Sentences with phrase «faith than an atheist»
So this means that Christians know more about their own faith than atheists, so everyone who said Christian's don't know about what they believe in needs to apologize, because the Pew Survey says Christians knew more about the entire bible than atheists and Jews.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/
Without such, in many occasions I could say that it would be safer to be around a person of Faith than an Atheist.
Not exact matches
It is often that I have found better discussions on Faith here with a few Atheist than I have with some of those who are of Faith.
many times i find myself having more in common with atheists and agnostics and those of other religions than i do with the more conservative brethren in my own faith.
It takes waaaaaay more «faith» to be an atheist than it does to believe in God!!
The atheist who claims to come from a «faith» background is extremely confused and more to be pitied than admired.Had the supposed «believer» continued in the «faith» they claim to have forsaken, they would ultimately have appeared before God and been rejected.These were deceived, they never met God, they never knew God and they never understood God.They are devoid of the Truth and twice lost.There is hope while they still breathe Gods gift of life that they might someday meet and be reconciled to God, but their lying nature makes salvation less likely.Debate with them is an exercise in futility.God bless
It is the DEFINITION of «faith in something despite the presence of all evidence to the contrary» Indeed, it takes FAR more faith to be an atheist, than a Christian for you are believing that which is impossible to demonstrate..
And I think all atheists everywhere should revel in the mercenary nature of Christmas (now far more Jewish / East Indian in its execution than anything else) and its exposure of «faith» as a conduit for greed, judgment, and repression.
I was an atheist, then realized it required more faith to be one than to be a Christian.
I will say this: IF YOU ARE AN ATHEIST, YOU HAVE MORE FAITH THAN I DO.
Atheist have stronger faith than the religious.
how does it take more faith to be an atheist than a christian?
The incredibly far - fetched postings here by the self - proclaimed religious folks are likely causing far more Americans to question their «faith» and beliefs» than anything we atheists could do on our own.
And I can tell you from over a decade of counseling experience that I have found FAR more «self - loathing» (as I believe you are using that term) among atheists and agnostics than among believers of any faith.
The sad truth is... atheists have no more of a chance to prove their belief with science than those that have faith in God.
It takes more faith to be an atheist, than it does to believe in the God of the Bible.
A lot of believers do that, I suspect because it's easier to paint atheists with the same brush than it is to realize that so many people from so many walks of life have found reason to reject the faith you cling to with such desperation.
(Ex-Catholic, now atheist) Julia Sweeney's monologue «Letting Go Of God» will be the final nail in the coffin of religious belief / faith and is and will continue to be more effective than any money - generating book or blog on the historical Jesus,
more than 2000 years men from all nations to search and found faith, american atheist just kids try to make war with these long developed civilizations.
As for my statement that it takes as much faith to be an atheist (or more) than it does to believe in God: 1) First of all we should clarify - by commonly held terminology you would better be described as an agnostic not really an atheist.
Atheists get more coverage these days than any other «faith» - group.
its funny when you people say atheists are close minded... nothing is more close minded than inclining to useless faith and a creation of the imagination that becomes an easy answer for all sorts of deep questions.
i know that faith is strong in most religious people, but i have been told that i am more christ like than many christians, and i am an Atheist!
Science has shown atheists have a higher intelligence than people with a strong religious faith.
This theoretical attitude, which comes so naturally to modern scientific humankind, is likely to be far more destructive to Christianity than any attack that the atheists might launch, because it can cut the very heart out of the Christian life — and in such a way that the individual does not at all think of himself or herself as having given up the faith.
That's why, in poll after poll, atheists always seem to know more about the faith than the faithful do.
To be honest, I doubt the majority of atheists understand science anymore than the average American but they put a lot of faith and hope in what scientists tell them.
Maybe, it is a kin to a fear in a Faithful if he or she has the relationship with God or Gods that is correct (religions)... but at least it is a Faith that something is out there so there is not the same level of fear we witness here from some Atheist and the ones that scream the most probably have more fear than the others.
As a Christian, what makes your faith different than that of a Muslim, a Hindu, or even the «non-faith» of an atheist?
Despite the fact that men and women of faith have contributed more to science than an internet atheist like you has even dreamed about.
Actually in the last 150 years ATHEISTS have murdered more people because of faith than Religions have done in the whole past.
An atheist has more faith than any believer in any other religion.
That's what atheists like to tell themselves is that those of faith don't use critical thinking — Catholic philosophers are way more intellectual than most atheists.
However in a country that defines itself as «christian» then it makes sense to criticise that prevailing faith, if for no other reason than said atheist has absorbed those cultural memes and can be intelligently critical.
Faith can't hurt but I think the christians who act like jerks have more to worry about than the atheist who don't.
When your post calls out for atheists to also review the way they see the world, to not think themselves superior because they are comfortable with their current Laws and Theories, and to always concede that the unknown is the unknown, that human nature, rather than faith, is what generates evil and bigotry, then maybe you'd have something.
(Ex-Catholic, now atheist) Julia Sweeney's monologue «Letting Go Of God» will be the final nail in the coffin of religious belief / faith and is and will continue to be more effective than any money - generating book or blog on the historical Jesus, your «Ultimate Happiness Prescription», atheism or secularism.
If you are a Christian, have you ever realized that you yourself might be an Atheist in the eyes of all who profess faith in other gods than yours.
(Ex-Catholic, now atheist) Julia Sweeney's monologue «Letting Go Of God» will be one of the final nails in the coffin of religious belief / faith and is and will continue to be more effective than any money - generating book or blog on the historical Jesus or your «Ultimate Happiness Prescription».
As they worked through this change, Jason and Alise discovered that there was much more holding their marriage together than pulling it apart, and they began to work in their faith communities to bring about a greater understanding of what the others actually believe and to bring about a better dialog between atheists and Christians.
There are far more people of faith — all kinds, not just Christian — than there are atheists in the world.
************************************************** @spiffy: You ask a very good question: can Jesus forgive you for being an atheist living a good life, yes, but you have to ask forgiveness and believe and have faith that He will do it.There is more to salvation than just living a good life, although that is very important.I agree that there is no proof that God exists.
(Ex-Catholic, now atheist) Julia Sweeney's monologue «Letting Go Of God» will be one of the final nails in the coffin of religious belief / faith and is and will continue to be more effective than any money - generating book or blog on the historical Jesus, your «Ultimate Happiness Prescription», atheism or secularism.
The group includes atheists agnostics, those affiliated with a faith other than Christianity, and un-churched adults who are not «born - again.»
If I had not seen objective results springing from faith in spiritual realities, I should no more believe in God than the most thoroughgoing atheist.
Atheists will generally concede that anything is possible, but this is not a faith position any more than «We don't know» is a faith position.
That is why rabid evalgelist who are Atheist are no better than rabid persons of Faith.
Imagine all the peaceful, godless places like Maoist China, USSR, Vietnam, Cambodia... atheists don't seem to score any better than «people of faith.»
A person who's a conservative / Republican politically and atheist faith wise, typically self - identifies far more as the former than the latter, and as such would be less inclined to discuss their religious views in the first place in public (even witout concern of their political ambitions).