If you have ever spoken to an atheist before about Krsna/God, you may have heard him/her ask "Where is your proof?"
The definition of an atheist is the following: "a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods."
If you look at the definition of an agnostic, it is the following: "a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God."
However, if you try to understand the atheistic philosophy and the atheist's point-of-view, you will really discover that they are not atheists at all but actually agnostics!!
A TRUE atheist would not require any proof since they would simply be content in believing that there is no God and therefore not require or demand any proof. From their perspective, they would "know" there is no God. However, most atheists always DEMAND proof! Why? Because they are not truly atheists but agnostics seeking an answer to finding and realizing God!!
Atheists (and agnostics) will argue that everything in this material world can be perceived through our senses and that all things that can be created by man can be known.
However, the MAJOR GAPING hole in the atheists/agnostic's philosophy is that Nature (nor the Universe) is not man-made! From a scientific and logical perspective, if everything that is man-made has a Creator, then Nature and the Universe must also have a Creator!
To think that Nature and the Universe just magically appeared into existence is not only illogical and unreasonable, but complete madness!
An atheist claiming to believe that his/her beliefs rely on sound scientific principles automatically crumbles under the notion that the entire world exists outside of man-made creation and existence! To believe that the entire world is based on scientific and logical principles, but then state that those same scientific and logical principles do not apply to the entire Universe is nothing but utter nonsense!
If you reply by asking "Where is your proof that there is NO Creator?", they will have no proof!
Hypotheses and theories are simply "guesses" as to the Absolute Truth. Hypotheses and theories are constantly disproved, thus making even basic scientific principles an unsteady platform. Instead, scientific principles are merely a means to "approach" the Absolute Truth but never fully reach/attain that absolute truth just like many mathematical curves. The Absolute Truth can only be fully attained by understanding and realizing God.
Therefore, for an atheist demanding proof of the existence of God, one can use a "material phenomenon" experience to counter any arguments he/she may have regarding seeing or perceiving God.
We know that a dog-whistle can only be heard by dogs because the sound of the whistle is specifically tuned to a frequency which only dogs can hear. Humans can blow the whistle but cannot hear the underlying sound.
Therefore, does it not make logical sense that a "God whistle" is a whistle that can only be perceived by the pure, unwavering devotees of God who are specifically attuned to the frequency of his messages? Therefore, an atheist/agnostic who is not listening to that frequency will ultimately not be able to perceive these messages from God!
Saying that non-devotees should be able to just as easily perceive God as a pure devotee of the Lord is equivalent to saying that humans should be able to hear every sound regardless of its frequency! Are humans able to physically change our constitution to accomplish this even with modern-day scientific methods? Absolutely not!
Consequently, an atheist/agnostic really does not have a stable platform of logic and reason on which to base his/her beliefs. Instead, they are simply in a state of "disbelief" because they have not found a satisfying theistic platform such as Krsna Consciousness in which to develop their religious beliefs and devotion.
By understanding the atheist's/agnostic's point of view, a Krsna Conscious devotee will be able to better preach the philosophy of Krsna Consciousness even to those individuals who claim they do not believe in God or that God does not exist!
The definition of an atheist is the following: "a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods."
If you look at the definition of an agnostic, it is the following: "a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God."
However, if you try to understand the atheistic philosophy and the atheist's point-of-view, you will really discover that they are not atheists at all but actually agnostics!!
A TRUE atheist would not require any proof since they would simply be content in believing that there is no God and therefore not require or demand any proof. From their perspective, they would "know" there is no God. However, most atheists always DEMAND proof! Why? Because they are not truly atheists but agnostics seeking an answer to finding and realizing God!!
Atheists (and agnostics) will argue that everything in this material world can be perceived through our senses and that all things that can be created by man can be known.
However, the MAJOR GAPING hole in the atheists/agnostic's philosophy is that Nature (nor the Universe) is not man-made! From a scientific and logical perspective, if everything that is man-made has a Creator, then Nature and the Universe must also have a Creator!
To think that Nature and the Universe just magically appeared into existence is not only illogical and unreasonable, but complete madness!
An atheist claiming to believe that his/her beliefs rely on sound scientific principles automatically crumbles under the notion that the entire world exists outside of man-made creation and existence! To believe that the entire world is based on scientific and logical principles, but then state that those same scientific and logical principles do not apply to the entire Universe is nothing but utter nonsense!
If you reply by asking "Where is your proof that there is NO Creator?", they will have no proof!
Hypotheses and theories are simply "guesses" as to the Absolute Truth. Hypotheses and theories are constantly disproved, thus making even basic scientific principles an unsteady platform. Instead, scientific principles are merely a means to "approach" the Absolute Truth but never fully reach/attain that absolute truth just like many mathematical curves. The Absolute Truth can only be fully attained by understanding and realizing God.
Therefore, for an atheist demanding proof of the existence of God, one can use a "material phenomenon" experience to counter any arguments he/she may have regarding seeing or perceiving God.
We know that a dog-whistle can only be heard by dogs because the sound of the whistle is specifically tuned to a frequency which only dogs can hear. Humans can blow the whistle but cannot hear the underlying sound.
Therefore, does it not make logical sense that a "God whistle" is a whistle that can only be perceived by the pure, unwavering devotees of God who are specifically attuned to the frequency of his messages? Therefore, an atheist/agnostic who is not listening to that frequency will ultimately not be able to perceive these messages from God!
Saying that non-devotees should be able to just as easily perceive God as a pure devotee of the Lord is equivalent to saying that humans should be able to hear every sound regardless of its frequency! Are humans able to physically change our constitution to accomplish this even with modern-day scientific methods? Absolutely not!
Consequently, an atheist/agnostic really does not have a stable platform of logic and reason on which to base his/her beliefs. Instead, they are simply in a state of "disbelief" because they have not found a satisfying theistic platform such as Krsna Consciousness in which to develop their religious beliefs and devotion.
By understanding the atheist's/agnostic's point of view, a Krsna Conscious devotee will be able to better preach the philosophy of Krsna Consciousness even to those individuals who claim they do not believe in God or that God does not exist!
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