'Atheists can't answer this question' ...but I Can

She has a question for non-believers. I respond.

If Christianity is man made, why does everything about it go against man’s desires? Does Christianity go against man’s desires? If so, is that evidence for Christianity? I answer this question, discussing the history of Christianity, the cognitive science of religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and more.

The whole “atheists can’t answer this question” and “atheists can’t explain this” thing is really getting old.

Study cited:
Richard Sosis study on communes and costly signaling

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[fridesvandeven]

-> in libraries you can’t talk
-> people like to talk
-> libraries are divine temples

[shalltear]

If all movies are made by humans, how come some of them are bad? Man wouldn't make a movie that man doesn't want to watch.

[Joshinken]

This can be easily countered with “if taxes are man made, then why do they go against mans desire to avoid taxation?”

[bretthiguera]

I hate those tiktoks so much. Those people look so incredibly cocky considering they are just copy/pasting someone else's idea without any context or input.

[RocketboyX]

What could be more aligned with "Man's Desires" than being able to ask a silent third party for forgiveness to absolve themselves from all guilt?

[grfqgtw]

"If laws are man-made, why is it illegal to do drugs?"

[Deit_Elysieu_son_ein]

The worst enemy of rhetorical questions is answers

[davidwales]

Those tiktokers aren't looking for atheists to see their posts, they're just farming likes from fellow christians

[bazookajoe]

If "do not murder" and "do not commit adultery" go against your "human desires", it may be time for serious introspektion

[thunderbird]

Susan B Anthony: "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires”

[phil_]

Christians: our religion is so strict, it says you shouldn't get drunk or have casual sex...

Buddha: Life is suffering

[marcuscarana]

"I'm a Christian so that means I have to be humble. Let me make a narcissistic tiktok." The irony amongst Christians never fails to disappoint.

[austinluther]

The constant barrage of "Okay, atheists, what's your answer to THIS!" is exhausting and annoying. We're not the ones making a claim. The burden of proof is not on us.

[jamielishbrook]

Counter question. If you need the fear of hell to be a good person. Are you really a good person?

[darkhand]

“Man wasn’t made in God’s image, religion was made in Man’s image” is a saying I think applies.

[mono]

This diet goes against man's desire to eat ice cream, therefore it must have been given to us by aliens.

[silviajulianaalvarezgomez]

I am vegetarian, I go against my own desires, I am my own god. Cool.

[roberteriksen]

My favorite type of argument:
- Is false
- Even if true, wouldn't argue their case
- Doesn't matter cause the questioner didn't believe it in the first place

And finally:
- If I didn't have an answer to it, they wouldn't stop bringing it up.

The holy grail of religious thought.

[isaiahwynn]

“If Christianity is a man made religion, why does it suck?”

[TheShapingSickness]

If suicide is man made, why does suicide go against man's desires?