Since Atheists, or Objectivists, or Brights, or whatever, like to follow logic and reasoning, why not follow Christianity and Christ? In some interpretations of the Judaism faith, non-Jews go to hell to burn for eternity, irregardless of what they do in this life. In Islam, you suffer in Purgatory based on what you had done in this life....then and only then can you go down the road to their version of eternal salvation. In Christianity, you will go to Hell if you are not Saved.
So, as a Christian(and a beginning one at that), this seems to be the logical road to go down. I'm not Jewish, so if their version is correct, I'm screwed either way. If the Islamic path is the right way, I guess I'll suffer in their Purgatory. An Atheist will surely go to Hell as he has completely forsaken God and turned down the many other paths away from Him. Good deeds alone a man is not guaranteed to go into Heaven.
Besides, even if the Christian doctrine and all of it that it stands for were completely false, would Atheism even triumph in this regard? Most Atheists I see are snippy, angry, and unhappy people...always on the defensive when it comes to religion "intruding" on their personal lives, and lashing out at anything that's out of place in their eyes. I could be wrong, there could be a happy Atheist out there, but I highly doubt it.
One of the things that many, if not most, Christians do is thump their bible, but will never actually get down to the nitty-gritty and start meeting these "champions of logic and reasoning" head-on with an assertion of their own logic and reasoning. It is there. But, that's why much of it is simply called "Faith." Christians have the duty to do their homework as well, and sometimes find things they don't like.
Sorry for the long post.
"If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything."
