5.29.2009

Inconsistencies

I feel completely paradoxical today because I haven't had the urge to write in this for a while, and now I'm doing so twice in one day.
Technically it's not in one day, but I haven't slept since the last time I blogged, so we'll leave it at that.

Anyways, recently I've been in an online conversation with an atheistic evolutionist in the comments sections of a website. The primary subject of discussion has been the Flood, and whether or not the Ark is physically possible.

It's been a fairly nice argument, we have both been cordial and argued rationally instead of with stupid anger. You'd be surprised how many people will just say "whatever God is stupid because evolution disproved him and DON'T FORCE YOUR BELIEFS ON ME &%*#&%*" and leave it at that.

I have made it a goal, almost a hobby, to learn about arguments and apologetics in defending Christianity. But my confusion lies in this:
If they, who insist that us forcing our beliefs on people is wrong, focus on the belief that there is no God and therefore our beliefs have no effect on the afterlife, why do they argue to convince the religious that their religion is illogical and pointless?

I think they just feel a need to be right in an argument. It's either that, or they just have the humble, well-intentioned desire to somehow "cure" humanity of religious stupidity, and make us all want to believe that life is pointless and finite.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'd rather they DO stand up for their beliefs, but it seems to me that their beliefs have no purpose, and thus it's hard to rally behind them. Cheers of "The Universe and living matter were all assembled by random chance!" and "God has been logically dethroned by the wisdom of man!" hardly roll off the tongue.
Morality is also completely unnecessary without God, but that's a different blog.
Anyways, I'm just curious as to what motivation atheists have for wanting us to agree with them, because I highly doubt that they just want us to see the error of our ways.

Any thoughts, insights, or questions?

2 comments:

Kate said...

hey,
if we're all wrong, we can all go to hell together right?

Atheists often seem to fit into a selfish/hardened/immoral/i'm better because i can live life knowing theres nothing out there mold.
But i don't think anyone really can keep this up, and they want to convince others so that there's a companionship in this hard world.

And there's also this to consider: You may simply attract the few atheists who are seeking to spread their beliefs. You're way of arguing intelligently and calmly weeds out the hoards of short fused atheists.

Evan Mac said...

i'd quote the atheism is for people who suck at statistics speech...