Post by Les Brewer on Mar 26, 2017 19:33:14 GMT
Dear atheists, believing in God is nothing like believing in Santa
It’s time for a more grown-up conversation about belief in God says Andy Bannister
I wonder if you’ve ever seen someone write - perhaps in a comment box on Facebook - something like "I don't believe in the tooth fairy, I don't believe in Father Christmas, I don't believe in God."
I regularly encounter this, particularly around Christmas. It comes from smug atheists - not every atheist - just a few, who think that belief in God is childish and immature just like belief in Santa Claus.
So is belief in God like belief in Santa Claus?
Well the simple answer is no. I could take you to almost any university library anywhere in the world and we could wander through the philosophy section and find hundreds of books written by respectable, academic and serious philosophers discussing and debating the existence of God. You wouldn't find the equivalent section for Father Christmas.
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www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/Dear-atheists-believing-in-God-is-nothing-like-believing-in-Santa
It’s time for a more grown-up conversation about belief in God says Andy Bannister
I wonder if you’ve ever seen someone write - perhaps in a comment box on Facebook - something like "I don't believe in the tooth fairy, I don't believe in Father Christmas, I don't believe in God."
I regularly encounter this, particularly around Christmas. It comes from smug atheists - not every atheist - just a few, who think that belief in God is childish and immature just like belief in Santa Claus.
So is belief in God like belief in Santa Claus?
Well the simple answer is no. I could take you to almost any university library anywhere in the world and we could wander through the philosophy section and find hundreds of books written by respectable, academic and serious philosophers discussing and debating the existence of God. You wouldn't find the equivalent section for Father Christmas.
To continue reading this article please follow this link
www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/Dear-atheists-believing-in-God-is-nothing-like-believing-in-Santa
