tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861248380624961798.post7651517923093715179..comments2023-08-01T05:24:19.669-04:00Comments on The Shrinking Cleric: I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist!The Shrinking Clerichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762192435429027793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861248380624961798.post-51208741408279427572007-11-03T01:18:00.000-04:002007-11-03T01:18:00.000-04:00I believe that most people who claim to be atheist...<EM>I believe that most people who claim to be atheists do so because they are engaged in a behavior or behaviors that they know to be sinful and they have no desire to change.</EM><BR/><BR/>Well, if I am reading your theory correctly, then such people are not atheists as much as they are just trying to convince themselves that God did not really mean what he said. Eventually, I suppose, that would lead to a denial of God, but it stems from the fact that they are trying to assuage their guilt!<BR/><BR/>Allen LewisAllen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853861649876959271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861248380624961798.post-37784429881415962612007-11-02T09:04:00.000-04:002007-11-02T09:04:00.000-04:00Fr Jones, thanks for your great article - and for ...Fr Jones, thanks for your great article - and for mentioning your theory on why people believe in atheism. I would say that I can see that as a strong point. <BR/>However, I have noticed (at least from my limited perspective) that I run into a lot of people who either embrace atheism or agnosticism because of a lack of morality. People do not doubt there is a moral code, but that no one steps in to help the innocent. Now it could easily be argued (and I have done it) that because you think something is wrong there has to be a law outside of ourselves, and as such a lawgiver. I also believe that atheism breaks down when you get into the intricacies of creation as well (as you have mentioned in your article).<BR/>Again, thanks for the article and for mentioning your “theory”. That gives me one more issue to look for when people come to me with atheism. Their issue may not be a logical problem after all.<BR/><BR/>Fr Jamie DanfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com