TRUTH IS ALWAYS RIGHTLY INTOLERANT
By: Robert T. Lee
Atheist:
"...you cant for certain say god exists, just as I cannot prove he doesn't. Until one of us can, you must accept that other people have different ideas to yours, and that either one of use could be right or wrong."
Answer:
This is a very terrible mistake you have inbedded in you mind. I and everyone else including yourself can say for certain that God exists. Every house has its builder. Every invention has its designer. You cannot have any one of these without their authors. No house or invention brought itself into being.
Well, what we have here is the age old 'There has to be a creator' theory. Perhaps the oldest and possibly best argument that christians have.
It is the same with the heavens and the earth. Their existence is positive proof of the existence of God their Creator. The earth and the heavens and all therein and here on exist because God exists. Creation could not have brought itself into existence out of its non existence. Even common correct logic says there had to be a Creator. Your own existence is positive proof of the existence of God because He is the fountain and sustainer of all life.
No. Common logic does not require a creator. The Universe is a hugely chaotic place. Full of random interactions and events. There is no order. Our planet is such a small part of what could be considered 'order' but even it's natural state will tend to 'randomness'. It is called ENTROPY. It is a FACT.
You are right when you say that you cannot prove the non existent of God, because no such proof exists since He does indeed exist.
Quite possibly the most stupid thing I have EVER heard.
I know for certain that God does indeed exist and I do not seek to suppress that fact. And since I know for certain that He does, this is what makes me intolerant of other beliefs to the contrary. Don't you understand a fundamental principle about truth? It is always intolerant to anything to the contrary. It is error that is tolerant of other beliefs because error is only opinion itself which has no sure and lasting foundation and it doesn't really know what it is talking about. But truth is always intolerant of anything to the contrary since it is truth.
Christians have a 'belief' that God exists. (It is argued that atheists have a 'belief' system too.) This is required because you simply have to have FAITH to believe in a god. Because there is no proof.
Now you understand why all true Christians are intolerant of all other beliefs. It is because they are right and they know it.
But note: I said all true Christians are right, not religious hypocrites.
But here we have the problem. Millions of others believe that THEY are right. They have the same 'proofs'. Is their faith worthless too? Obviously Mr Lee thinks so.
I have a tolerance and respect for other religions. And that is what sets me apart morally from Mr Lee. I don't use my atheism as a tool for hatred, ignorance and bigotry.
I understand that society can need a religion to hold it together. All I hope is that some day, humanity will look to each other and take control of their lives. There will be no religious excuse, no cop-outs or bigotry.
Maybe not in my lifetime though. :(
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