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Atheist Test
The theory of evolution of the Coca Cola can.
Billions
of years ago, a big bang produced a large rock. As the rock
cooled, sweet brown liquid formed on its surface. As time
passed, aluminum formed itself into a can, a lid, and a tab.
Millions of years later, red and white paint fell from the sky,
and formed itself into the words "Coca Cola 12 fluid ounces."
Of course, my theory is an insult to your
intellect, because you know that if the Coca Cola can is made,
there must be a maker. If it is designed, there must be a
designer. The alternative, that it happened by chance or
accident, is to move into an intellectual free zone.
The banana -- the atheist's
nightmare.
Note that the banana:
- Is shaped for human hand
- Has non-slip surface
- Has outward indicators of inward content:
Green-too early,
Yellow-just right,
Black-too late.
- Has a tab for removal of wrapper
- Is perforated on wrapper
- Bio-degradable wrapper
- Is shaped for human mouth
- Has a point at top for ease of entry
- Is pleasing to taste buds
- Is curved towards the face to make eating process easy
To say that the banana happened by accident
is even more unintelligent than to say that no one designed the
Coca Cola can.
TEST ONE
The person who thinks the Coca Cola can had no
designer is:
___ A. Intelligent
___ B. A fool
___ C. Has an ulterior motive for denying the obvious
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Did
you know that the eye has 40,000,000 nerve endings, the focusing
muscles move an estimated 100,000 times a day, and the retina
contains 137,000,000 light sensitive cells?
Charles Darwin said,
"To suppose that the eye could have been
formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in
the highest degree."
If man cannot begin to make a human eye, how
could anyone in his right mind think that eyes formed by mere
chance? In fact, man cannot make anything from nothing. We don't
know how to do it. We can re-create, reform, develop . . . but
we cannot create even one grain of sand from nothing. Yet, the
eye is only a small part of the most sophisticated part of
creation-the human body.
George Gallup, the famous statistician,
said,
"I could prove God statistically; take the
human body alone; the chance that all the functions of the
individual would just happen, is a statistical monstrosity."

Albert Einstein said,
"Everyone who is seriously interested in the
pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest
in the laws of the universe—a spirit vastly superior to man, and
one in the face of which our modest powers must feel humble."
TEST TWO
A. Do you know of any building that didn't have a builder?
___ YES ___ NO
B. Do you know of any painting that didn't have a painter?
___ YES ___ NO
C. Do you know of any car that didn't have a maker?
___ YES ___ NO
If you answered "YES" for any of the above, give details:
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Could I convince you that I dropped 50
oranges onto the ground and they by chance fell into ten rows of
five oranges? The logical conclusion is that someone with an
intelligent mind put them there. The odds that ten oranges would
fall by accident into a straight line are mind-boggling, let
alone ten rows of five.

TEST THREE
A. From the atom to the universe, is there order?
___ YES ___ NO
B. Did it happen by accident?
___ YES ___ NO
C. Or, must there have been an intelligent mind?
___ YES ___ NO
D. What are the chances of 50 oranges falling by chance
into ten rows of five oranges? ______________________
If you answered "YES" for any of the above, give details:
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The declaration "There is no God" is what is
known as an absolute statement. For an absolute statement to be
true, I must have absolute knowledge.
Here is another absolute statement: "There is
no gold in China."
TEST FOUR
What do I need to have for that statement to be true?
A. No knowledge of China.
___ YES ___ NO
B. Partial knowledge of China.
___ YES ___ NO
C. Absolute knowledge of China.
___ YES ___ NO
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"C" is the correct answer. For the statement
to be true, I must know that there is no gold in China, or the
statement is incorrect. To say "There is no God," and to be
correct in the statement, I must be omniscient.
I must know how many hairs are upon every
head, every thought of every human heart, every detail of
history, every atom within every rock...nothing is hidden from
my eyes...I know the intimate details of the secret love-life of
the fleas on the back of the black cat of Napolean's
great-grandmother. To make the absolute statement "There is no
God." I must have absolute knowledge that there isn't one.
Let's
say that this circle represents all the knowledge in the entire
universe, and let's assume that you have an incredible 1% of all
that knowledge. Is it possible, that in the knowledge you
haven't yet come across, there is ample evidence to proved that
God does indeed exist?
If you are reasonable, you will have to say,
"Having the limited knowledge that I have at present, I believe
that there is no God." In other words, you don't know if God
exists, so you are not an "atheist," you are what is commonly
known as an "agnostic." You are like a man who looks at a
building, and doesn't know if there was a builder.
TEST FIVE
The man who sees a building and doesn't know if there
was a builder is:
___ A. Intelligent
___ B. A fool
___ C. Has an ulterior motive for denying the obvious
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Perhaps you have questions that hold you back
from faith. First, almost every question you have about
suffering humanity etc., can be adequately answered.
Second,
we have faith in plenty of things we don't understand. Did you
understand the mechanics of television before you turned it on?
Probably not. You took a step of faith, turned it on, and after
it worked, understanding how it worked wasn't that important. We
accept that there are unseen television waves right in front of
our eyes. We can't see them because they are invisible. For them
to manifest, we need a receiver, then we can enjoy the
experience of television.
God
is not flesh and blood. He is an eternal Spirit-immortal and
invisible. Like the television waves, He cannot be experienced
until the "receiver" is switched on. Here is something you will
find hard to believe: Jesus said, "He who has My commandments
and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me will
be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself
to him" (John 14:21).
Either that is true or it isn't. Jesus Christ
says that He will manifest Himself to anyone who obeys Him.
Approach the subject the same way you approached your first
television set. Just take a small step of faith. If it works,
enjoy it, if it doesn't, forget it.
Or have you an ulterior motive? Could it be
that the "atheist" can't find God, for the same reason a thief
can't find a policeman? Could it be that your love for sin is
clouding your good judgment? If the Bible is true, and Jesus
Christ has "abolished death and brought life and immortality to
light through the Gospel," then you owe it to yourself just to
check it out. Here is how to do that:
TEST SIX
With a tender conscience,
check this list of the Ten Commandments:
- Have I always loved God my Creator with all my
heart, mind, soul and strength?
- Have I made a god in my own image�a god to suit
myself?
- Have I ever used God's name in vain?
- Have I kept the Sabbath holy?
- Have I always honored my parents implicitly?
- Have I murdered (God considers hatred as murder)?
- Have I committed adultery (including premarital
sex and lust)?
- Have I stolen (the value is irrelevant)?
- Have I lied (including fibs and these questions)?
- Have I coveted (been greedy or materialistic)?
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If
you have even broken one Law, then you have sinned against God
and therefore will "surely die," for the "wages of sin is
death."
We are all guilty of breaking the
Commandments. Listen to the voice of your conscience, and let it
remind you of some of the sins of the past. We are not perfect
as we are commanded to be (Matthew 5:48), neither is our heart
pure. On Judgment Day our transgressions will be evidence of our
shame. Think of it: God has seen every sin we have ever
committed. We share our thought-life with Him.
We are guilty of violating His Law a
multitude of times, yet if we repent, God can forgive us because
Jesus stepped into the courtroom 2.000 years ago and paid the
fine for us.
His death on the cross satisfied the Law we
so blatantly transgressed, and at the same time demonstrated how
much God loves us—"For God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting life." His shed blood on the cross
can make you clean in the sight of a holy God...as though you
have never sinned.
God doesn't want you to go to Hell. Please,
forget your arguments, repent and put your trust in Jesus and be
saved from God's wrath. Make Psalm 51 your prayer, then read
your Bible daily and always obey what you read; God will never
let you down. Thank you for taking the time to read this
booklet.
Adapted from God Doesn't Believe in
Atheists
by Ray Comfort (Living Waters)
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