How to Convert an Atheist
I was going to title this post, “5 Ways to Convert an Atheist” but I couldn’t think of five ways. I cut it to “3 Ways to Convert an Atheist”; surely I could come up with three ways. I’m a writer of fiction; I have literally thousands… uh, several amazing ideas running around in my head ALL THE TIME, just waiting to explode onto the computer screen, and once there they’d be happy and multiply until the next, great American Novel is created, and it goes on to sell millions upon millions of books! YES! Well… keep on a-dreamin’, right? Yeah…
All I needed to do was decide the three ways that would convince me that there was really and truly an omniscient being that… well, you know… sees all, knows all, etc. So, I gave it my best brainstorming shot. I abstained from alcohol, funny smokes and lust for an entire thirty minutes or so and… nothing came to me. I tried meditation because I KNOW that my spirit has all the answers and he/she/or it would quickly come to the rescue and give me not three but a whole bucket full of ways to convert an atheist. I would, in fact, be hard pressed to pick out the top three. But, he/she/or it remained mysteriously mum on the subject. In between writing and posting this blog I’ve learned why my spirit remained silent on the question I put to it, but that’s the topic for a future post.
It finally occurred to me that there simply wasn’t three ways to convert an atheist. There was one… ONLY ONE. God was going to have to appear “like a spirit in the sky”, simultaneously visible around the globe. He was going to have to show up and say something really wise and profound; something like, “See Me, Feel Me…” to the tune of the Who’s famous song, titled the same. Or maybe He could repeat a comment that He personally delivered to Ezekiel while the prophet was tied up and drugged back in the day:
“I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and laws they could not live by; I let them become defiled through their gifts – the sacrifice of every firstborn – that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the LORD” (The Bible, Ezekiel 20:25-26)
WHOA!!… that would be scary, huh? I’ll bet it convinced ol’ Ezekiel! It would convince me… For Sure! But a real, deep down inside, firmly convinced, dyed in the wool ATHEIST? Nope. An atheist would simply point to the technology that developed holograms. They’d be really excited about this one because, up until now, no one has ever produced a hologram in thin air, without a lot of special mirrors and cameras; and, let’s not forget, visible to the entire world… all at once. Still, would it change their minds about the existence of God? Not a chance in Hell. Aside from the truly amazing hologram miracle, ol’ Ezekiel had been tortured and drugged when God spoke to him – clearly an unreliable source.
Hang on, something’s coming to me… No God would equal No Heaven – would mean No Hell! If there’s no heaven and no hell, there would be No Religion! What a great idea! Sorry, gotta run… I’ve some writing to do!
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All I needed to do was decide the three ways that would convince me that there was really and truly an omniscient being that… well, you know… sees all, knows all, etc. So, I gave it my best brainstorming shot. I abstained from alcohol, funny smokes and lust for an entire thirty minutes or so and… nothing came to me. I tried meditation because I KNOW that my spirit has all the answers and he/she/or it would quickly come to the rescue and give me not three but a whole bucket full of ways to convert an atheist. I would, in fact, be hard pressed to pick out the top three. But, he/she/or it remained mysteriously mum on the subject. In between writing and posting this blog I’ve learned why my spirit remained silent on the question I put to it, but that’s the topic for a future post.
It finally occurred to me that there simply wasn’t three ways to convert an atheist. There was one… ONLY ONE. God was going to have to appear “like a spirit in the sky”, simultaneously visible around the globe. He was going to have to show up and say something really wise and profound; something like, “See Me, Feel Me…” to the tune of the Who’s famous song, titled the same. Or maybe He could repeat a comment that He personally delivered to Ezekiel while the prophet was tied up and drugged back in the day:
“I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and laws they could not live by; I let them become defiled through their gifts – the sacrifice of every firstborn – that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the LORD” (The Bible, Ezekiel 20:25-26)
WHOA!!… that would be scary, huh? I’ll bet it convinced ol’ Ezekiel! It would convince me… For Sure! But a real, deep down inside, firmly convinced, dyed in the wool ATHEIST? Nope. An atheist would simply point to the technology that developed holograms. They’d be really excited about this one because, up until now, no one has ever produced a hologram in thin air, without a lot of special mirrors and cameras; and, let’s not forget, visible to the entire world… all at once. Still, would it change their minds about the existence of God? Not a chance in Hell. Aside from the truly amazing hologram miracle, ol’ Ezekiel had been tortured and drugged when God spoke to him – clearly an unreliable source.
Hang on, something’s coming to me… No God would equal No Heaven – would mean No Hell! If there’s no heaven and no hell, there would be No Religion! What a great idea! Sorry, gotta run… I’ve some writing to do!
- See more at: http://www.lexallen.com/how-to-conver...
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