Comments on: The Good Delusion http://www.anatheist.net/2008/09/the-good-delusion/ Atheism & Religious Skepticism Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jamesatracy http://www.anatheist.net/2008/09/the-good-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 jamesatracy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:00:02 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=417#comment-1705 I don't really think that it is arrogant for an atheist to point out that we are generally 'good people' because of course we can only mean that in a qualified sense. Nobody is 100% good. We each have our flaws and various shortcomings. A higher being could help us with this, but of course, no such higher being probably exists, so we are essentially on our own. I have often heard Christians say that to receive Jesus in my life I have to first believe that he will. This of course is psychologically self-fulfilling. If Jesus actually does come into my life (however that works), then I will believe. I don't really think that it is arrogant for an atheist to point out that we are generally 'good people' because of course we can only mean that in a qualified sense. Nobody is 100% good. We each have our flaws and various shortcomings. A higher being could help us with this, but of course, no such higher being probably exists, so we are essentially on our own.

I have often heard Christians say that to receive Jesus in my life I have to first believe that he will. This of course is psychologically self-fulfilling. If Jesus actually does come into my life (however that works), then I will believe.

]]> By: James Tracy http://www.anatheist.net/2008/09/the-good-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 James Tracy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:38:16 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=417#comment-1089 I don't really think that it is arrogant for an atheist to point out that we are generally 'good people' because of course we can only mean that in a qualified sense. Nobody is 100% good. We each have our flaws and various shortcomings. A higher being could help us with this, but of course, no such higher being probably exists, so we are essentially on our own. I have often heard Christians say that to receive Jesus in my life I have to first believe that he will. This of course is psychologically self-fulfilling. If Jesus actually does come into my life (however that works), then I will believe. I don’t really think that it is arrogant for an atheist to point out that we are generally ‘good people’ because of course we can only mean that in a qualified sense. Nobody is 100% good. We each have our flaws and various shortcomings. A higher being could help us with this, but of course, no such higher being probably exists, so we are essentially on our own.

I have often heard Christians say that to receive Jesus in my life I have to first believe that he will. This of course is psychologically self-fulfilling. If Jesus actually does come into my life (however that works), then I will believe.

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