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Atheistic meme lacks self awareness


Self awareness is not a trait that is common among atheists. Take, for example, the argument from the plurality of religions. Atheists often argue that because there are other religions out there, it is almost stupid to believe you have the right one. The problems with this are blindingly obvious.


First, whether an atheist will admit it or not, they themselves have a religion. A good definition of religion is "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs." Atheism itself is not a religion, just as Theism is not a religion, but they are religious orientations. Atheists tend to gravitate towards Evolution, which is effectively the atheistic creation myth, but they may hold a number of other religious beliefs. Thus, using the logic that a plurality of religions invalidates any, it also invalidates the religion held by the atheist making the argument, whether it be Evolution, or something else entirely.


But of course, it's flawed logic. In reality, there is no universal consensus on any truth, religious or otherwise. There are people who believe there is no God, there are people who believe God exists. There are people who believe the Earth is round, there are people who believe the Earth is flat. There are people who believe the Earth is 6,000 years old, there are people who believe it is long past 4 billion years old. Even the fact that reality exists is in dispute. Some religions teach that it is an illusion. And yet, the plurality of beliefs does not cause us to doubt anything. I don't care how many beliefs exist that are different than my own, and neither should you. You're either right or you're wrong. If you're right, everyone else is wrong, no matter how many of them there are. If you're wrong, it isn't the fact that other beliefs exist that makes you wrong, it's just a fact that reality does not match the one belief you happen to hold.


Of course, this argument would make a little more sense if worldviews were just blind shots in the dark. If truth was just a statistic, and you just believed whatever the dice happened to land on, it would be illogical to insist that your view had to be right. But even then, Christianity is a pretty large religion. Lumping in orthodox and heretical sects together, it is actually the world's largest religion. Thus, the odds won't be insurmountable that a child will be born into a Christian background. If true, the odds are in Christianity's favor. If false, you have to assume some minority somewhere is correct.


But of course, our worldviews aren't just a matter of chance. Only the most gullible of people never think to question their worldview. Worldviews, far from being held by chance alone, can be assessed by the available evidence. And in our age of technology, it's easier than ever to show that Christianity has the most and the best evidence of any religion on the planet, Theistic or otherwise.


No other alleged divine being has such deep and defined footprints in history as the Lord God of Israel. From genetic evidence linking the entire human race back to a single human couple to verifiably fulfilled prophecy, Christianity is very well attested to. Most interesting is the historical Jesus. There is almost unanimous assent among historians that He existed, and most scholars, even those of an atheistic persuasion, will admit to a number of facts about Him. Taken alone, most of these facts are interesting, but somewhat explainable. But the most logical explanation for the whole collection is that Jesus really is who He claimed to be: The risen Son of God.


This is very important, because Jesus isn't just an interesting historical figure. Rather, He is the Creator of the heavens, the earth, and the entire human race. But we rebelled. Each and every one of us decided we didn't want to live His way, and so He cursed this world with death. A time will come when each and every one of us will die, and we will face God to settle accounts. But we can't pay. Our punishment is more than we can bear. But Jesus could. And He did. When He died on the cross, He did so as if He was guilty of our crimes, though of course He was not. Thus, we ourselves can be considered not guilty, though we certainly are. There is but one condition: Faith. To confess Jesus as Lord, and believe He rose from the dead, guarantees that we will one day also be raised from the dead, inheriting eternal life in God's Holy Kingdom.

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