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    No such thing as Atheism (OP)


    They all know that Allah exists!

    Allah has already stated in the Quran so many times, that people are denying the truth, he never said that they denying Islam because they didn’t think it was true.

    98:6 (Asad) Verily, those who [despite all evidence] are bent on denying the truth - [be they] from among the followers of earlier revelation or from among those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God - will find themselves in the fire of hell, therein to abide: they are the worst of all creatures.

    Saying that Allah does not exist;-

    1. They try and deny Islam and say to themselves they are better at thinking, when they are far astray.

    They ask were is the proof that Allah exists, then they talk about evolution;-
    Even in the Quran, Allah has already provided the answer that he has created Males and females. They talk of evolution then what also explains how people are created in the womb-do they call that fast evolution in 9 months. Are they saying that cells get together and have a conversation saying to each other;-

    - you’ll be a Male and you can be the female??

    - male will be created to produce the sperm and the female would be created to produce the egg?
    - the cells are organising themselves saying you’ll be the heart, lung, and I’ll be the stomach etc?

    - they are creating the blood vessels and already arranging what is required?

    It is absolutely impossible for cells to clump together and then look at the bigger picture of how to be a person. Allah is the Creator, and still fashions the babies in the wombs to be people. Even for them to say that the evolution started ages ago, but so many creatures have been created, even at the same time. Even if they were to talk about the first life form it still does not explain how they fashioned into so many creatures. There is of course reference that Allah used the soils in this world to create humans which is why they get confused when they say we are the same family and related, but we are not.

    -they are asking us to disbelieve when Allah has already asked them that if they really are so truthful then right a verse like the Quran which would mean that they can bring it on the Day of Judgement and save themselves from the fires of Hell if they are truthful, why they cannot even create a fly. When they are messing around with cells etc, they are already using what Allah has provided and not created their own.

    Saying that he cannot have created ;-

    2. When Allah says "Be!" then it is, what else did they expect, that God get a hammer, and some nails and start putting pieces together?

    Following those that are not better then the Prophets;-

    3. They say they are clever because they are quoting this and that from this person, when the people they are quoting are not better then the Prophets! Are they going to say that Richard Dawkins is better then Prophet Jesus peace be upon him? Whey are they so quick to follow after people who are nothing in comparison to the Prophets? Its because they look for the life of this world. Why did Richard Dawkins put up a poster -there probably is no God, so live your life-so he is already saying that don’t believe in Allah so you can enjoy your life in this world! Why would he have to say that to people if it wasn’t connected about non-Muslims looking for the life of this world?

    We would never listen to someone over the best of people -the Prophets Ibrahim, Jesus, Muhammad, Noah, Lut, Job, Salih, Joseph peace be upon them etc.

    Scientists;-

    4. They quote Science, thinking its clever. Allah has stated in the Quran that this world is limited, So why do Scientists go after something that they will never be part of or their children. Don’t bother quoting caring about people, if they really cared about people they would spend time with people more, and providing the money to the poor.

    - It is like a person who wants to copy off actors-he wants the same respect he gets, so he becomes one,

    - It is like a person who wants to be a footballer to copy off the other footballers, so to be treated like they are.

    -they become scientists to copy off the other Scientists, to be treated with respect and people would think they are clever.

    - the scientist were rejecting the Christianity in the past to be arrogant to religion (as explained a bit about the test in “Satan refusing to prostrate thread”. As soon as people talked more about Islam, people wanted to treat Islam like they have done with Christianity by saying we don’t accept science so help them to attack Islam but they could not as we have no problems with learning about the world around us.

    -they are disgusting do they not think we are happy for Allah to have created us and fashioned us, where is the dignity in saying so and so has messed around with your egg, and then implanted it back into your Mother. We don't want others to mess around with how we are, our dignity is with Allah. They deprive their children of dignity, but yet call themselves better.

    - they will not set foot on Jupiter etc, and they would not be able to leave this galaxy.

    - so there are evil people who look for the life of this world to achieve for them attainable goals like getting a car, a house, but the scientist already know they are going after something that they never will have -which makes them more stupid, then the masses!

    - why is it that the Scientist want to be remembered when they are dead more then there work. There are Scientist who are writing any theories to lay claim to them, so when they are dead if a future generation finds out if they were right, they will get the credit! Not writing down theories, hypothesis that they themselves can prove.

    - even in Medicine only evil people would think about organ donation, to think up the idea of cutting someone else up and taking their organs, even Allah said;-
    Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do. 2:96
    They have not cured the organ just tossed it away.

    - they go into fields they say in the name of Science so they can be arrogant, which explains why so many people are complaining that they are not looking seriously at the cases of ghosts, devils, parallel worlds. As the scientists know this would be a lot of hard work, and they don’t get a lot of credit for this work. Even if they found something, others would dismiss them as being mad. Even suggesting theories on these ideas of Devils actually existing-so they are being open-minded.

    -why has science been trying to find out better ways of torturing someone??

    -why has science been trying to find out better ways of killing people? If they really cared about people? And they say they do science to help people?

    -even Scientists have said that is human nature to go around and find out what other things is in relation to them! So if you took them to another place, world, in the past, its about their relationship with them-they do not look at the relationship of Allah and his creation, but between themselves!

    Aliens;-

    5. They say they believe there is intelligent life on other planets, and yes Muslims do so too, and they are worshipping Allah, what would they do visit the aliens and tell them they don’t believe in Allah?? They already it has been normal for people to have religion, why don’t they think that these aliens would also have a religion-which is the same-Islam. The religion of Prophet Jesus, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Noah, Salih, David, Solomon peace be upon him.

    Technology;-

    6. They then talk about having televisions, mobiles, computers etc to show off. Well did not the people who were destroyed before them also show off to the religious? Have they not been destroyed?

    - Like the story of babel that the people, this time do they not see that they are communication etc and they have been warned. They have seen so many natural disasters on their televisions etc. So whey they get on the Day of Judgement they cannot say they have not been warned.

    - Do they think that Allah would leave them alone with their children when they do not teach anything about Islam?? If they did not have much communication is that all their children will be seeing is their lewd, unreligious behaviour?
    Using other religion;-

    Using other religion;-

    7. They then try and throw anything at Islam saying that other religions claim they are correct, how can they say that when all the Prophets Noah, Ibrahim, Jesus, Muhammad peace be upon them etc have stated to worship the one God and remember the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and Hell. The Christians and the Jews don’t even bow down to Allah as the Prophets have done, don’t even sacrifice animals as the Prophets have done.

    -in the Quran it states that the King Solomon peace be upon him had control of the winds the Jinn etc, now today they are saying that this was left out purposely from the bible-so were did Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him get this information as he could not read or write??

    -they say we are copying off them, nay why shouldn’t Allah tell about the Prophets that he sent before to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him? Even the Jews were questioning him to see if he was correct on information-none of them at that time said he was copying off someone or so and so.

    -if we were copying off them then we would not have been successful to have spread Islam successfully around, if we copied off them then how did we finish idol worship in Saudi Arabia etc???

    -typical sinners at that time, they are critical of Islam, but not of Hindus etc, they were happy to live with so much filth in Saudi Arabia at that time, but they had a problem with Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him?? They make excuses saying its about terrorism, nay they are liars, then why did they throw Prophet Ibrahim peace be upon him in the fire when he was not attacking anyone? Why did they invade Prophet Lut peace be upon him when he did not hurt anyone? They are as Allah said denying the truth for they are being sinful people. Just in the “Freedom and evil acceptance” they are denying the truth so they can continue to be evil without having anyone being critical to them.

    -their governments have been going around countries and have not been telling the population of what trouble they are causing and when there is trouble they run to the masses so they can get support-is not the USA saying to Iran we are prepared to attack you? Why are they saying this without talking to their population or gaining their permission? Its rather like a son causing trouble then running back home to his family for them to help him, but he is not telling that he caused it.

    Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him marrying Ayesha;-

    8. They talk about Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him marrying Ayesha, then they should bring an argument to that time, his companions, his wives, other people, the idol worshippers, the Jews, the Christians did not attack him at that time for marrying Ayesha. So who are they to attack him now??

    Day of Judgement;-

    9. They say that people believed in the Day of Judgement in the past, but it never happened. It does not matter when a person dies they will still stand on the Day of Judgement. Of course the people of Aad and Thamud also denyed of this in the past, and said they were going to be fine, but of course they are on the way to Hell.

    Why is Allah testing us?

    10. They ask why is Allah testing them, they are happy to try and prove to people, and show off to people, and try and be someone in this world, but they can’t bring themselves to answer why we have to prove ourselves as good people -which I already answered on the “Satan refusing to prostrate” thread. Aren't we happy with striving for Paradise and then happy with what we have done and with Allah's Merciful and being created so we know that he exists and we are enjoying what he has provided us with? Yes we are.

    Lewd, homosexuals;-

    11. They are happy to side with lewd people, homosexuals then the Prophets Ibrahim, Noah, Lut, David Muhammad peace be upon them etc? Then they are saying that they are clever for going against Islam, why do those homosexuals and lewd people make more sense to them?

    Hell;

    12. They ask why they should be sent to Hell if Allah is so Merciful, for them to be sent to Hell does not change the fact that Allah is Merciful. They have sent themselves to Hell. There is no difference to someone saying in Paradise we reject islam-what more proof do they need? That is why in apostasy there are no second chances you go to hell. If you were in Paradise and said you don’t accept Allah of course you deserve to be thrown out. Again the test is covered in “Satan refusing to prostrate”.

    Islam the message that they are receiving today;-

    13. Even the Christians are saying that Prophet Jesus peace be upon him will be coming back, we are not going to have another Prophet until these countries have finished and after the Dajjal. Islam is teaching them what they need to know and warning them, they are reacting back to Islam as a person would do to a Prophet, by being arrogant, ignorant, rejecting the truth even torturing believers.

    Islam is doing what Christianity and Judaism could not do teach the whole world! As Christianity was worshipping idols and Jews were changing religion even now saying that there is no Hell. They do not look for the life of this world. Even Christians have admitted if it wasn’t for Islam people would not have spoken about Allah as much as they are doing today. They are being tested (as explained in the “Collapse of the countries today” thread.
    They are not going to get another Prophet, they have Islam which has relayed the same message provided by all the Prophets.

    On the Day of Judgement;-

    14. So as above they are saying anything to try and say they going against Islam for a good reason, but they have nothing, even look at their faces, it actually that the are trying to convince themselves that Allah does not exist! Just like some females when they get their lewd behaviour acceptable, and say that its normal, when it is not and never will be.
    If they say to you they disbelieve, then say to them to repeat it on the Day of Judgement-were Allah has stated in the Quran;-

    [46:34] The day the disbelievers are introduced to the Hellfire, they will be asked, "Is this not the truth?" They will answer, "Yes indeed, by our Lord." He will say, "Then suffer the retribution for your disbelief."

    -they will not want to stand with Richard Dawkin then,
    -they will not want to stand with the homosexuals then.
    -they will be saying;-

    40:47 (Asad) AND LO! They [who in life were wont to deny the truth] will contend with one another in the fire [of the hereafter]; and then the weak will say unto those who had gloried in their arrogance, “Behold, we were but your followers: can you, then, relieve us of some [of our] share of this fire?”



    No one will be saying to Allah on the Day of Judgement;-


    1. Who are you?
    2. Why are we here?
    3. What is Hell?
    4. I didn't know that homosexuality was a bad thing.
    5. I didn't know that being lewd was wrong.


    Do not believe their lies, they all know they are rejecting the truth and what is good.
    They are doing the same as any other sinful person going against the good instead of evil, just as the people attacked the Prophet Lut, Ibrahim peace be upon him instead of standing away from the evil and repenting. They are trying to say they are being clever, and being arrogant to Islam but they have nothing. They thought they could treat Islam as they have done with Christianity and disregard it but they cannot as;-

    Islam is the truth and we have Allah's words-the Quran;-


    [3:110] You are the best community ever raised among the people: you advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and you believe in GOD. If the followers of the scripture believed, it would be better for them. Some of them do believe, but the majority of them are wicked.

    They think to lead us astray (is this not upon the reactions of these liars that they are happy for us to leave the truth);-

    They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake their homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and choose no friend nor helper from among them, 4.89

    They (think to) deceive Allâh and those who believe, while they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not!” al-Baqarah 2:9

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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

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    format_quote Originally Posted by Al-Indunisiy View Post


    @h-n

    To clarify what Lynx meant: He was just saying that your argument is absurd for him because it is just like insisting, for example: "Believe in Ahura Mazda because [insert name of Zoroastrian sacred text] says so!"
    Well yes, I accept the Quran, absolutely.

    As stated in the thread anyway, infidels ignore the best of Men -the Prophets and follow after the sinful. They rather listen to sinful people rather then Prophet Ibrahim, Jesus, Noah, Lut peace be upon him etc.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by Muslimeen View Post
    Especially on a sinking ship, its "OH MY GOD".
    Yep, just like when we say "Oh, go to Hell" in frustration..we literally want that person to burn in Hell and be tormented forever, too. /sarcasm

    It's just traditional sayings if you didn't realize that already, but I do make the effort to say "Oh my goodness" so this "confusion" doesn't happen.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    bump in reference to RIP thread.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    Just because an atheist doesn't believe in a supreme being doesn't mean an atheist doesn't have any beliefs. If you feel comfortable with your own beliefs it shouldn't matter what other people do or do not believe.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by whitekitten View Post
    Just because an atheist doesn't believe in a supreme being doesn't mean an atheist doesn't have any beliefs. If you feel comfortable with your own beliefs it shouldn't matter what other people do or do not believe.
    what is the meaning of atheist to you then?
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    Greetings,

    Since there's been some time for people to reflect on this thread, have any of the Muslims here found any useful dawah ideas to present to atheists as a result of the approach we've seen here?

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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by cat eyes View Post


    what is the meaning of atheist to you then?
    If I may interject, the meaning of atheist is someone who does not believe in a God(s). Other than that, an atheist could believe in fairies or goblins and it wouldn't matter. Upon reflection I understand the feelings of the OP. The OP clearly understands that God shouldn't send anyone to Hell on the basis of not believing in something. It would be like going to hell for not believing in some principle of String Theory. Belief isn't an action one simply chooses or doesn't choose to do. However, instead of taking the logical approach and looking at this as a problem in Islam, the OP instead bites the bullet and denies the existence of atheists altogether; all atheists are liars and they secretly believe in God but don't admit it so therefore God does not have a legitimate reason to send atheists to hell. Grasping for air...
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by Lynx View Post
    If I may interject, the meaning of atheist is someone who does not believe in a God(s). Other than that, an atheist could believe in fairies or goblins and it wouldn't matter. Upon reflection I understand the feelings of the OP. The OP clearly understands that God shouldn't send anyone to Hell on the basis of not believing in something. It would be like going to hell for not believing in some principle of String Theory. Belief isn't an action one simply chooses or doesn't choose to do. However, instead of taking the logical approach and looking at this as a problem in Islam, the OP instead bites the bullet and denies the existence of atheists altogether; all atheists are liars and they secretly believe in God but don't admit it so therefore God does not have a legitimate reason to send atheists to hell. Grasping for air...
    ok so my understanding is atheists believe in fairies and goblins but rather not believe in god ermm where do these fairies come from then? have u seen a goblin ?

    but don't atheists have to see something to believe it.

    wow. i never knew this about atheists that they believe in other things without seeing it:laugh:
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by Lynx View Post
    ... all atheists are liars and they secretly believe in God but don't admit it so therefore God does not have a legitimate reason to send atheists to hell. Grasping for air...
    How can you possibly make such a sweeping assertion? It's a silly statement.

    As for the suggestion that the term atheist relates to 'no god(s)' and that therefore atheists could (in theory) believe in all manner of other things (such as fairies); that may be possible, but isn't very likely.
    I would agree more with cat eyes in that atheists tend to trust what can been observed or scientifically proven. In the absence of such proof an atheists is more likely to assume that it (whatever it is that cannot be proven) is more likely not to exist (unless scientific proof can be found at a later stage).

    If any atheist reads my statement, I would be interested to hear whether they agree in principle.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    Wow, I've got to lurk here more often! The absurdity of OP claims is comical.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by glo View Post

    How can you possibly make such a sweeping assertion? It's a silly statement.



    I was talking about the reasoning employed by the OP. I recognize the silliness of what h-n is saying. the OP, instead of admitting that God is unjust for sending people to Hell merely because of what they believe, instead chooses to deny the existence of atheists altogether! this way God is not really sending people to hell for their lack of belief but more because of their denial of some innate belief. unfortunately , if the OP talks to more people, she might realize that some people genuinely just don't believe in God or Islam. I hope that clears up what I was saying.

    As for the suggestion that the term atheist relates to 'no god(s)' and that therefore atheists could (in theory) believe in all manner of other things (such as fairies); that may be possible, but isn't very likely.
    I would agree more with cat eyes in that atheists tend to trust what can been observed or scientifically proven. In the absence of such proof an atheists is more likely to assume that it (whatever it is that cannot be proven) is more likely not to exist (unless scientific proof can be found at a later stage).

    If any atheist reads my statement, I would be interested to hear whether they agree in principle.
    Well the fact that an atheist can believe in anything so long as it's not God is true by definition. However, your statement that atheists are more likely to follow scientific evidence is an empirical matter and i don't know if that's true or not or even likely. I personally think you're peddling a common stereotype about atheists.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by Lynx View Post
    I was talking about the reasoning employed by the OP. I recognize the silliness of what h-n is saying. the OP, instead of admitting that God is unjust for sending people to Hell merely because of what they believe, instead chooses to deny the existence of atheists altogether!
    Thank you for your explanation.
    I clearly completely misunderstood you. didisaythat 1 - No such thing as Atheism

    However, your statement that atheists are more likely to follow scientific evidence is an empirical matter and i don't know if that's true or not or even likely. I personally think you're peddling a common stereotype about atheists.
    That's possible.
    All the more reason to invite some atheists here to tell us what they think.
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    This thread just makes me sad... T_T
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    My question to atheists:

    Why is it that you don't believe in the existence of the creator of the universe (which is the simplest explanation and logically perfect) of which you claim there is no scientific proof, and yet accept the only alternative: the universe has always existed (has no beginning) which is proven scientifically and logically not possible?
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by naidamar View Post
    My question to atheists:

    Why is it that you don't believe in the existence of the creator of the universe (which is the simplest explanation and logically perfect) of which you claim there is no scientific proof, and yet accept the only alternative: the universe has always existed (has no beginning) which is proven scientifically and logically not possible?
    As a deist, I do believe that a supreme being created the universe. My belief in God is one that appeals to my intuition but, by no means, can I make the assertion that this is the simplest and most logical explanation for nature. Most atheists don't claim to know there is no conventional God, only to doubt the existence of such a being based on the lack of evidence for it. Sure, I do know some atheists who think that there may be a single entity behind all things in nature but the difference between myself and them is that I, and most theists, go one step further in our faith that said entity is actually a thinking being.

    It's unfair to presume all atheists share the belief that universe (or multi-verse, for those who think there are more than one) has always existed. The prevailing opinion of the scientific community, comprised mostly of atheists, is that the Big Bang is the most likely explanation for the universe although there is a relatively new theory that suggests a cyclic universe.

    Even if there were some scientific way to prove that a supreme-creator being is at the heart of the universe, most atheists would be more likely to become deists, like myself, than followers of the prophets since there is no evidence supporting the supernatural claims of scripture.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by Latitudinarian View Post
    As a deist, I do believe that a supreme being created the universe. My belief in God is one that appeals to my intuition but, by no means, can I make the assertion that this is the simplest and most logical explanation for nature. Most atheists don't claim to know there is no conventional God, only to doubt the existence of such a being based on the lack of evidence for it. Sure, I do know some atheists who think that there may be a single entity behind all things in nature but the difference between myself and them is that I, and most theists, go one step further in our faith that said entity is actually a thinking being.

    It's unfair to presume all atheists share the belief that universe (or multi-verse, for those who think there are more than one) has always existed. The prevailing opinion of the scientific community, comprised mostly of atheists, is that the Big Bang is the most likely explanation for the universe although there is a relatively new theory that suggests a cyclic universe.

    Even if there were some scientific way to prove that a supreme-creator being is at the heart of the universe, most atheists would be more likely to become deists, like myself, than followers of the prophets since there is no evidence supporting the supernatural claims of scripture.
    I understand your position, which similar to agnostic.,

    It is atheists' belief (who do not believe in the existence of the creator) that I do not understand.

    Thanks for explaining your belief though.
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    Salam Alaikum:

    My father was an Athiest through and through. He simply did not believe in a supreme being in any way, shape or form. He never gave much thought as to how the universe was created and didn't care. He lived his life an athiest and that was that. He had a miserable childhood being abused by foster families and Nuns in an orphanage. All which lead to his lack of belief. This being said, my father was a wonderful man who loved his family and would help anyone that asked for it. He was loved and respected by all that knew him. Meaning he wasn't a cranky, bitter man. lol

    So, I don't think an Athiest has to necessarily believe in anything else, they just very simply believe God does not exist.

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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by naidamar View Post
    I understand your position, which similar to agnostic.,

    It is atheists' belief (who do not believe in the existence of the creator) that I do not understand.

    Thanks for explaining your belief though.

    My position and the atheist's position differ in that I to adhere to the belief in an unknown on faith while the atheist reserves his/her adherence to those things which are substantive. I think that calling myself agnostic doesn't properly describe my position since an element of doubt is inescapable. Agnosticism is somewhat ambiguous in that almost all people, whether religious or not, don't know with certainty whether there is a God or not. It's impossible to know for certain but I still claim to believe. Most atheists will say that there probably is no God rather than there is no God. For practical purposes, it's only those who don't claim to believe one way or the other that ought to be considered agnostic.
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    Re: No such thing as Atheism

    format_quote Originally Posted by naidamar View Post
    My question to atheists:

    Why is it that you don't believe in the existence of the creator of the universe (which is the simplest explanation and logically perfect) of which you claim there is no scientific proof, and yet accept the only alternative: the universe has always existed (has no beginning) which is proven scientifically and logically not possible?

    1. The existence of the creator of the universe is not logically perfect unless you have a special proof that every other logician and philosopher has missed for the last 2000 years. 2. The only alternative isn't that the universe had to have always existed. I hope that settles your bewilderment.
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