>> 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>it is scary to know there are people that think like this.
