Comments for Ask an Atheist http://askanatheist.wordpress.com ...you might not get the answer you expect! Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:15:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Start a New Thread by Gary http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/start-a-new-thread/#comment-57171 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:15:17 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/start-a-new-thread/#comment-57171 They needed to revise their fiction.

]]> Comment on Where are the Eyewitness Accounts of Jesus? by Anonymous http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/334/#comment-57089 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:19:59 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-57089 Actually, if you believe in the soveriegnty of God then it is His word. They were led by the Spirit to write it making it therefore the Word of God. I also love how you capitalized it, evidently you have some respect for it.

]]> Comment on Where The Heck Have You Been?? by The Atheist http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/where-the-heck-have-you-been/#comment-57082 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:31:05 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-57082 Thanks! Not quite “back” yet but soon I hope!

There has been a good bit of activity on one of the posts on this site related to alcoholism and AA. I personally don’t struggle with alcohol addiction but I was very glad and honored so see this site serve as a small forum for recovering alcoholics to support each other. There’s a fair chance that the folks who were active in the AA and recovery discussions are still around – have a look!

AA Atheist

Atheists in AA in Charlotte

]]> Comment on Where The Heck Have You Been?? by Cecilia http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/where-the-heck-have-you-been/#comment-57073 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:13:47 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-57073 Glad you’re back! What I’d really like to hear is what helps people get through a day sober–what mental, physical, emotional, and, yes, spiritual, tools (not supernatural), you use to stay sober and help other alcoholics. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Proof that there is no god? by Graham http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/proof-that-there-is-no-god/#comment-56972 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:44:48 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=546#comment-56972 Big Bang is merely a theory of the origins of this universe, not the origin of reality or existence itself. There are theories for that too, i.e. pre-existence and cause. So one cannot simply state that existence which started at the Big Bang obviates the need for God.

]]> Comment on Start a New Thread by YYYYYYYYY http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/start-a-new-thread/#comment-56841 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:21:58 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/start-a-new-thread/#comment-56841 The blog isn’t called “Ask A Christian”.

]]> Comment on Can Atheists believe in an afterlife? by Leanne http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/can-atheists-believe-in-an-afterlife/#comment-56719 Sat, 11 May 2013 00:38:46 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=255#comment-56719 Let me also add that the reason I hope and feel strongly about the possibility of an afterlife is because I made it a big part of my life to learn about and understand as much as I possibly can know. Yet I know that the span of life wouldn’t be enough to grasp some small fraction of it, so I hope that there is some how or way to achieve this. And all I can think of is the hope of going on further for all of it to happen. Hey, who doesn’t or wouldn’t want to know everything? Nobody I know of. Also, sorry gram, it seems I’m not rare as I thought I was. I’m just used to alot of other atheists belief on afterlife. I’m not a Buddist, Hindu, or any affiliation.

]]> Comment on Can Atheists believe in an afterlife? by Leanne http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/can-atheists-believe-in-an-afterlife/#comment-56718 Fri, 10 May 2013 23:49:20 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=255#comment-56718 I am one of the rare atheist that believe in the possibility of an afterlife. I do not appreciate religious or nonreligious people including other atheist adding dogma to my beliefs. I also am not lacking in beliefs as religious people claim atheist do. I’m not ever lacking in wonder about this planet,solar system, or the rest of the universe. I am not ever lacking in hope. I may be short on hope somedays but I believe it will come back around again sooner or later as it always has before, time and time again. The Sadducees are Jews that believe in god yet not an afterlife. The Pharisees are Jews ,(the ones who harassed Jesus) that believe in god and an afterlife. That is what divides common beliefs no matter what affiliation you are. Nobody knows life before their birth or if there is any after death. Speaking for myself, I think that anyone who decides their isn’t any life after their death may as well say that their life as well as other life and existence around them doesn’t exist at all.

]]> Comment on Why Pray Before a Meal? by laarni http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/why-pray-before-a-meal/#comment-56687 Tue, 07 May 2013 05:12:01 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-56687 I will make this simple. We are praying simply because we are thankful for all the blessings. Actually it is not only the food that we are praying during meal time,it;s true right?! I am hoping that we should always be humble and thankful to God our Father for everything. And to Lord Jesus for his blood and life. Godbless

]]> Comment on Start a New Thread by Alan R http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/start-a-new-thread/#comment-56626 Wed, 01 May 2013 01:23:43 +0000 http://askanatheist.wordpress.com/start-a-new-thread/#comment-56626 Hello ZJustin,
If you are truelly interested in justification for the the rational existance of God not based on prior faith, then you should begin to read Summa Theologia by Thomas Aquinas. The first page in an introduction to the work and is helpful. You can find the complete work at new advent website. But if you are seeking faith in God and not rational justification, pray everyday until you die and you will not be disappointed.

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