"I always find these sorts of religious discussions ridiculous."
is that because you rolled out the age old atheist uninformed vitriol of
"in fact some of the worst atrocities/deeds have been done by religious people following their interpretation of their cause" mate cmon,thats one of the poorest lines i hear continually,the bible says the problem is what humanity is and has become,and that is the human condition.
mao,stalin.pol pot,arh min etc were all atheists who killed far more than any modern day killer,so really your framing straw men arguments imo
'Just because you believe in god does not make you a more righteous/better person'
yer nice,im a christian,and i dont believe that for one second?those are your generalisations,some christians might think that,but to have your generalisation of what people believe,if i know an atheist,does that mean whatever he believes,you believe?
'Reality is you can get allot of comfort from believing in an after-life and nothingness can be plain scary but IMHO is the reality'
No reality is,i can take comfort by knowing the things im watching happen on earth atm,were written in advance in the prophecies,so i have evidence of god,he dosent call for blind faith,its all there
But like anything,you have to want to be able to look at the evidence with an open mind,thats the big problem when people say they cant see it,you cant see,what you dont want to
"Just one question for those that believe in god - who created god?'
Easy,no one
And if you are an atheist,good on you,thats your right to believe what you want,but just remember,christianity,whether aetheists like it or not
Is the reason,why we have a free society,where the individual has rights etc,that my friend is fact and western history
