Re: Questions for Christians: Are atheists arrogant?

My response to RabidApe.

In short, my answer is yes.

There is no secret meaning or message behind the Streetlight Manifesto pictures or music, I just felt like shaking things up a bit.

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[aqwiz]

Atheists actually believe that they are not in control of everything, they believe that they are not the greatest thing in the universe, as there are trillions upon trillions of things bigger than we. I think you need to rethink your logic. the reason most atheists think religious people are arrogant is that they do equate religion with fundamentalism, because they do such great harm. and most atheists don't "claim to be smart" they just claim that it is silly to give up and say god did it.

[pillsburydoughboy47]

I don't like atheists; they destroyed my life.

You show remarkable restraint and maturity for someone your age.

[pillsburydoughboy47]

atheists, show me the math, or shut the fuck up.

Regarding God, Einstein actually tried; what atheist has?

[pillsburydoughboy47]

It sounds to me like atheists are simply sadistic sociopaths who question the idea of valuing others as an excuse to do harm, and no other reason.

[LordOmberus]

Logic doesn't come into play until you have evidence to extrapolate from.

Look, I'm not going to find and read this, so can you summarize the point you're trying to get across?

[NumberNile]

Exactly, which is where Adler's treatise comes into play. He uses logic.

[LordOmberus]

Then don't USE our senses. There are plenty of ways we have for verifying the existence of things which we cannot directly interact with.

[NumberNile]

As I discussed in my other video, something beyond sensory perception will never be available to our senses.

As for why, I'll sum it up in a nutshell: Mortimer J. Adler's argument for contingency. It's a very good read.

[LordOmberus]

You believe these ideals exist, despite there being no evidence that they do.

You believe that the supernatural exists at all, despite no evidence to support the idea.

You even believe that a purely human concept like morality or ethics can exist for someone after they're dead, and they lack a brain to think about them with.

I just have to know, why?

[NumberNile]

It's not a question of necessity, it's one of whether or not it can be said that a god exists, and I think it can. Plus, morality deals only with our HUMAN ideals, not supernatural or posthumous ideals.