Hello arbitrator,
I found your post as shown below quite interesting, and feel it is worthy of response.
Since you posted this in a discussion where the original poster was seeking Christian help. I feel that responding there, would be unfair to the first poster since it would not help her specifically and I also consider it poor form to challenge her world view when she is being treated so terribly by her husband (I do wish her well).
So here is my response to you;
It seems you have got it the wrong way around, I would argue this works better; A non-believer would have to completely abandon all sensible and rational thought in order to "see the light" when faced with a near catastrophic event of a gargantuan proportion.
One of my Grandfathers (who died a few years ago) enjoyed a great life where he was happily married to the same woman for 60 years.
Yet throughout his life despite experiencing many catastrophic events, he was and remained an atheist. His older brother was killed in front of him in an accident when he was around 12, He lost the first house he owned when German bombs demolished it, he lost close friends and family through World War II. Then survived (only being wounded once) fighting in North Western Europe from the time he landed in Normandy on D-Day 6 June 1944, till the time he was in Germany when they surrendered.
I have also had my own share of significant catastrophes, yet despite that I happily and rationally remain a non-believer.
As to partners being faithful in marriage I can honestly say I've never cheated in my life, yet it doesn't surprise me in the least that many believers have.
Having said that I do enjoy reading your posts and although I often agree with them, I do agree with some and I also do appreciate your sense of humour.
So all the best to you and yours from this very debauched but happily married atheist.
P.S. I find it incredulous that people are believers, am I right in thinking you find it incredulous that people are non-believers?
I found your post as shown below quite interesting, and feel it is worthy of response.
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| Originally Posted by arbitrator (Post 8817378) More often than not, it usually takes some near catastrophic event of a gargantuan proportion to befall the person who is the unbeliever, to have them come to see any semblance of the light. It's either that, or their brain will have to "kick-in" after having surveyed the beauty of this world that God has so lovingly provided for us, as His children. But what simply perplexes me more than anything else is why so many believers are the ones who end up subscribing to cheating solely through their self-entitled notions, thereby helping to lay waste to marriages and families, solely to gain from their prurient earthly pleasures! |
So here is my response to you;
It seems you have got it the wrong way around, I would argue this works better; A non-believer would have to completely abandon all sensible and rational thought in order to "see the light" when faced with a near catastrophic event of a gargantuan proportion.
One of my Grandfathers (who died a few years ago) enjoyed a great life where he was happily married to the same woman for 60 years.
Yet throughout his life despite experiencing many catastrophic events, he was and remained an atheist. His older brother was killed in front of him in an accident when he was around 12, He lost the first house he owned when German bombs demolished it, he lost close friends and family through World War II. Then survived (only being wounded once) fighting in North Western Europe from the time he landed in Normandy on D-Day 6 June 1944, till the time he was in Germany when they surrendered.
I have also had my own share of significant catastrophes, yet despite that I happily and rationally remain a non-believer.
As to partners being faithful in marriage I can honestly say I've never cheated in my life, yet it doesn't surprise me in the least that many believers have.
Having said that I do enjoy reading your posts and although I often agree with them, I do agree with some and I also do appreciate your sense of humour.
So all the best to you and yours from this very debauched but happily married atheist.
P.S. I find it incredulous that people are believers, am I right in thinking you find it incredulous that people are non-believers?
Put the internet to work for you.
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