Atheos Gotta Have It

My intense & sincere desire for something to be true makes it true.

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Doesn't that strike you as pretty pathetic?

Why don't you understand that your belief is worthless when it comes to figuring out what's true?

Shouldn’t you be more afraid of holding beliefs that don't match reality?

Those don't sound like the words of someone who's particularly happy with their situation.

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Doesn't that sound more like a statement about hope than one about knowledge or certainty?

The idea of eternal life is abhorrent to me.

If I desire the love of a particular woman, does this increase the likelihood that she loves me? Isn't that the same kind of reasoning?

So do most people, but mere belief in such a thing doesn't make it real.

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I wouldn’t want to live in a world in which I didn’t win the lottery twice a week. But I do.

Tough luck; you already do.

I guarantee you it would be no different than the one you currently live in. See what I'm getting at?

Does what one wants really have much to do with the way reality actually is?

I wouldn't want to live in a world with a God. What difference does it make?

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There isn't anything to be afraid of.

What are you afraid of?

I'd be more uncomfortable continuing to pretend than admitting my reasonable belief.

What's the scariest part of that idea?

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Sanity will come when you seek help.

Can't great wealth also come of lying, cheating & stealing?

Why would I care about worldly wealth if I believed in God & an eternal afterlife?

True, just look at those mega-churches.

Doesn't the existence of millions of impoverished, sincere believers prove that claim false?