Sentences with phrase «rather than an atheist»

Consider being an agnostic, rather than atheist.

But it wasn't long before she talked herself into be an agnostic rather than an atheist.

Not exact matches

Many atheists will check the box «no Organized religion» or agnostic rather than describe themselves as atheist, as they are used to the discrimination that comes with the word.

Those who believe in Intelligent Design see the data / info that the universe is a complex system and logically conclude there had to be a designer, rather than the «we don't know — we think it just happened» answers that come from the atheist community.

You can try to throw a bunch of flowery words together to justify your delusion but, atheists are people who think for themselves rather than accepting what others tell them are facts.

Atheists would much rather believe that we have not yet discovered the answers than believe that some magical cloud man just decided he was bored one day and created everything.

This is one of the problems that often hinders dialogue with radical atheists (not sure you are one, but you did answer a question I posed to people who believe God is a fantasy)-- rather than offer a defense they will attack in such a way as to obfuscate the purpose of the original discussion.

If atheism is about what you believe rather than what you know then tell me what makes atheist different from christians?

Personally I'd much rather have an Atheist president than a religious one (any religion).

I'm guessing these objections are primarily aimed at gay rights rather than potential atheists running religious organizations.

And, you did tell us that you're certain there's no God when you chose to identify yourself as an atheist rather than an agnostic.

He asks three questions that he thinks the atheist can not answer: Why is there something rather than nothing?

And the truly sad part is, those same atheists might have even been saved if they had only accepted the truth rather than spent their time fighting against it...

I think it's pretty likely that the person reporting the abuse thought the point was to condemn Christianity by saying Hitler was Christian, rather than to establish the facts in response to the erroneous claim that Hitler was atheist.

Even worse, those very atheists who spend all of their time on forums like this and fighting against the truth (rather than being out enjoying the world in what little time they have) will ultimately die and go to hell only to then find out the truth — that they've been wrong about everything they've believed their whole life.

The biggest mistake that most atheists make is painting with the broadest of brushes: rather than use words like «some» or «many» or «most» re Christians, most atheists simply paint the entirety of U.S. Christianity as a monolithic group that supports everything the so - called «Christian right» (which, like the Moral Majority before it, is neither) lobbies for.

It is interesting that this study focused on evangelicals (in the Christians most of the five were prominent evangelicals and most of the five atheists are almost evangelical in their atheism) rather than more moderate middle of the road individuals.

«Wouldn't your time better be spent helping humanity rather than putting up atheist monuments near Christian ones?

at the end of the day i'd rather have an agnostic or atheist as president than someone who believes in some fairy tale, or thinks that god tells people what to do, or that religion is necessary for morals.

I am not crediting God, but I'd rather have a doctor who believes in something bigger than us all, than a cold atheist who doesn't have hope, or pray and isn't driven by anything in life other than a selfish belief that he is the most intelligent thing in the universe.

So hopefully in 10 years time I will have found that, rather than ending up an atheist.

It's a way to justify what you don't yet understand, rather than acknowledging that it's just understandable at the moment, and it's acceptance amongst those who think like they do, it's the creation of a definable «evil» to fight against (satan, atheists, other religions, basically everyone except their small group of like minders... even other denominations that are nearly identical quibble).

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She did mention in the video that even her atheist friends were telling her that her philosophies were actually more Christian than atheist, so I rather think she was latently religious all along, sort of like gays who live for years in hetero relationships, then finally realize what they are, after years of saying something else.

Prideful atheists always staring in the mirror at their noses rather than reading the Gospel.

Atheists help people be productive and spend more time contributing to society rather than wasting it on make - believe notions.

Atheists refuse to accept the truth, and thus they will be condemned because they love evil rather than believing in the truth.

Rather than parrot what some atheist physicist or philosopher spouts off, investigate the claims, look at both sides, examine the evidence... truly be a «free thinker»...

Couldn't you also make the case that: If you listen to tesimonies shared rather than anti-atheist bigots, you'd find yourself surprised by how Christian active atheists really are...?

Atheists say they have the answer to why there is something rather than nothing — the nothing created it!

There are plenty of big killers under non atheist regimes, it just so happens that two of the three biggest states in world history have been atheist so if you pick absolute numbers rather than percents of course that's what you'll see.

Perhaps Winfrey, who could use her influence to shatter stereotypes about atheists rather than reinforce them, would have benefited from listening to Nyad just a bit more closely and from talking to more atheists about awe and wonder.

It is to the point where my agnostic friend would rather be inclined to believe in God rather than concede to the type of world view that an atheist runs with, which is by far the most deluded and unintelligent among them all.

I'm so glad that this atheist finally saw the light even if she did convert to Catholicism rather than a fundamentalist church.

Rather than cause a degree of contrition and caution amongst the more militant atheists, the Texas Church Massacre has apparently caused even further justification for their anger against the God they don't believe in.

Religions are as crutches (spiritual aids) the atheist whom having no time for religions (claiming not religious) be at a more advanced spiritual stage than of christians / muslims etc (such not a direspect to muslims christians) but rather bringing some clarity to situation / as justice to the atheist / whom much villified.

I am an atheist and I know so much more about what is in the bible than my christian friends do, its rather embarrassing at times.

At least atheists base all of what they believe on reason and evidence, rather than a book that was written by uneducated people during the Bronze Age.

Just out of curiosity, is there a reason you use the term «atheist who believes in god» rather than «naturalist who believes in god»?

Don't you think that the smartest people in the world would generally agree with your theory rather than predominately being atheists?

Well, I'd rather be an atheist than someone who slings groundless insults and is so afraid of death he believes in a supernatural being who will give him special rewards when he dies, if only he says he believes in that supernatural being - without a grain of proof.

If Einstein was indeed an atheist rather than a Deist I (and Wikipedia) stand corrected.

I don't think the idea of an atheist billboard is a bad one, but these are definitely bad billboards that perpetuate the idea of nonbelievers as rude, derisive, or (rather ironically) «holier than thou».

if they wanted to address the atheists it would have been a message more supportive for non-believers rather than crushing for believers.

If horses were atheists they might stereotype all Christians as irrational, unthinking, uncaring, something rather less than human.

I am pretty sure Obama is agnostic, or probably atheist, and it is unfortunate that he has to pander to the black voter and pretend he is a Christian, rather than use his influence to raise consciousness in the community.

Quote: «Perhaps Winfrey, who could use her influence to shatter stereotypes about atheists rather than reinforce them, would have benefited from listening to Nyad just a bit more closely and from talking to more atheists about awe and wonder.»

Atheism leads to eternal death, better to be dead rather than be atheist.

Even most atheists understand there must be something rather than nothing before and or after our physical existence.

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.