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| | "Only within the scaffolding of these truths, only on the firm foundation of unyielding dispair, can the soul's habitation henceforth be safely built." <ref>[http://www.alamut.com/subj/ideologies/pessimism/entropy.html Entropy and heat death]</ref>}} | | "Only within the scaffolding of these truths, only on the firm foundation of unyielding dispair, can the soul's habitation henceforth be safely built." <ref>[http://www.alamut.com/subj/ideologies/pessimism/entropy.html Entropy and heat death]</ref>}} |
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| | For more information please see: [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and alcoholism|Atheism and alcohol abuse]] | | For more information please see: [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and alcoholism|Atheism and alcohol abuse]] |
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| | == Atheism contrasted with Christianity == | | == Atheism contrasted with Christianity == |
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| | + | The American Christian Todd Strandberg said of atheism: "The ranks of atheists have always been small... The key problem with atheism is that it lacks a strong 'selling point'".<ref>[http://www.raptureready.com/rr-atheism.html Atheism: The cult of death]</ref> Christians maintain that the benefits of Christianity totally outweigh the benefits of atheism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?]</ref> For example, Bible believing Christians commonly point out that the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] is more depressed than the Christian population and that atheists will ultimately wind up in [[hell]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?]</ref> |
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| | Unlike atheism which merely offers vanity and unrelenting despair, [[Christianity]] offers an accurate view of the universe and man's place in it. For more information, please see: [[Christian joy, atheist despair and the good news of Christianity]] and [[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]] and [[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]] | | Unlike atheism which merely offers vanity and unrelenting despair, [[Christianity]] offers an accurate view of the universe and man's place in it. For more information, please see: [[Christian joy, atheist despair and the good news of Christianity]] and [[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]] and [[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]] |
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| | *[http://creation.com/suicidal-atheist-converts-to-christ A suicidal atheist converts to Christ] | | *[http://creation.com/suicidal-atheist-converts-to-christ A suicidal atheist converts to Christ] |
| | *[http://www.oocities.org/athens/delphi/8449/atheism.html Atheism and Death: Why the atheist must face death with despair] By Dustin Shramek | | *[http://www.oocities.org/athens/delphi/8449/atheism.html Atheism and Death: Why the atheist must face death with despair] By Dustin Shramek |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?] - video |
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| | Atheism and despair: | | Atheism and despair: |