The question

[dskysmine]

Wow, thank you all for your insightful answers.

To be clear, I didn’t mean I expressed no human emotions, but I have come across as cold to some people (my wife included) due to being very rational. I still struggle to understand what the world of emotions is.

On the other hand, I have seen people struggle with faith, which never happened to me, only by the Grace of God.

Thank you so much to MT1926:

I think Trent Horn gives one of the best answers to this question. He dialogues with Atheists better than anyone I have heard.

Here is a couple of his CAL episodes "Why are you an Atheist?

catholic.com/radio/shows/why-are-you-an-atheist-35344

catholic.com/radio/shows/why-are-you-an-atheist-35345

The last 3 minutes of the second one gives his response to your question.

Trent Horn’s answer is actually quite profound and it intrigues me so much that now I have a new reason to save money and get his book ASAP.
Thank God for this website and all of you in it.

Dear Aloysium, I’m not sure I agree with your interpretation that questions are bad per se, but I guess that’s a discussion for another topic. Thank you for sharing.

To be truthful I have to agree with the atheist that says that if I can’t answer the question in a meaningful way it doesn’t make sense for me to even start a conversation about it, because I can’t really make a loving connection to the other human being that’s across from me.

You have seriously given me a lot to think about, I will meditate on these words.

God bless,
D.

 

[MT1926]

Thank you so much to MT1926:

Trent Horn’s answer is actually quite profound and it intrigues me so much that now I have a new reason to save money and get his book ASAP.
Thank God for this website and all of you in it.

Glad to help. I had some trouble listening to Trent at first but the more I learn the more I realize how good he is. While you are waiting on his book here is a link to his other radio shows on CAL. I filtered it down to the Non-Catholic ones which contain the shows with Atheist callers asking him questions.

catholic.com/radio/shows/browse/Non-Catholic/all/Trent%20Horn/all

 

[NM505StKate]

There’s a question that I have heard atheists ask that has never seen answered by any Christian or Catholic in a profound way.
“What would it take for you to change your beliefs?”

Evidence is my answer.

I was asked this question and my answer was “I don’t know… it would certainly have to be something more than human error.”
In the end I guess my answer was also not very profound, but it was truthful.
My belief in God is very much at the core of my understanding of life.
I remember that when we were at the preparation for Confirmation (I was 17 years old) the priest asked us something in similar words to:
“How would your life change if I proved to you that there is no God?”
My answer came as a reflex:
“Our life would have no meaning… we would be as rocks.”
At the time the priest laughed, and no one said anything and we quickly changed to the topic of the three cardinal virtues, but that question stuck with me ever since.
It’s something that bothers me almost every day.

My life would change in ways I don’t know yet would be my answer.

I live my life with the only assurance being that God is love, and that He loves me no matter what.
I don’t think I had bad parents or that my wife don’t love me, but I tend to not look to them for encouragement or reassurance, as if trusting another fallible human being is wrong, the words of the bible “don’t put your trust in princes” come to mind. My wife is always asking me how can she love me, and it’s a difficult question for me, because I have a strong impression that no human love or physical thing is worth much in comparison to God’s Love.

This is strikes me as sad because you have a wife whom does love you and you can’t answer her with “By being you is how you love me”.

This has made some people comment that my "Thank you"s don’t sound sincere.
I do feel though that this has put me in a difficult spot to communicate with atheists or people from other religions. As if there’s no point discussing subjects like religion or philosophy.
My answer might put me in a point of impossibility to get empathy for them.

Does anyone here that is a Catholic (or Christian) have an answer that you would like to share?

God bless,
D.