"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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zacchaeus wrote:But what else can an atheist do at the dying bedside of his only child except to cry out to GOD?
People in their last despeate agonies will often call out forNessa wrote:I have no doubt that most people in that situation would cry out to something but it's not as simple as that.
Which 'god' are they crying out to?
If they cry out for their mother, does that mean their mother doesn't exist either?Audie wrote:People in their last despeate agonies will often call out forNessa wrote:I have no doubt that most people in that situation would cry out to something but it's not as simple as that.
Which 'god' are they crying out to?
their mother.
I dontvsee any of this as the least indication that there is a god.
Hey, quipmeister. Nice to be back.RickD wrote:If they cry out for their mother, does that mean their mother doesn't exist either?Audie wrote:People in their last despeate agonies will often call out forNessa wrote:I have no doubt that most people in that situation would cry out to something but it's not as simple as that.
Which 'god' are they crying out to?
their mother.
I dontvsee any of this as the least indication that there is a god.
It's nice to see you back Min.
If they are crying out for their mother while dying to help or save them, then it's quite possible they are still crying out to a 'god' that they are trusting in, above anything else. A mother can give temporary comfort at the point of death but really, thats it.Audie wrote:People in their last despeate agonies will often call out forNessa wrote:I have no doubt that most people in that situation would cry out to something but it's not as simple as that.
Which 'god' are they crying out to?
their mother.
I dontvsee any of this as the least indication that there is a god.
Depends how you define.'nothing'zacchaeus wrote:The issue is there is no hope... And if you die and go nowhere, why mourn, why care, why have feeling at all.
As far as which god- at this point we are simply trying to establish a god, or creator- in which look around! Do you think I should be able to light a firework and create a complex universe of finely tuned, constructed, organized atoms? Or is our mothers responsible as well? Not to mention someone had to light the firework... Does science suggest we all came from nothing?
RickD wrote:Ever thought about the possibility that God put in each of us, a desire to know Him?
A "God shaped" void in each of us, that only God can fill.
Ever thought that people call out to God when they are desperate, because God placed that longing for Him, in each of us?
That C. S. Lewis was pretty smart!Nessa wrote:RickD wrote:Ever thought about the possibility that God put in each of us, a desire to know Him?
A "God shaped" void in each of us, that only God can fill.
Ever thought that people call out to God when they are desperate, because God placed that longing for Him, in each of us?
Yes, unlike the dumb blondesRickD wrote:That C. S. Lewis was pretty smart!Nessa wrote:RickD wrote:Ever thought about the possibility that God put in each of us, a desire to know Him?
A "God shaped" void in each of us, that only God can fill.
Ever thought that people call out to God when they are desperate, because God placed that longing for Him, in each of us?
Takes one to know one?Nessa wrote:Yes, unlike the dumb blondesRickD wrote:That C. S. Lewis was pretty smart!Nessa wrote:RickD wrote:Ever thought about the possibility that God put in each of us, a desire to know Him?
A "God shaped" void in each of us, that only God can fill.
Ever thought that people call out to God when they are desperate, because God placed that longing for Him, in each of us?
Hey, anyone can dye their hair grey to try to hide their blondenessRickD wrote:Takes one to know one?Nessa wrote:Yes, unlike the dumb blondesRickD wrote:That C. S. Lewis was pretty smart!Nessa wrote:RickD wrote:Ever thought about the possibility that God put in each of us, a desire to know Him?
A "God shaped" void in each of us, that only God can fill.
Ever thought that people call out to God when they are desperate, because God placed that longing for Him, in each of us?
Maybe your issue is "no hope", its not minezacchaeus wrote:The issue is there is no hope... And if you die and go nowhere, why mourn, why care, why have feeling at all.