In response to the Atheist ads on buses in DC which say, “Why believe in a God? Just be good for Goodness sake,” some group placed a back page ad in yesterday’s Washington Post Express. The ad said, “Why believe in God? Because he believes in you, good or bad.”
This is not only an inadequate response to the Atheist ad, it’s just goofy. The “answer” they give simply assumes that God exists and posits something completely unknowable -- what a potential deity might believe. And the idea that you should believe in God because his followers say God (1) exists and (2) believes in you is just silly. If I said, “Believe in Santa because he believes in you, “ you’d think I was daft. It’s sloppy thinking and doesn’t work at all.
Atheists are happy to have a civil dialogue about religion but if this is the best theists can do, they might as well not bother.
No comments:
Post a Comment