Just a quote: “If atheism is a religion, bald is a hair colour”.

Interesting comment.

No, I assure you, I am not driven in anyway to stop people believing in god. Nor would I expect to be able to. However I am fascinated by the mental processes going on in believers’ minds and, if they are prepared to discuss it, I am happy to play devil’s advocate (if you will excuse the expression).

Nor would I, as an atheist, equate you or Andrew with fanatics. I guess that neither of you, even if instructed by your God to do so would (for example) crash a plane into the Bank of England . Your innate moral sense would override God’s instructions. Nor can I think of any circumstance that would lead me to such action. In what way therefore would you define my fanaticism. I would not call you fanatics for not believing in Apollo or Zeus or Thor. Why call me a fanatic for not believing in the abrahamic god?

You also refer to the “trouble with atheists”. Do you think it possible that one of the troubles of some believers is that from an early age they have been indoctrinated with the idea of “sin” and have hence come to envy guilt-free atheists their imagined lives of freedom & bliss? You may be comforted to know that I have never myself been particularly conscious of these feelings nor have I met any atheists who proclaim them.

As to your reference to the Bible I refer you to my previous post. There is surely no peace of mind for the “saved”!

Psalm 14:1, The fool says in his heart,“There is no God.”

Thanks for your input

Hello Andrew, I cant help feeling people like Quedula and others of that ilk are determined to stop people believing in God. They equate believers with fanatics. They do not realize they are fanatical in their own way. They claim to have no faith. But their faith is in their own anti faith. However the trouble with atheists is that they feel feel guilty about their own so called state of complete freedom and bliss. They need to stop other misguided souls. Well the bible says they have seared their conscience and it is only a matter of time before their mode of reasoning becomes their undoing. There surely is no rest for the wicked.
Bon Voyage

In the beginning Man created ‘god’. The bible is obviously the word of primitive man talking about an imaginary concept that he invented to explain the many mysterious and fearful natural phenomena for which in those ignorant days he had no other explanation.

The internet you are using to spread the christian gospel would not exist if mankind had found “god” a satisfactory and sufficient explanation for the natural world. Mankind has progressed notwithstanding theistic beliefs which, where they have had any influence, have only retarded the advance of scientific and rational enquiry.

I shan’t disturb your peace of mind anymore. Enjoy your life.

On the other hand if you said that these texts simply provide support and reinforcement for a fantasy that exists in your mind I would be happy to read and discuss them as such.

If you read Ephesians 1 from the Bible , it will tell you that anyone is comes to Christ was predestined from the foundation of the world. You don’t choose God, He chooses you.

I take it that you’ve heard the Gospel message, and if so, and you don’t believe it, why are you even questioning me? If you are looking for some kind of argument, I won’t give it to you.

This blog may be the wrong place for you. If you want me to satisfy your curiosity, yes, my parents are saved, however, 2 of my brothers are not.