If an ATHEIST tells you "There is no God!"

well, I don't preach much, I don't go door to door with handouts, or advertise on bilboards about any atheist revival I might be having, but I know first hand what religion can do to people and families and I don't want my children involved in any way with it. Anything I can do to shield them from god and religion, I will do it, we should all be more educated on the subjects, not just blindly "believing" because thats how we grew up.

Tianna2, well there's nothing wrong with giving opinions. If an atheist tells you there is no God, it's your choice whether you want to argue with him or not.

But it's his opinion so we must respect that!

Good point!
As to a building made by a builder!

Thanks for sharing your insights. So you're a Hindu?
Can you share to me some information about your religion?

Yes I am a Hindu and I also respect other religions. Different religions are like different rivers that finally pours into one single ocean called God. Most of our Hindu Philosopies were written in this language called 'Sanskrit' which is considered to be one of the oldest languages of India. Hindu Philosophy talks about two main principles called 'Dhwaitha' and 'Adhwaitha' which was formulated by two great Hindu religious leaders called 'Ramanuja' and 'Adhi Shankara' respectively. 'Dhwaitha' indicates 'two' or 'one that is split into two' while 'Adhwaitha' indicates 'one' or 'that cannot be split'. There are followers of 'Dhwaitha' who believe that there is one God referred to as the 'Paramathma' and other living things referred to as the 'Jeevathma'. And there are followers of 'Adhwaitha' who believe that there is only one single 'Paramathma' and all 'Jeevathma' reside inside the 'Paramathma'. To be more precise, consider two sets 'Paramathma' and 'Jeevathma'. According to 'Dhwaitha' principle, 'Paramathma' and 'Jeevathma' are two different sets and according to 'Adhwaitha' principle all 'Jeevathma' are subsets of one single superset 'Paramathma'. There are many other philosopies which originated after this but these two alone are accepted majorly. My ancestors are followers of 'Adhwaitha' and so am I. We have the ashram of 'Adhi Shankara' at this place called 'Kancheepuram' in the south of India which is run by his followers. 'Adhi Shankara' was a genious and has written thousands of religious proses, poems and verses in Sanskrit. I love one of his poems called 'Kanaga Dhara' meaning 'shower of Gold' written by him on Goddess Mahalakshmi (Hindu Goddess of wealth and prosperity) which describes the beauty of the Goddess from her head to toe. So, that's about Hinduism and thanks for reading.

Wow! Thanks! Now I understand.
I really love this line:
"Different religions are like different rivers that finally pours into one single ocean called God."

In this life, it's not about your beliefs but it's how you live that matters.

I rather admire an atheist that has a good heart and had lived a good life than a self-proclaiming child of God that lives his/her life in hypocrisy.

Ya, that's true...it's better to be an atheist than be a hypocrite.

You got my point!

They made their choice and you made yours. Let's put the word respect in between!

Well that is when we turn our focus on man rather than God. There is a verse in the Bible for that too. We constantly look at our fellow man which really ruins us. We think of Christians as perfect but if you read the Bible those men that are described in the Old Testaments did some mistakes that God was not pleased with yet they repented and continued to walk with God. You speak of violence but what caused the violence? Sin entering the world has caused the violence. God is not ignorant of what goes on in this world. I read somewhere that He does not act as man does when he sees injustice, I thought about this too. When I talk about the Lord with my brother he says it's common knowledge as he puts it. Great he tells me that you have some sort of faith in something. I used to be really bad, probably just like anyone who doesn't believe yet God has brought me to where I am.

I feel like I don't need to say something.
For me, this life is not always about what you believe but it's how you live that matters.

If you said those words to an atheist, I'm pretty sure he would care less about it. LOL

True! It's all about choices!

Not only about choices, but about an open mind and heart. When a person comes to you and says that they don't believe in God, they are telling you upfront that their mind and heart are closed to that idea. There's no point in trying to explain and discuss the matter, because they have their belief, and they are sticking to it. It would only be a waste of time trying to prove to them God exists, because all efforts would fall on deaf ears.

Correct!

Good point!
Trying to start a debate that has no definite conclusion. LOL

True!
As to an invention invented by an inventor.

Yes but as Christian we must tell everyone about the Lord. I believe in this because it just confirms that when we die we can never say "Lord I never heard of you, because God will say remember when I sent this person your way...you rejected what you heard." No person can honestly say they have never been approached by someone trying to deliver the word, can you agree? Maybe in some remote country but then there is a verse in the Bible that says about how can you deny there is a God when you look at the sunset, sunrise, etc...

I think that if they have decided that there is no God.. then they have already been told that there is and simply do not believe.If they had not been told, I should think they would be asking.. What is god? and not stating that there is no God. That has nothing whatever to do with one's own relationship with God. I don't see how allowing someone to discover or not discover God for themselves is rejecting what i heard. It is not in my power to create belief, to think otherwise would be narcissistic.
Not everyone who believes in God is christian.

Good point!