I have posted a question, nothing more.
Also, who from Atheist want to go to Hell?
I would gladly debate the Bible with you; however, your question is logically flawed and does not rise to the level of serious theological debate.
You could safely assume that no sane person would want to endure an eternity of unimaginable suffering (as Christians believe hell to be), so your question is rather frivolous.
Further, the Biblical hell has no meaning for Atheists since they do not believe in such a place. They are no more afraid of going to hell than they are of being attacked by the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny.
In answer to your question, Atheists neither desire desire hell nor fear it since they do not acknowledge it. I thought the answer was self evident, and I am disappointed that it was not.
It is - or should be - obvious that the only ones who could possibly fear the Biblical hell are those who call themselves Christians. Those of other faiths do not hold the Bible in the same reverence that you do, and if you think that your faith is stronger than that of all Atheists and other non-Christians, you are truly delusional.
For the record, I am neither an Atheist nor a Bible-believing Christian. I believe in a Supreme Being and I am convinced that a fair and just God will not judge us by what we believe but rather how we live our lives in accordance with our belief.
I suggest, for better understanding you should more read the Holy Bible KJV.
Your advice - well intended though it may be - is without merit. The problem is not that I do not understand the Bible. I do understand it, and because I understand it I cannot accept it as the complete, inspired and inerrant word of God.
I have studied the Bible for over 60 years. Although my research includes various versions, my principle source has always been the KJV. I have also read well in excess of 100 books about the Bible, both those which promoted the concept of Biblical inerrancy and those which challenged it. During the last 30 years of my research, I was a speed-reader, reading about 10 times faster than the average; therefore, the typical Bible reader would have to read the Book for about 330 years to arrive at the point where I now am. Are you there yet?
Actually, I fear that Christians are the ones who need to study the Bible more. I am always amazed how Christians passionately disagree on what the Bible says. Some Christians believe that justification is by faith alone and that good works are irrelevant; however, other Christians believe that salvation is through works, and faith without works is dead. Some Christians believe in the doctrine of "once saved always saved" whereby one cannot lose salvation after accepting Christ; however, other Christians believe that those who continue in sin after knowing of Christ are to be treated as an infidel. Some Christians believe in a pre-tribulation rapture and others say the Book of Revelation precludes such an event.
Further, some Christians believe that Jesus is merely the Son of God, the Father being greater than the Son; however others believe that He is a co-equal part of a divine Trinity, while still others believe He is God Himself. There are many other theological disputes among Christians, yet all parties to such disputes point to verses in the Bible to prove their conflicting points. This brings up an interesting question: If Christians cannot agree among themselves what the Bible says, how can non-Christians take the Bible seriously?
I find it intellectually and morally reprehensible that God would condemn His own creations to eternal torment solely because they had never heard of Christ; or because they could not - not would not, but could not - believe that the Bible is the complete, inspired and inerrant word of God. If the Bible is not believable to some of us, it is not our fault. Blame instead the various authors of the Book. They certainly could have done a much better job. The undisputed fact is that this single Book has produced thousands of different sects with varying and conflicting theologies.
If Christians cannot agree on what the Bible says it is either because Christians are foolish or the Bible is confusing. Because I have researched the Bible for over 60 years, I will go with the latter. Since “God is not the author of confusion,” it is obvious that the Bible is not - cannot be - the perfectly inspired word of God. If God wanted Mankind to know something, He is capable of getting His message across with specificity and clarity. If God is omniscient He could have done it, and if He is just He would have done it. After all, what type of God would condemn a substantial portion of humankind to eternal torment just because they could not believe a book which is – at best - confusing.
The problems is that many sincere and intelligent people believe they have found the "one truth, one way and one life;" however, they've found different truths in different ways and in different places. In essence, what you might call truth, I call belief, and one man's belief is just as real to him as yours is to you. If their belief is wrong, prove it; but you can't because the only proof you can offer is just another belief. Belief is a powerful influence but it is shaped not by logic and reason but by passion and preference. I am convinced that there are many fervent Christians on this very forum who would have been devout Jews or Muslims if they had been born at another time or another place, and today they would be ridiculing the Bible instead of defending it.
I will give others the last word.
Promise: In the very near future, I will give all the Christian fundamentalists a chance to show how well they know the book they claim is the word of God. I assure you, they do not know the Bible nearly as well as they think. I am looking forward to some lively debates.
