Atheists: Time to Come Out of the Closet!

"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse".(Romans 1:19-20)

If this god of yours wishes to make his presence 'plain' why is he hiding?

I don't know about Dredge's god, but my version hides from you on purpose because he wants you to strive harder to find him rather than being arrogant enough to dismiss him and move on.My God won't give up on you, though.

Does that make any kind of sense to you? Really? It doesn't to me it just sounds totally daft.Wouldn't it make more sense if your god said "hi, I'm god, let's go fishing, I need a chat" instead of deciding to hide in even more inaccessible places?I haven't dismissed this god of yours, he not there to dismiss. I haven't dismissed elves either - in my arrogance.

What is your excuse for not glorifying Allah or Jehovah or Buddha or Krishna or Amaterasu Okimaki or Waheguru?--Percy

What is the difference between a hidden God who never provides any hint of his existence, and a God who doesn't exist? My Teddy Bear (yes, I still have him) won't give up on you, either.--Percy

Fair enough, Tangle. You do know how to show me a rational perspective. I'm not going to misrepresent my God by hating on atheists...especially you. You actually might be more fun to go fishing with than some of the Christians I know!

You actually think that Teddy Bear is more real than my God?(Jesus) Dredge gets mad that nobody will believe his conversion experience, but I had one too and I quite expect nobody to believe it.If the peanut gallery has taught me one thing, it is that my integrity is more important than some fanciful tale that I recite about the miracles I've seen. Ummmmm changed lives? I mean, isn't that the whole idea and reason for encouraging others and sharing the Gospel?(Good News) Dwise1 is not a believer but he uses stories and anecdotes of his personal experience to hopefully teach others.He does not consciously try to teach, but his honesty and integrity go a long way.I would assert that integrity is wholeness and not double-mindedness and that wholeness is best achieved through communion. Life is too short to hate on everyone.

I can post an image of my Teddy Bear. What can you provide as evidence? That's because it's all in your head. Lot's of things happen in people's heads. They're not real.Although you quoted me, I don't see how your response in any way addressed what I said: What is the difference between a hidden God who never provides any hint of his existence and a God who doesn't exist?--Percy

Why wouldn't we believe that you had a conversion experience? I'm sure you did. But it wasn't a real external thing - it's in your head. Millions of people believe all sorts of dumb things but they're all delusions.People that blow themselves and others up 'shouting god is great' believe dumb things very, very devoutly. I don't doubt their beliefs; I doubt their sanity.I don't get why you can't see this. After all there are millions who believe in a different god as firmly if not more firmly than you believe in the Jesus guy. You know they're wrong, just like we know that you're wrong. No difference at all.It's not a difficult point to understand, but it defeats all believers in all religions.

Because Jesus is not a relative God. Jesus is not the same "spirit" that Vishnu is. There is only One Spirit. He has many names. Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Prince Of Peace.(If Jesus were born today He would be born in the rubble of Gaza) Jesus is, was, and always will be God's character. Accept no substitutes. Especially the collective known as humanity. Because humanity needs Jesus. Not religion.

And all of them say the same thing. "I'm the best because I say so!"Your lack of self awareness is typical, but astonishing anyway.

There's absolutely no difference between your belief in Jesus and a Muslim's belief in Mohammed (peace be upon him). None. None at all. It's exactly the same.But you know it can't be don't you? Just exactly like they do. How do you explain that?

Wow! Talk about evading the issue.--Percy

If the "ultimate purpose" of life is meaninglessness, then life is meaningless from beginning to end. If this life is all there is, doing evil things is as meaningless as doing good things in other words, morality is meaningless (yet It's interesting that many atheists become fanatical left-wing morality-warriors, which is really just a vain attempt to inject meaning into their meaningless lives).
Most atheists don't have the courage to accept the logical implication of their belief system - ie, the life of a human being is as meaningless as the life of a worm - so most atheists choose to delude themselves that their lives have meaning. The Catholic Church is the body of Christ. The body cannot be separated from the head, which is Christ.
Christ promised that his (Catholic) Church will never be destroyed (Matt 16:19). That promise doesn’t apply to non-Catholic "churches", bcoz all non-Catholic "churches" are fake churches, preaching fake Christianity to people who are too stupid or too mentally unstable or too intellectually dishonest to see the truth of Catholicism. One day, Christ will remove all false religion from the face of the earth - including your fake Christianity.