Witnessing to Atheists / Humanists

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

1. I actually have seen oxygen, and you can too. Liquid oxygen does exist, and in various chemical reactions (most commonly known of which is rust) the presence of oxygen can be directly, measurably, observed. 2. Love is a bit more difficult to observe due to both its vague definition and its lower natural abundance than oxygen. However, all reactions consistent with the term "love" can be observed at a high level (and in the future, perhaps even at a low level). Indeed, it is possible to predict love given sophisticated enough embedded hardware (such as an endocranial electrode array), although that technology is still in the whiteboard stage.

[@lhvinny]

"Have you seen the oxygen that you breathe?" Yup! Next. "Have you seen love?" Yup! Next. "Animals experience these things." Yeah...so? Why is the fact that other species experience oxygen and love somehow a talking point? "Saying you are an atheist gives credence to the possibility of there being a god." No, it doesn't. My saying, "i don't believe the earth is flat," does not, in any way, say that it is even possible for the earth to be flat. While it is true that atheists may think that the gods are possible, the use of the label itself does not do so. "Humans just came from thin air." Atheism makes no claim about human origins. Who told you it does? Or are you just making stuff up? "Did Christianity give a level of knowledge of what sin is?" Well, that depends upon how you are defining "sin." If you define "sin" as actually behaviors and actions that an actual god disapproves of, then, no, Christianity has brought no knowledge of that since Christianity, like all religious faiths, remains just that: a faith. If by "sin" you only mean the reported behaviors and actions within religious texts that claim the gods do not like them, then, yes, Christianity brings those, but only barely. Judaism brought knowledge of sin far more than Christianity in that regard. Judaism gave us 613 things god does not like. Christianity gave around a dozen. "God has those morals that we find within us" oh really? So, my moral compass says that it is perfectly okay for a person to work all seven days of the week. Are you telling me that God also approves of that behavior? If that is the case, then the Bible is wrong, as it explicitly states that working seven days out of the week instead of giving one of those days to god is a sin. My moral compass finds nothing wrong with homosexuality. Are you saying that is God's view as well? "It's proving that God's morals are within us." No...your declaration that our internal moral viewpoints come from God is just you saying so, not proof that this is the case. In the story, Cain did try praying to God to see God's favor and righteousness. Cain's jealousy was born directly out of the favortism God showed to someone else. Nothing you have mentioned up to 4:27 shows that God is our creator. "Dial the number" there is no number on your shirt, nor have I ever received a phone call from Jesus. Perhaps he's just too busy to call. "It could have been one of those fallen angels that came to Adam and Eve." No, it could not have. Adam and Eve as a literal historical pair of first humans, did not exist. Beings that do not exist do not have angels, fallen or otherwise, appear to them.

[@johnhammond6423]

Atheism is a lack of a belief in a God not a claim that a God does not exist. [1:01]

[@endtimes777]

"lack of belief" is called an "AGNOSTIC" and not an atheist.

[@johnhammond6423]

@@endtimes777 Atheism is simply a rejection of the assertion that there are gods. Atheism is a lack of belief in gods not a positive claim that a God does not exist. Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist. You only have to Google the meanings my friend.

[@petermeyer6873]

Holy ****, its not that hard to understand: - "Atheism" is a term made by the catholic church to label those who do not believe in the existence of any god, which includes those, who deny the existence of any god. - "Agnostic" is a term that some atheists have given to themselves in order to differentiate their lack of believe in any god from other atheists' certainty of the non-existence of any god. By using that lesser connotated word, some of them also want to appease the religious as they fear a harm for their carreers etc. - these Sissis. In case you are still confused, this may be because you might only know the meaning of the word "belief" in the everyday-usage and not in its strict religious usage where it is meant as "faith". So "belief in God" means, as the catholic church has allready made public long ago and in no way hidden from those who are able and willing to read: "To hold a mind state AS IF God was real, in the absence of any evidence in favour of this claim and furthermore even in the presence of evidence up to the level of proof against this claim." If you find that to be identical with "whishful thinking", then congratulations, you got it right, finally.

[@johnhammond6423]

@@petermeyer6873 _'Holy ****, its not that hard to understand'_ I know. so why are you struggling with this? _'Atheism" is a term made by the catholic church'_ The meaning of words change over time. Most people use the word atheist with the meaning it has today and that corresponds with most modern dictionaries. You however still seem to want to use the word atheism as used back in the 18th century by some Catholic monk. That's probably why your so confused. _'Agnostic" is a term that some atheists have given to themselves in order to differentiate their lack of believe in any god from other atheists'_ Nope, some atheists call themselves agnostic atheists so that people like you can better understand that atheism is not a positive claim that a God does not exist. Just Google the meaning of these words as I have, its dead easy! [but use a modern dictionary, not an old Catholic one from the 18th century] I am more than happy to have educated you on this. Anymore help just ask me and I will be happy to help you out. John. PS You also seem confused about morality. Just ask me if you want to know were we really get our morality from and I will be happy to help you out on that one too.