Atheists often accuse their counterparts (believers) of wishful thinking and compare the likes of religion, specifically Christianity, to that of a "crutch". Atheists argue that "we theists" prefer to believe in an imaginary God because it makes us feel better about ourselves and the world and comforts us from the fears and uncertainty of death. I have always had problems with this for more than the obvious reasons.
I will however concede that belief in God does give me comfort and hope in death. It does not follow however that because I am comforted I have imagined it or invented the idea.
An atheist friend recently posted this on Facebook:
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
Atheists do not lose morality by giving up God. Instead, they must find it where it lives: in the natural world.
This article was authored by Louise M Antony of University of Massachusetts. As it turns out atheists have a crutch and are guilty of wishful thinking themselves! Antony argues that without God objective morality would remain intact and atheists should not fear loosing morality if God does not in fact exist. I disagree completely. So does the famous atheist Nietzsche by the way!! This emergence of quasi-atheists is just sad. If you are going to ignore the vast evidence (scientific, experienced, and historical) for the existence of God and proclaim his death then have the guts to consider all implications and extrapolate your conclusion to its ultimate end. Without God (His existence) objective morality cannot exist.
I really wanted to construct here on my blog an articulate argument as to why an attempt to retain objective morality separate from God would end in failure but Dr. William Lane Craig beat me to the punch, and punched hard than I ever could have. Read his overview here:
Can we Good without God?
Atheists today are wishfully thinking. I find it deeply concerning that they are willing to promote their views without fully considering the logical implication.
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