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Whether you like it or not, you have to make some kind of commitment about a Divine Creator. You can't avoid it. It's inevitable. If you're committed to the idea of the non-existence of God, then you have to face the implications. If this view is true, you have no assurance of any real justice in life, and no assurance that your life matters. Right and wrong are basically meaningless concepts, created for the sake of expedience. You have no basis to make value judgments about anything. Or, perhaps you're committed to the idea that, if God exists, he's indifferent to the affairs of this world. As in the case before, nothing would really matter ultimately, and you're once again faced with a meaningless existence. You may believe that God not only exists, but that he loves everyone indiscriminately, and does not hold us to any particular standard. It therefore wouldn't really matter what we believed, how we lived, etc., because we would all end up in the same place anyway. It sounds appealing, but once again, it would appear that people could potentially get away with anything. It's possible that you believe both that God exists and that he does indeed hold us to a certain kind of standard. Such a standard may involve our beliefs, our thoughts, and our actions. If this standard were rigorous enough, every moment in our lives would have significance. You would most likely believe in some form of ultimate justice and meaning. The ominous implication of this view is that if we violate this standard, we must somehow be held accountable. What would be the consequence of our failure? You may be someone who has no commitment about God. If you aren't interested in knowing the truth of the matter, that's your prerogative, I suppose. Just remember that your disinterest will have a consequence. But if you want to find the truth, note that in the Scriptures it is promised that those who seek after God with all of their heart will find him (Deut. 4:29; Prov. 8:17). I urge you, therefore, to go to "Is Atheism Logical?", "Pascal's Wager", Atheism and also to read other articles accessible from my home page, and consider the information they present. |