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After reading some of the posts here, I thought to say something:
Some people are probably atheists because they look to God and ask Him to do everything and expect something unrealistic because they don't have an understanding of how He works. Because they don't see immediate results, they don't believe. Thus, they don't receive. They might also think that God will magically fix all their problems because they ask Him to without understanding how He works. Also, when I say they, I don't mean all atheists, or even the majority, by the way. This is a problem with a lot of Christians, too.
People also blame God for a lot of crap in the world which God didn't do.
The blind end up leading the blind into a ditch.
Some people are probably atheists because they look to God and ask Him to do everything and expect something unrealistic because they don't have an understanding of how He works. Because they don't see immediate results, they don't believe. Thus, they don't receive. They might also think that God will magically fix all their problems because they ask Him to without understanding how He works. Also, when I say they, I don't mean all atheists, or even the majority, by the way. This is a problem with a lot of Christians, too.
People also blame God for a lot of crap in the world which God didn't do.
The blind end up leading the blind into a ditch.
I have seen my fair share of this too, lost a friend over it. There is something you can do though, read the bible and tell them how God works, and some may find this statement a life changer.
"I'd rather live my life believing there is a God an die to find out there isnt than to die and find that there is."
Some people can be scared of the truth too, they don't wanna give themselves up to something, even though what they're really doing is giving themselves to the world.
The most viewed atheist on YouTube cried bc a viewer sent him a bible, they know they're wrong, they don't want to admit it... But some are different, there really isn't a status quo, just variations.