Sorry, I Just Don’t Believe In Atheists.

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The Holy Bible says that no one, anywhere in the world, has any excuse not to know that there is a god. It says that the very world around us screams His existence (my paraphrase). Proverbs tells us that “the fool says in his heart there is no god.” So, while atheists may say that they don’t believe in God, it’s obvious that He believes in THEM. In fact, Jesus died on the cross for them the same as for anyone else. Of course, some atheists go so far as to say that Jesus never existed, either, but there is too much secular proof to the contrary for that argument to hold water.

It’s always been my opinion that those who claim to be atheists are actually just so vain that they refuse to accept the existence of any power greater than their own mind. I say this after having known a few in my time, including one fellow in my family with a genius IQ. Due to a lack of judgment in many everyday things, he’s sometimes referred to as my “idiot” cousin. (Strange, how genius and idiocy are so closely related.) I also consider it to be a sort of Freudian slip that many so-called atheists are quick to take the Lord’s name (title actually) in vain. If they don’t believe in God, isn’t taking His name in vain sort of like saying “Mickey Mouse Dammit?” I don’t see any of them rushing to do that. The only logical reasons for it, then, is a subconscious belief in a God they chose to denigrate, OR a deliberate desire to offend the believers among us. The first is sad and ironic; the second is rude and childish.

Some atheists say that the whole evolution thing is their main reason for not believing in God. All major religions claim that their god created the world while, in the atheist mind, science “proves” otherwise. Academia and the media are quick to accept Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Strangely, they never mention that Darwin later recanted his theory, admitting that he was mistaken. That theory continues to be taught as fact in our schools, when the reality is that it remains only an unproven theory. I once saw where some odds-makers (think “bookies”) tried to figure out the odds of evolution. It was several million to one AGAINST man coming from a piece of pond scum, yet atheists and others expect us to accept that premise blindly. Even more telling is that the odds would be nearly the same for each of the many thousands of creatures on the earth, in the sea and in the air. What then would be the odds of that piece of pond scum (or thousands of separate pieces) begetting EVERY SPECIES ON EARTH? It takes far more faith and insanity to believe in that kind of “luck” than in a creator. I remember a few decades ago when Dr. Leakey was constantly discovering the “missing link” in Africa. EVERY TIME human remains were found within months that proved to be older than his latest “link.” Perhaps the apes are descended from US!

We’ve all heard people who say that they don’t believe in anything that can’t be proven scientifically. Yet, they don’t mention that the non-existence of God is just as impossible to prove as His existence. Remember, too, that “science” once insisted that the earth was the center of the solar system and that “bleeding” patients made them healthier. Most of the people reading this are old enough to remember “science” reversing itself on several issues in the past few decades. Let’s face it; science is nothing more than a system of educated guesses. Mind you, I’m not trying to dismiss science, only those people who believe it blindly.

And so, I have come to the conclusion that atheists do not exist. I believe that somewhere down deep inside of their hearts, hides the knowledge of His existence. That belief may be buried, denied and fought against from within, but it’s there. It is that uncomfortable knowledge that causes many of them to struggle against those who believe otherwise, hoping to change their mind or outlaw their religion. It is that knowledge that also causes them to mock others (including many scientists) who chose to admit their belief. That same knowledge sometimes moves those in great distress to rail against a god that they say doesn’t exist. However, it can also bring about deathbed and foxhole conversions, and often has over the years.

What, then, IS an atheist? I believe it is simply someone who has so successfully lied to himself about God’s existence, that he really believes he’s telling the truth when he shares his supposed opinions with others. Christians need to remember not to mock or be angry or mean to such people; they actually deserve our pity and need our prayers. “Atheists,” on the other hand, need to remember that God really DOES love them, whether they like it or not! © 2012
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