Quote:
Originally posted by stuartj
"We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
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This is a very powerful statement. I'm not going to try to find the original quote now, either, but the logic behind it is very insightful.
There have been many gods throughout man's history, right? Let's just take Zeus, for instance. At one time, *many* people fully believed in Zeus' existence. For the Christians out there - do you believe that Zeus exists? Do you think he is (or even was) a real, supernatural entity? If the answer is no (and I hope the answer is no), why not? What reasons do you have for not believing in Zeus? They are logical, rational reasons, right? Believing that Zeus exists makes no sense to you in light of your understanding of the world around you, right? You are totally comfortable stating that you do not believe that Zeus exists, right?
When you fully and honestly contemplate and understand why you do not believe that Zeus exists, you will come to an understanding why there are people out there that doubt the existence of the Christian god. They have the same logical, rational reasons...