Are Atheists “good” people?

[Snow]

Are Atheists “good” people?

Is possible to be an Atheist, reject God and be a “good” person?

In other words, can one who reject’s God, truly be “nice” or be a “good” person”?

Do people who reject God go to Heaven?

Atheists do not believe in Heaven…do they?

“Good” people go to heaven…. right?

Do Atheist go to Heaven?

Your thoughts?

The crime rate (rate of incarceration) among atheists is much, much, much lower than the Crime rate from Catholics Christians.

So, if by “good” you mean people that don’t rob and steal and kill, then relative to Christians, yes they are good.

 

[neploho]

I voted no. Though atheists may be good from a human, civil perspective, in an eternal perspective, that is, from God’s…they are children of wrath whose every work is condemned.

I don’t understand this view.

I am not religious because I see not evidence that God exists. I raised in a “Catholic” family with almost no discussion of religion at home. I was not really raised in a way where I know “how” to be religious if that makes sense. I tried having faith but the more I learned, in my zeal to defend the Church, the more reason I had to doubt it. Finally I could not honestly say I have any reason to believe in the RCC. I try to be respectful towards it but I am destined for an eternity of hell because my fallible human intellect was not clever enough to figure out a way to maintain an honest faith in God despite are the apparent evidence to the contrary?

 

[Jimmy_B]

I don’t understand this view…

Hello neploho,

Here, let me try to explain; If there is a God (which, I believe there is), then one who did not believe in Him and did not worship Him, would not be a good person. The concept of “goodness” needs context. Some here, who are Godless, are attempting to define “goodness” in a secular context and Christians believe that all goodness comes from God…Do you understand?

Thank you for your post.

 

[mike00077]

Catechism of the Catholic Church

2125 Since it rejects or denies the existence of God, atheism is a sin against the virtue of religion. The imputability of this offense can be significantly diminished in virtue of the intentions and the circumstances. “Believers can have more than a little to do with the rise of atheism. To the extent that they are careless about their instruction in the faith, or present its teaching falsely, or even fail in their religious, moral, or social life, they must be said to conceal rather than to reveal the true nature of God and of religion.”

 

[Bill_Pick]

Are Atheists “good” people?

Is possible to be an Atheist, reject God and be a “good” person?

In other words, can one who reject’s God, truly be “nice” or be a “good” person”?

Do people who reject God go to Heaven?

Atheists do not believe in Heaven…do they?

“Good” people go to heaven…. right?

Do Atheist go to Heaven?

Your thoughts?

JIMMY ITS A VERY HARD QUESTION OR QUESTIONS ITS SOME THING I,LL LEAVE TO JESUS CHRIST

 

[JRPV]

One consistent argument between Atheists and Religious People is whether atheists can be moral. To be sure, morality can stem directly from the human condition (a God made condition), a person can be a nonbeliever and still act, at least in this world, moral, humane and in accordance with most of the 10 commandments (perhaps not 1 “no other Gods” and 3 “keep holy the sabbath”), as well as the Golden Rule - treat others as you would have them treat you. I have known personally many Atheists who are fine human beings, law-abiding, respectful and moral people who just fail to comprehend and believe in God as I do. Are they good people?, like every group, some are and some are not.

I must admit, however, that I am bothered by the Home Page donation seeking article about Atheists and the desecration of the host. As offensive as that desicration is, the arguments made against it are sophomoric and unconvincing. There is nothing wrong with doing God’s work as a scientist, as a university professor or as a free-will thinker and teacher. We cannot fight for them by these ridiculous personal attacks, we must fight them by appealing to their hearts and minds - an idea sorely lacking in the world today.

The line of reasoning against the philosopher, the atheist, the professor and the scientist is not in trying to convince them of what they will never be convinced of, it is in appealing to what they can never prove, that which requires faith! We must accept that many of them will never be convinced because there can be no proof, but we must also accept that there is no proof, only faith…and faith alone is enough.

Atheists make my faith stronger, and thus Atheism must have at least one good purpose. Atheists can be, and some are, moral people, therefore some Atheists are more worthy than some (and we all know some of them) self-proclaimed Christians. God gave us brains and free-will, he made all things on the earth and they were good…couple that with the brilliance of America’s advocacy system (each side fights its heart out for their position and everyone is stronger and better in the end) and my faith is strengthened and purified by the existence of Atheists.

Let us not be unChristian just because the words come in the wrapping of Atheism, let us treat others as we wish to be treated, let us both render unto God and render unto Cesar - fear not we faithful, faith will prevail … it will just take longer if we try to force it with hate and derision, just as Atheism will take longer if they promote through hate and derision.

Peace be with you
God bless the Atheist
God Bless the Sinner
JRPV