How does one deal with Atheism?

**Magister Eckhart** · 10-01-2011, 08:41 PM

I originally posted this in the Sacerdotes Occidentis group, but I also wanted to pose it to a wider audience of Christians because I'd like to know how we all react to the godless and the immoral and how we should deal with them.

Here's my original post:

Originally Posted by Magister Eckhart

One of the founding ideas behind this group was to combat atheism, but how does one deal with the stubbornly ignorant and arrogant? Wicked men in the past were simply put to the sword by secular authorities, and in my anger I would not be unhappy to see many atheists simply executed by authorities, but obviously as a Christian I cannot actively rejoice at killing other human beings.

How do you deal with atheists? How do you think we all should? I ask because I'm frustrated, to be honest. I think I might post this in the Christianity section to grab others' attention, too.

**~~Peasant~~** · 10-01-2011, 08:43 PM

**Matritensis** · 10-01-2011, 08:51 PM

A true Christian acts,or should act the same with all sorts of people.

**Monolith** · 10-01-2011, 08:54 PM

You can't do anything. Much like yourself, they are ardent in their beliefs because they have faith. The existence of God cannot be proven or disproven. To deny it takes faith.

**Loki** · 10-01-2011, 08:56 PM

Just leave them be?

If someone does not believe in God, what good is it to force him? We all make our own decisions in life - for better or for worse. Respect the other person's decision not to be religious.

**~~Saturni~~** · 10-01-2011, 09:17 PM

What does it matter what anyone else believes anyways.

**Loddfafner** · 10-01-2011, 09:33 PM

The way to deal with atheists is to join them.

**Magister Eckhart** · 10-02-2011, 05:39 AM

I was rather hopeful that posting this under "Christianity" meant I would get some Christians to respond. I'm genuinely asking, because atheism is evil, and a Christian - really, any moral person - should combat evil.

I will await Christians' responses.

**~~Joe McCarthy~~** · 10-02-2011, 06:07 AM

Are there Christians here?

Atheism is a negation, not an affirmation, and offers nothing constructive. Even if God doesn't exist, he needs to, as those who don't believe in God have a rather bad track record. Essentially Pascal's wager is the best way to deal with atheists, and for the evangelical atheists I'd recommend belittling them like one would do other religious fanatics.

**~~BeerBaron~~** · 10-02-2011, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Joe McCarthy

Are there Christians here?

Atheism is a negation, not an affirmation, and offers nothing constructive. Even if God doesn't exist, he needs to, as those who don't believe in God have a rather bad track record. Essentially Pascal's wager is the best way to deal with atheists, and for the evangelical atheists I'd recommend belittling them like one would do other religious fanatics.

Like the track record for those with faith is any better? please