> I believe God is silent because God is a myth..but a myth mankind
> needs in order to not self-destruct.
>
> You see, what is logical is not always practical when it comes to
> humans.
>
> Religion, atheism and science all serve their purposes. They do not
> replace each other, but compliment humanity in their own distinctive
> efforts.
>
> We need all sorts in the world.
>
> Atheists keep the theists honest.
>
> Atheists help keep the theists on track when they slip up.
>
> Atheist calm the theists down when theists start talking about killing
> in the name of God or Allah.
>
> And theists also help the atheists by giving the atheists something to
> do as they go through life working to destroy religion.
>
> The facts are this: when people are devoid of religion...they
> generally stink as humans.
>
> Until atheism can replace theist based religion as a VIABLE and REAL
> way to inner peace, with a reverence of humanity, it can never take
> over the world and extinguish religion.
>
> When you get rid of one thing, it makes room for another.
>
> Sure atheist can succeed at pointing to the flaws of religious
> thought, but they have nothing to replace the flaws with. Religion
> provides a set of prepackaged morals.
>
> So theists choose the lesser of two evils while on earth, with the
> hopes of hitting the jackpot in the hereafter.
>
> When atheists become successes at 'the religion of humanity,' they may
> become more successful at replacing theist based religion.
>
> Until that time..."a mans mind may be likened to a garden which may be
> intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether
> cultivated or neglected, it must and will bring forth. If no useful
> seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless 'weed seeds' will
> fall therein and will continue to produce their kind." ~ James Allen
>
> And religion does a good job at controlling the weeds.
>
> Humans need moral guidance or a moral conscience since they have a
> 'free will' of sorts.
>
> Actually it is like this.
>
> We are free to do what we want -- but are not free to want what we
> want.
>
> All our actions have consequences, and many of our actions produce
> consequences that end up destroying peace. (both ours and other's
> peace).
>
> This is what separates us from the animals that run solely on
> instinct.
>
> Humans run by instinct as well as moral guidance.
>
> Whether this moral conscience in divinely inspired or from Nature I
> don't know - that is why I am an agnostic.
>
> But If I had to guess I would lean towards the atheistic view of
> Nature based, since I have not found any evidence of a God such as the
> monotheists claim.
>
> ....my discussion of this topic from an earlier post.
>
> http://jesusneverexisted.org/jne/forum/index.php?topic=504.0
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
> V (Male)