Christian apologists sometimes try to discredit atheists by claiming that we’re only turning away from God because we love to sin. The implication, of course is that we’re all violent, abusive drug addicts and promiscuous users, desperate to lead innocent believers away from the true path. This seems bizarre considering the stuff in the Bible advocating all kinds of abhorrent behaviour, even going so far as the murder of innocent children… and cattle.
Indeed, in the book of Exodus God makes a point of killing Pharoah’s cattle multiple times. I suppose he resurrected them between times which makes Jesus’ post-crucifixion antics fairly commonplace but I digress.
Apparently, as an atheist I like to sin. Well, yes – that’s true actually – but not in the way you think.
Let’s look at what sin really means…
The God free guide 