614 wrote:I am not an Athiest, but I have my doubts. Considering religion has always been used to hold down the masses as eternal promise for a better life in the next world. Consider that religion many times is a last resort for people who have fallen on hard times and the many things that have been done in the name of religion.
I was hoping to start a debate.
I say this with full respect: why do you want to start a debate? And what makes you think that receiving a college education automatically transforms one into an atheists or one who doubts God? This is a very simplistic assumption to say the least. Just look at some of the major research universities and you'll find they're everything from Jesuit to Southern Methodist. Being an intellectual isn't always necessarily equivalent to being an atheist. I went through 4 years of college, and (by the grace of God) my faith is still unwavering. So, contrary to popular belief, going to college doesn't automatically transform you into a doubter or an atheist.
Atheists complain about the people of religion forcing religion down their throats. How are atheists different when they try to force atheist values down our throats? Live and let live. I'll let you be an atheist, let me be a Muslim. End of.