Here is the irrefutable argument that Atheism is anti-intellectual and
makes you stupid.
Atheism is the belief that there are no gods. In other words, it is a
belief that cannot be verified. It is impossible to prove that there
is no God. By definition, you cannot prove a negative. So atheism is a
totally blind belief, that cannot be verified. Who, but a less
intelligent idiot would believe in something blindly?
On the other hand, a theist, at least theoretically, has the
possibility to have his faith in God verified. God, if He exists, can
certainly prove His own existence beyond doubt. So theists are
intellectually more well situated than atheists because they believe
in something that has the possibility of verification.
Thus theists are fundamentally more intelligent than atheists.
Now, some atheist might ask, if God can verify Himself, why doesn't He
do so to me? And here is the answer that God gives in the Bhagavad
Gita:
Krishna says:
I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am
covered by My internal potency, and therefore they do not know that I
am unborn and infallible. (Bg. 7.25)
Somebody might think, this is hard-hearted of God. But when you think
about it, it is actually not. It is rather very benevolent of God.
Atheism is actually not a matter of evidence of this or proof of that.
That is a total BS idea. For someone who has the eyes to see, this
whole world is proof of an intelligent, Supreme Designer. Obviously,
nobody is an atheist out of a lack of proof of God.
To be an atheist or a theist is simply a matter of choice. Atheism is
a choice you make when you don't want God in your life. Most religions
have no real good explanation for why somebody would not want God in
his life, but the Vedic version predicts this. God is the Supreme
Enjoyer, and the soul is meant for His enjoyment. But if the soul
wants to imitate God and become an independent enjoyer, Krishna then
gives the material world as their field of activity.
So all of us, whether we call ourselves Xtians, atheists, Buddhists,
Hare Krishnas or whatever, are all rebelious souls, who have fallen
down into the material world to become enjoyers and controllers. If we
actually knew the truth - that Krishna is the only enjoyer and
controller - we wouldn't be able to live out the illusion of being
independent enjoyers and controllers. So Krishna mercifully keeps the
fallen souls in ignorance. It is out of respect for the deluded soul's
wishes, that Krishna stays away from Him. When an atheist has a very
strong conviction that there is no God, it is Krishna Who sits in his
heart and makes that conviction strong.
Krishna says:
I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance,
knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known.
Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedänta, and I am the knower of the
Vedas. (Bg. 15.15)
So the only way a fallen soul will ever again see God, is by asking
Him for it. As long as the basic desire is there, to not have anything
to do with God, Krishna will stay far away from such a soul, and He
will offer oceans of good reasons to not believe in Him. So when
atheists ask for evidence and proof of God, it is all lies. There is
nothing that a die-hard atheist wants less than proof of God. Proof of
God is the last thing he wants.
So anyone who wants to know God beyond doubt will certainly do
whatever is necessary to accomplish that. And the fist thing one must
do to see God is give up one's atheistic mentality and develop a
genuine desire to see God. If you wish to see God, you'll follow the
method of how to see Him. That's obvious.
Krishna says:
Now hear, O son of Pritha, how by practicing yoga in full
consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in
full, free from doubt. (Bg. 7.1)
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