."
MarkSpence777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
All atheists actually believe in the God of the Bible, but they choose to suppress that truth because they enjoy their sinful lifestyle.
Jesus said, "Unless you repent you will perish."
franticlysilent (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I never said that the bible is all about "peace, love, and good happiness kind of stuff". The bible is about God's working out of his sovereign purposes in his creation. To your question about sects: Obviously, if there is a condradiction in beliefs, then somebody is wrong. However, The misuse of scripture is not an argument against the clarity or suffinciency of scripture though. It is clear enough to understand. I tire of your repetition of non-arguments. I am done now. The last word is yours.
franticlysilent (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Christian missionaries that slaughtered every Indian tribe they could get their hands on? I cannot answer a nonsense question. Sorry. |
