Can it be time to retire this facile Christian argument: You don't believe in god because you don't WANT to believe! [Spirituality & Religion]

Think about that for like [i]A[/i] second.

Do you love you mother and father? Grandprents? Husband, wife?
Yeah, me too.
Can you bear the idea of never seeing them again?
Yeah, me neither.
So if i thought i would get to see them again after we die, why wouldn't you [i]want[/i] to believe that? I certainly would.

So can we dispense with this puerile response to why atheists don't believe?

Thanks.

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MrBill36 · 100+, M

You don't have to be a Christian to believe that.

Pikachu

@MrBill36

To believe what?

MrBill36 · 100+, M

@Pikachu that you need to adhere to the Christian dogma of eternal life and everyone will be waiting to greet you as you enter the Pearly Gates.

Pikachu

@MrBill36

Oh i get ya. Yeah for sure.
But i'm specifically addressing the often repeated justification made by Christians that atheists just don't [i]want[/i] to believe.

MrBill36 · 100+, M

@Pikachu gotcha. That's BS too.