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10 Arguments Thoughtful Atheists Won't Use
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21 February 2009
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"Through countless discussions surrounding atheism, it has become apparent that someone must be feeding bad advice to atheists. Since the following errors are made repeatedly, this partial list has been populated to warn atheists of this underground movement in order for them to avoid these pitfalls. If you are an atheist and hear any of the following advice, realize that if used, it will be harmful to your cause." - Doug Eaton
Special guests Doug Eaton and Lane Chaplin join Apologetics.com staff Lindsay Brooks and Christopher Neiswonger.
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What would make humanity different that a viral infection of the planet?
I would like to point out that the spelling is actually disobedient (unless it is a british spelling). In all fairness, arguing with someone over something as trivial as spelling is petty. Instead, address the comment he/she has made.
This proves my point about the church today. It is weak because it refuses to address it's own failings. If we truly adhere to the scriptures, we will love God and other people. We will show this by obeying His commands.
In response to the initial question, humanity was made in the image of God.
Add to this the ability of God to see all times as now, and you can begin to understand His thinking. He gave humans free will, and dominion over this Earth. We chose to disobey Him. We chose the path that lead to death, and He chose to save us from the eternal consequences. He still is. When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, the dominion God had given them passed to the devil. God has been struggling with the devil ever since. The reason He does things is to save as many people as he can from their own spiritually fatal choices.
However, Adam and Eve still died, as everyone who has lived thus far (excluding Enoch and Elijah) has done.
Morality, without a supreme eternal entity backing it up, is shifty. Whoever has the most power in a given field at a given time then becomes the authority, whether it's in morals or war. At least with God there is stability.
There is a big difference between might making right and the standard of right being mighty. The difference is this; the atheistic worldview has no ground to claim that the mighty are right or wrong other than a subjective opinion, and the fact that the Christian worldview’s standard for ethics is mighty in no way disqualifies it from being a standard for ethics. In other words, anytime an atheist argues that something is not the way it “ought” to be, they contradict their worldview, because it cannot provide a solid base for what ought to be, whereas the Christian, no matter how mighty their standard is, is not contradicting their worldview. This type of question tends to be a red herring since it neither alleviates the atheist from their conundrum, nor does it prove that God is not the standard for ethics.
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