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Atheist

A person who does not believe in God for what can only be one of two reasons:

1) They have not been told the truth that God sent his Son, Jesus Christ, down to Earth and sacrificed Him in order to save EVERY SINGLE PERSON to come after Him. They do not know yet that there has been a holy death in order to lift their sins from them and that they can be FORGIVEN eternally if they simply oper their heart to the love of Christ.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

2) They are aware of the truth regarding Christianity and God but are simply too afraid of how to go about "becoming" a Christian or what people will think of them if they do that they brush off religion as "unproven" and prefer to justify every teeny tiny amazing aspect of beauty on this planet as a work of "science" and pretend to feel content.

There is absolutely NOTHING that can fill the emptiness of the human soul completely except for Jesus Christ. DO NOT settle for being an Atheist when there is something truly so much better out there.

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old comment by emau99

[Atheist A person who does not believe in God for what can only be one of two reasons:]

Half right.

It's true that atheists don't believe in dieties--that's the definition of atheism. However, it's not true that there are only two reasons to be an atheist.

For example, people who were religious but lost their faith are not covered in either of your two scenarios. Neither are people who have read the bible and rejected its teachings.

[There is absolutely NOTHING that can fill the emptiness of the human soul completely except for Jesus Christ.]

That's a ridiculously broad statement.

[DO NOT settle for being an Atheist when there is something truly so much better out there.]

Better? How?

old comment by Grogs

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

Wow, how nice of him. Do you know any other verses? For example, just 2 verses later we see this nugget:

"...but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

Maybe (in part) the reason we're atheists is that, no matter how hard you guys wish it were otherwise, sending people to hell just because they don't believe isn't the act of a higher being. If I put a gun to your head and tell you I'll pull the trigger unless you get down on your knees and tell me what a great guy I am, you'll (rightfully) conclude that I'm an asshole.

old comment by Justanotheratheist

Wrong. I spent years having that so-called "truth" recited at me. I've heard it almost as often as I've had hot dinners, and it made less sense as I grew older to the point where I could see that it made no sense whatsoever.

This makes point 2) moot. Having come to the firm conclusion that (all) religion is bunk, why the flying fuck would I entertain the notion of going back to it? This would be like going through a messy and expensive divorce - and then remarrying the same woman the next day. Are you nuts?

I won't even go into the list of things on this planet that are not quite so "beautiful" as you'd like to think your non-existent god made them.

old comment by Swede

Atheist - a person who does not believe in any gods, goddesses or other deities.

1. I had Christianity lessons a couple of times per week during my first 3 years in school, and then I had Religion lessons two or three times per week during the next 9 years. I have been told about most gods and goddesses, most religions. They all have the exact same amount of evidence in their favor - none whatsoever.

2. I was sort-of Christian when I was younger. The more I learned about it, and other religions, the less sense it all made.

The aspects of beauty on this planet are the work of Nature, and so are all the aspects of ugliness, disgust and horror too.

How do you know that Christianity is "truly so much better" than all the other religions?

“Atheist
A person who does not believe in God”
No, wingnut, we don’t believe in ANY gods.

“1) They have not been told the truth”
And you’ve not been told the truth of Mithras, or Tiamat, or Marduk, or Ishtar, or Thor?
There are thousands of gods that humans worship, no one knows all of them.
But none of the ones I HAVE been told about seem compelling.

“2) They are aware of the truth regarding Christianity and God but are simply too afraid of how to go about "becoming" a Christian”
Well, THAT’s not me. i was a christain. But all i got as answers to my questions were PRATTs and attitude. No actual answers.

“or what people will think of them if they do tha”
It has been a LONG time since i worried what others would think of me before i made a choice. If your myths made any sense, i would not hesitate to take them up.

“they brush off religion as "unproven" and prefer to justify every teeny tiny amazing aspect of beauty on this planet as a work of "science" and pretend to feel content.”
You’re projecting a metric shitload of judgment. I’m not pretending or lying or dissembling or whatever. YOUR inability to be at peace with only yourself is not my problem.

“There is absolutely NOTHING that can fill the emptiness of the human soul completely except for Jesus Christ”
Sounds like you need a teddy bear for the emptiness under your bed. Not my problem.

"DO NOT settle for being an Atheist when there is something truly so much better out there.”
It’s not ‘settling,’ really. it’s also not ‘credulity.’

There is absolutely NOTHING that can fill the emptiness of the human soul completely except for Jesus Christ.

Lex Luthor: “If I had powers like Superman’s, I’d use them to become world dictator! I’d certainly not hide behind a secret identity posing as a normal person!! Since that’s how I feel, it’s how EVERYONE feels! So ‘Clark Kent is Superman’ CAN’T be true!!!”