A Logical Explanation of Why it is Unlikely that God Exists
In my search for a belief system, I seek truth, not happiness. Believing in something pleasant would bring me no happiness if I
had any doubts as to its validity. I have no doubt about the lack of a higher being. Here's why:
It is physically impossible for there to have been a beginning
of time. One of the primary rules of physics is that matter cannot be
created or destroyed. Therefor there cannot ever have been a time when
there was nothing in the universe. Theists will argue that God
doesn't have to follow the rules of physics, and that brings me to my
second point.
If you are a theist, you believe that God created the universe
and that God has always existed, and will always exist. If you are an
atheist, you probably believe that the universe has always and will
always exist. Eithor way, you believe that something has existed for an
infinite amount of time. We know that the universe does exist now, but
we don't know if God exists now. So therefor it is more likely that the
universe has always existed than it is that God has always existed, or
even does today.
Also consider this: if there was no God, there would be no purpose for
life. If there was no God, life would not be fair. Life has no purpose.
Life is not fair. So, the only reason to believe in God is because you
want to. Many people will disagree with me here and say that life has
a purpose, they just haven't figured out what it is yet, and that life is
fair and people always get what's coming to them. This simply isn't true,
and I think deep down inside you know that. It's just more comfortable to
think those kinds of things. They're not true, but people believe them
because they want to.
Fourth, I fail to see how anyone can in good conscience dismiss the theory of evolution in favor of creationism.
There is overwhelming evidence for evolution, and none at all for creationism. People refuse to believe that we
humans are no better than the apes. It gives people a sense of justification to think that we are somehow "better"
than the animals with which we share the planet. It is pure stubborn arrogance that prevents them from looking at
the facts in an objective manner. Our instincts to eat, seek shelter, and procreate coincide with natural selection,
and explain why our race has survived the millennia. However, from the christian point of view, our instinct to
procreate goes directly against the rules set out for us by God.
Also, God gave us free will, but those who accept
without questioning will be more readily accepted into heaven. Why would God give us the ability to reason and then expect us
to take anything on faith?
So, there are many questions which cannot be answered by religion without making an effort to interpret the word in
such a way that it coincides with what we instinctively know to be true. Why should you have to make an effort to
believe in something? The truth is self-evident. The only reason to belive in God is because you want to. Let me say
that again. The only reason to believe in God is because you want to.
Now that I have established my position, allow me to explain how
this has influenced my view of life. First of all, atheists do NOT take
their religion lightly. I know that if some people are right, I'm
damned. It takes quite a commitment to face that threat without fear. A
lot of people believe in God "just to be on the safe side". Well if
you're one of those people you're just as damned as I am because you
don't really believe. You have to make a decision and really stick to
it, not just pay lip service to the church in exchange for admittance
into heaven. Some theists view atheists as lazy, becuase we don't put
forth an effort to believe. I contend that one should be forced by
logic to believe in the truth, because it is self-evident. No effort is
required beyond gathering facts and asessing their value.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=61155215751&topic=8779Every reason is based on ignorance and strawmens... GOOD JOB CHRISTIANS!
