Actually, one does not have to prove disbelief. That's similar to requesting one must prove the tooth fairy, Paul Bunyan and / or Krishna did not write the Bible. Are you familiar with William Ockham? I think the ball would be in the theist's court. As to your second question: how do you know he di...

If God didn't write his own book, how can I believe he is strong enough to create a universe? As you pointed out, Christians believe that that Bible is, if not the actual Word of God, then divinely inspired. First you must prove to the Christian (not to me) that God didn't write the Bible before yo...

I have a few chapters left in Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.

We believe that if we can help get even a few people to understand that atheism is an acceptable (even noble) way to live than we have helped our society. I wasn't aware that atheism was a "way to live". From my understanding, atheism is a lack of belief in a god or gods. There is nothing...

Thanks to all who replied with a welcome.

I got lost and finally found my way back to this forum.

I am planning to bookmark it now.

Hello to everyone. I have been an avid book reader for over twenty years now. My first love is fantasy, then science fiction, although lately I have been branching out into other types of books, mainly the classics. Sometimes I feel I want to discuss the books I have read, but I have social anxiety,...