Are You An Atheist, Really?

Without the belief in God, there is no agency and, thus, there can be no intentionality, there is only a vacuum in the meaning of human existence and the purpose of life — which most self-proclaimed “Atheists” such as Karl Marx rather deny than grapple with — because this vacuum would reduce humans to the same level as any other creature.

Niethstze, the son of a Lutheran pastor, was never able to reconcile his “disbelief” in God, after the death of his father, with the vacuum his disbelief had created in his life. I have yet to see an “atheist” with a truly happy heart and peaceful mind.

As a matter of fact, it is very difficult to reconcile an “Almighty, Merciful, and Loving God” with the pain and suffering that we encounter in life, including that of innocent creatures. Some self-proclaimed atheists seem to see God as an absentee landlord with “nasty rules” such as “Look, but don’t touch;” “Touch, but don’t taste;” “Taste, but don’t swallow.” Or maybe they just dislike the fact that religion has been used to manipulate the masses.

In any case, it is quite understandable to struggle with the reality that there are millions of innocent creatures, including children, who suffer and die on a daily basis. What kind of a “loving God” can allow these atrocities to take place?