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Week 6:
"Atheism"
Atheism = A worldview that excludes the existence of or need for the supernatural
This viewpoint leads to the following:
1. No ultimate good.
2. No ultimate purpose.
3. No ultimate morality.
4. No ultimate meaning.
5. No ultimate truth.
Why don't atheists believe in the supernatural?
#1 Human suffering
#2 Religious hypocrisy
"In society as a whole, the number of those who profess no belief in God (the nones) more than doubled between 2007 and 2014."
—Michael Lipka (Pew Research Center)
Practical Atheists = People whose stated beliefs and behaviors are in contradiction to one another
Three keys to avoiding the pitfall of practical atheism:
1. Sustained acknowledgement of Him.
Proverbs 3:1-6 NKJV
Three keys to avoiding the pitfall of practical atheism:
1. Sustained acknowledgement of Him.
2. Maintained accountability to Him.
Proverbs 3:7-10 NKJV
Three keys to avoiding the pitfall of practical atheism:
1. Sustained acknowledgement of Him.
2. Maintained accountability to Him.
3. Anticipated intervention from Him.
Proverbs 3:11-15 NKJV
To live a life OF purpose we must live our life ON purpose!