Atheism — rejects the existence
of God and any higher intelligence. It appeared in the Middle Ages in Western
Europe, but only in the 19th Century, did it become a
philosophic teaching, acknowledging nothing except matter. (Atheists in
principle reject anything that they do not understand, totally ignoring, that
the man’s brain grows and develops with age). People in the 13th and 14th
Centuries did not know that the earth was round and believed that the Sun
circled around the Earth and not vice-versa. Two centuries ago, people did not
know about electricity, had no idea about telephones, TV and other contemporary
equipment. The Quantum Theory is a new discovery. Therefore, anything that is
not understandable today, in the future may be understood and unquestionable.
Scientists are slowly discovering that the laws of physics, chemistry, biology
and cosmology were put into nature by our Wise Creator. Contemporary science is
discovering more and more previously unknown laws, the result of which, them
become more humble, when they discover that some of the principle questions
appear to be supported by religious explanations. (For example: regarding the
questions about time and limits of the universe, or about steadfast development
of the physical and animal world, etc.).
In the 20th Century atheism spread into many countries using a base of
pseudo-philosophy which began to teach that a men is on top of the animal
world, that there is no higher wisdom or will to whom man has to account for
his life. Man himself without any help created his environment, his life and
his happiness. Atheism teaches to live only for yourself, love only yourself
and accomplish only your own goals. The basic principle is: everything is good
for a man, that is convenient for him. For an atheist: religion is a myth.,
family and society comes second. A man can kill, commit crime, have no
compassion, be sly, be a traitor, or a criminal, as long as his work benefits
the government. There are no eternal moral norms, there is no sin. Atheistic
government tries to make itself a man’s goal and its citizens — soulless
executors.
All religions acknowledge the existence of a Higher Being — eternal, wise,
most good, a just Creator of all visible and invisible worlds. The religious
images of God start developing in man very early and, in reality, are inherited
as instinct, conscience and other spiritual properties. With correct
development, the religious feeling grows stronger, because the entire nature
with its beauty and miraculous structure testifies about the Most-Wise and
Most-Good Creator. In some moments of one’s life, he/she begins to feel God in
one’s soul and see His wonderful light. The more a person gets acquainted with
Christian teaching, the more he/she is convinced about the positive influence
on individuals, family and the whole society.
Atheism is unnatural, it is a product of incorrect up-bringing and a sinful
way of life mostly connected with a life in cities. People are not born
atheists, they become so. The big cities with their loud way of living, vanity
and lewdness, frequently kill in a person anything good and holy. While losing
God, an atheist cannot be without some higher authority and faith, so he
creates a belief in matter and begins to ascribe to it: an eternity,
invariability and even a wisdom. Without recognizing God, atheism becomes the
most intolerable and repressive of religions. At a time, when religion calms a
person down and makes him happy, atheism — makes him mean, angry and takes away
his inner balance. This is the reason, why an atheist has to persecute someone,
fight someone etc. Even repression against "heretics" in the middle
ages were more human, as compared to persecutions of the faithful in communist
countries.
This is why even the ancient philosophers were against atheism. Plato
considered atheism fatal and an annihilator of moral. St. Augustine said that
atheism, in fact, undermined any government: "A government, that is not
based on the Lord’s Comandments — is nothing else but a temporary hell on
earth." Many years of atheistic rule in Russia proved this statement.
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