I recently heard something I found interesting. “I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist.”
This statement came from a religious person who was speaking with a person who said they were an atheist.
The religious person asked, “Do you hope you’re wrong?”
The atheist replied, “Yes, I do.”
The religious person replied, “Good, otherwise you would be hoping for something that is inherently bad, so that’s good, your hope is for something good.”
Hope.
Can we hope for something bad?
The atheist went on to say that he used to be “very Christian.” But he just doesn’t believe it anymore. He doesn’t believe there is any life after this. But he hopes there is. I find that sad.
What’s the evidence he relies upon to have a belief that nothing exists after this life? He couldn’t say. Just a feeling. He just didn’t believe it anymore.
I find that extraordinarily sad.
Why would we believe one thing and hope for another?
I’d love for an atheist to have this discussion with me. Not to argue. For me to try to understand.
The religious individual went on to say he didn’t have enough faith to be an atheist. He didn’t have enough faith to believe that the infinite amount of coincidences that needed to happen for this earth to be formed and for life to flourish on it, he didn’t have that faith. It was much easier for him to have faith in a supreme creator that built and made this all work.
I found that to be an interesting point. Is it easier to believe there was a BANG and the jigsaw puzzle fell together? Or is it easier to believe there is One God?
You know where I stand on this.
No Coincidences.
No Coincidences 