Arthur Brain
Well-known member
This may have been broached before but after an exchange with AMR in TH's thread I decided to open it out into a separate thread so as not to derail that one and invite further opinion here.
AMR's original comment:
"My exposure here has not modified my views of non-believers. They hate God with every breath they take. Sadly, they just do not know it to be the fact of the matter."
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...L-Experience&p=5241881&viewfull=1#post5241881
My reply:
"Not to derail the thread too much but this is such an oxymoronic statement (not just espoused by you to be fair) that it needs to be addressed. If you hate something or someone then that involves passion, just as it does with its counterpart love. There are no illusions on the matter and you can't "not know" you're hating along with the reasons that prompt such a reaction, just the same as when you fall in love with or love someone. To say that atheists "hate God with every breath they take and don't know it to be fact" is simply nonsense. I'm presuming you're applying this to agnostics etc as well? The lack of belief in a deity isn't synonymous with hate. Atheists don't believer in a deity or the likelihood of one existing to hate."
So, how is it possible to hate something or someone you don't believe or aren't convinced happens to even exist?
AMR's original comment:
"My exposure here has not modified my views of non-believers. They hate God with every breath they take. Sadly, they just do not know it to be the fact of the matter."
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...L-Experience&p=5241881&viewfull=1#post5241881
My reply:
"Not to derail the thread too much but this is such an oxymoronic statement (not just espoused by you to be fair) that it needs to be addressed. If you hate something or someone then that involves passion, just as it does with its counterpart love. There are no illusions on the matter and you can't "not know" you're hating along with the reasons that prompt such a reaction, just the same as when you fall in love with or love someone. To say that atheists "hate God with every breath they take and don't know it to be fact" is simply nonsense. I'm presuming you're applying this to agnostics etc as well? The lack of belief in a deity isn't synonymous with hate. Atheists don't believer in a deity or the likelihood of one existing to hate."
So, how is it possible to hate something or someone you don't believe or aren't convinced happens to even exist?