why do most atheists appeal to the scientific, when debating a theist?

Jess D

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I understand that an atheist does not believe that any supernatural entity exists, and therefore scientific laws and principles are all that remains.

The problem I have is that some atheists expect the response from a theist to be scientific in nature as well, as if a theist believes that nothing else exists either.

Most if not all theists don't hold a belief in their religion based solely on the notion that they have extensively looked at ALL science, and having solved all the issues between it and their faith, have logically concluded that religion holds more weight.

It is a matter of emotions, and your "heart", at a time when it could be least expected.

An atheist response would be to say that all religion is the same, just people separated by geography and cultural background.

I would say it is not logical to just use that as a reason alone to avoid the topic altogether, and conclude the whole thing is made up and subject to ridicule.

Personally, I have tried other religions, Jesus spoke to me first, and so I have no reason to look any further for my proof.

I'm a Christian, and so all I can do is say how the Bible says you can find God, and share how other Christians and myself have found him, and if you are unwilling to listen or try, and only science is left, then we are at an impasse, in which only an encounter with Christ will convince.

I'm sure I misspelled a word or wrote a sentence that somebody might make fun of me for, but the overall writing is clear nonetheless.

All this was a rant, the question is at the beginning.
 
Hi Jesse!

You say:

"An atheist response would be to say that all religion is the same, just people separated by geography and cultural background.

I would say it is not logical to just use that as a reason alone to avoid the topic altogether, and conclude the whole thing is made up and subject to ridicule.

Personally, I have tried other religions, Jesus spoke to me first, and so I have no reason to look any further for my proof."

Obviously, if there are multiple stories, each claiming to have an exclusive hold on the truth, then it is far more likely that the whole stuff is false!

Obviously, Jesus, Allah, Krishna, Buddha, Chinese & Japanese gods, ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Celtic etc all gods can't be true, & there is no more reason to believe in Jesus anymore than these others!

I know you will claim that you've looked at all religions, the problem is so have people of oter religions.

I come from a Muslim family(I'm not Muslim anymore btw) & my relatives too claim that they've looked at all the world's major religions & philosophies & found Allah the best, I know Hindus who say the same thing about their religion & god\s.

Our minds are conditioned by our family's views & faith, so most people will not look at other faiths or no faith with the same receptivity as they look at their ancestral faith, they'll automatically accept that!

But that is no proof!

As an analogy, Medieval Christians believed in "witches" & blamed everything on them, Muslims believe in djinns which are mentioned in the Quran & accuse djinns of making trouble in their lives!Chinese believe in ancestral spirits who still look after their descendants.

Does this mean that witches, djinns & ancestral spirits exist?
 
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