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God Doesn't Believe in Atheists: Proof That the Atheist Doesn't Exist
This book proves to atheists that they don't exist, reveals to agnostics their true motives, and strengthens the faith of the believers. This book answers questions such as "Who made God?" and "Where did Cain get his wife?" The book uses humor, reason, and logic to send a powerful message. Here are some reactions from atheists who read the book . . .
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1990
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Ray Comfort
256 books402 followersRay is the Founder and CEO of Living Waters and the best–selling author of more than 80 books, including, Hell's Best Kept Secret, Scientific Facts in the Bible, and The Evidence Bible. He co–hosts (with actor Kirk Cameron) the award–winning television program "The Way of the Master," seen in 200 countries. He is also the Executive Producer on the movies "Audacity," "180," "Evolution vs. God," and others, which have been seen by millions. He and his wife, Sue, live in Bellflower, California, where they have three grown children.
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September 19, 2012
I consider myself pretty open-minded and went into this book ready to hear his arguments. But I must say this was one of the worst books I have ever read. His arguments are illogical, simplistic, and in many cases just plain ignorant. Rarely have I been so glad to give a book back to the library.
December 6, 2015
Having seen Ray Comfort in several movies and on YouTube videos I had a sort of smug arrogance that I knew better than him and that his "street evangelism" was distracting and borderline a waste of time, but to give him the benefit of the doubt I picked up this book; and I was stunned! What an incredible little book, I was challenged, encouraged, and ultimately convicted/humbled. So I publicly repent of my arrogance and ignorance and want to public ally proclaim that I support Ray Comfort and what he does. He laid out the reasons for it so clearly here in this book that I really can't say more than you all should go read this book. Highly recommended
July 13, 2012
Encouragment for the everyday witness.
November 14, 2015
This atheist (and yes, I exist) is far from convinced.
January 31, 2016
Great Book! Atheists and Christians alike should read it.
August 3, 2011
Great book and fun to read.
January 3, 2015
Reading this for the second time: Dec 2014
March 6, 2015
This man is an embarrassment for believers,
he is so far way from reality that he cant get his head unstuck out of his own ass.
he is so far way from reality that he cant get his head unstuck out of his own ass.
January 2, 2023
I went into this book with an open mind, but these arguments were simplistic, easily disprovable, and childish. Every argument comes down to “of course god did it” with basically no support for his arguments.
July 22, 2014
A bit simple, but some great quotes from famous people to add to my collection.
January 26, 2024
Ray Comfort is a excellent and well known evangelist. This book takes some of his commonly used tools and puts them on paper. This book can be helpful for the Christian, but is aimed at the non believer. I especially liked his "parables" to help guide you through the mind of both the atheists and the Christian. While a bit older of a book now, the core message is still just as good and valid. Good resource to share.
March 28, 2025
I’m an atheist so when I saw this at a thrift store I had to get it for kicks and giggles. He deploys all of the usual “gotchas!”, but none of them got me. I honestly can’t even believe this was written as a serious book.
February 28, 2022
Love the examples he uses and his passion for bringing the unsaved to our Lord and Savior. Highly recommend to Christians as well as anyone who doesn't yet know Christ.
May 27, 2024
A POPULAR EVANGELIST LOOKS AT ATHEISM AND UNBELIEF
Ray Comfort (born 1949) is a New Zealand Christian minister and evangelist who started Living Waters Publications and The Way of the Master in Bellflower, California; he is also a pastor with Hosanna Chapel. He said in the 2nd chapter of this 1993 book, “To say categorically, ‘There is no God,’ is to make an absolute statement. For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is no God in the entire universe. No human being has all knowledge; therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make the assertion.” (Pg. 11)
He states, “The existence of God… is an axiom. It is obvious that if there is a creation, there must be a Creator. For things to be ‘made,’ logic, reason, intellect and rationalism demand that there be a Maker. This should neither need to be proved or disproved. Let’s presume your problem is that you can’t see God. Your philosophy is that ‘seeing is believing.’ If that is so, the next time you see water shimmering on a hot road, stop for a drink… We believe in plenty of things we can’t see.” (Pg. 23-24)
He observes, “If evolution is true, then the Bible is not the Creator’s revelation to humanity… this means that man has no ultimate purpose in life, but… neither is he ultimately responsible to any higher government other than what he places over himself. Therefore, ‘Let us eat and drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die’ would be one’s appropriate life philosophy. You and I may embark upon any sinful pleasure our hearts desire without fear of retribution. This means we can ignore our consciences completely and sin with reckless abandon---clearly the erroneous philosophy of this generation.” (Pg. 78)
Of the problem of Evil, he notes, “There are a few things in this area I don’t understand, but that doesn’t upset me too much… I will trust God and use the understanding I do have to keep me going. What I do understand is this: the Scriptures tell us that God’s ‘judgments are in the earth,’ that He does hold back rain, send lightnings and cause earthquakes. I really don’t know which, of the estimated million earthquakes each year, are merely workings of nature or actual judgments of God. When I look at ‘God-forsaken’ countries like Ethiopia, I know that it needs rain. God alone gives and withholds rain. Then I look at America. I see the richness of the land and the fatness of the people and say, ‘Dear God, it is true that you haven’t treated us according to our sins. If you did, we would be like Ethiopia. Although I don’t understand your mercies---I am grateful for them.’” (Pg. 98)
He says, “My aim is not to convince you of the existence of a moral law, you already know it exists. The Bible says that the ‘work of the law’ is written in your heart, that God has given ‘light to every man.’ You have always known that it is wrong to steal, to lie, etc.---conscience has always been there as a judge… giving you knowledge of what is right and wrong since the time you can remember. No, my aim is to persuade you of the consequences of breaking the Law. To do this, all I require is for me to get a hold on the ‘ankles’ of your honesty.” (Pg. 130)
He explains, “what is the punishment for sin? The Bible warns of everlasting damnation. It speaks of eternal hell. Imagine if hell was just a place of continual thirst… Or imagine if it were only a place of gnawing hunger? Or merely chronic toothache?... The Scriptures warn that hell will be a place of ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’; a place of eternal torment; a place where death will not bring welcome relief to suffering. a place where death will not bring welcome relief to suffering… Hell is the place where sinful humanity will receive its just retribution for crimes against the Law of a holy God. How terrible sin must be in the sight of God to merit such just punishment!” (Pg. 151-152)
He warns, “If we continue to evangelize without the use of the Law to bring the knowledge of sin, we will find that we are working for the devil, rather than for God. For every 1,000 decisions we get, we will create as many as 900 backsliders; and for the 100 who remain in the Church, at least seventy will become lukewarm in the areas of prayer, holiness and evangelism and hunger for the Word of God. Such ‘evangelism’ is against the purposes of God, and it is a furtherance to the work of Satan.” (Pg. 194)
He acknowledges, “When I was a new Christian, I often quoted statistics about Christian marriages to prove the validity of the Gospel. Nowadays I don’t dare. I used to point to the fact that three out of every five U.S. marriages ended in divorce, while only one in every 1,100 ended in divorce in Christian circles. Now, I think secular and Christian divorce statistics run hand in hand. For that reason… we will take a brief look at what makes a good Christian marriage, because, if there is one thing that will throw a child headlong into the path of sin, it’s being the by-product of a bad marriage.” (Pg. 231)
This book will be of interest to Christians studying apologetics.
Ray Comfort (born 1949) is a New Zealand Christian minister and evangelist who started Living Waters Publications and The Way of the Master in Bellflower, California; he is also a pastor with Hosanna Chapel. He said in the 2nd chapter of this 1993 book, “To say categorically, ‘There is no God,’ is to make an absolute statement. For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is no God in the entire universe. No human being has all knowledge; therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make the assertion.” (Pg. 11)
He states, “The existence of God… is an axiom. It is obvious that if there is a creation, there must be a Creator. For things to be ‘made,’ logic, reason, intellect and rationalism demand that there be a Maker. This should neither need to be proved or disproved. Let’s presume your problem is that you can’t see God. Your philosophy is that ‘seeing is believing.’ If that is so, the next time you see water shimmering on a hot road, stop for a drink… We believe in plenty of things we can’t see.” (Pg. 23-24)
He observes, “If evolution is true, then the Bible is not the Creator’s revelation to humanity… this means that man has no ultimate purpose in life, but… neither is he ultimately responsible to any higher government other than what he places over himself. Therefore, ‘Let us eat and drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die’ would be one’s appropriate life philosophy. You and I may embark upon any sinful pleasure our hearts desire without fear of retribution. This means we can ignore our consciences completely and sin with reckless abandon---clearly the erroneous philosophy of this generation.” (Pg. 78)
Of the problem of Evil, he notes, “There are a few things in this area I don’t understand, but that doesn’t upset me too much… I will trust God and use the understanding I do have to keep me going. What I do understand is this: the Scriptures tell us that God’s ‘judgments are in the earth,’ that He does hold back rain, send lightnings and cause earthquakes. I really don’t know which, of the estimated million earthquakes each year, are merely workings of nature or actual judgments of God. When I look at ‘God-forsaken’ countries like Ethiopia, I know that it needs rain. God alone gives and withholds rain. Then I look at America. I see the richness of the land and the fatness of the people and say, ‘Dear God, it is true that you haven’t treated us according to our sins. If you did, we would be like Ethiopia. Although I don’t understand your mercies---I am grateful for them.’” (Pg. 98)
He says, “My aim is not to convince you of the existence of a moral law, you already know it exists. The Bible says that the ‘work of the law’ is written in your heart, that God has given ‘light to every man.’ You have always known that it is wrong to steal, to lie, etc.---conscience has always been there as a judge… giving you knowledge of what is right and wrong since the time you can remember. No, my aim is to persuade you of the consequences of breaking the Law. To do this, all I require is for me to get a hold on the ‘ankles’ of your honesty.” (Pg. 130)
He explains, “what is the punishment for sin? The Bible warns of everlasting damnation. It speaks of eternal hell. Imagine if hell was just a place of continual thirst… Or imagine if it were only a place of gnawing hunger? Or merely chronic toothache?... The Scriptures warn that hell will be a place of ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’; a place of eternal torment; a place where death will not bring welcome relief to suffering. a place where death will not bring welcome relief to suffering… Hell is the place where sinful humanity will receive its just retribution for crimes against the Law of a holy God. How terrible sin must be in the sight of God to merit such just punishment!” (Pg. 151-152)
He warns, “If we continue to evangelize without the use of the Law to bring the knowledge of sin, we will find that we are working for the devil, rather than for God. For every 1,000 decisions we get, we will create as many as 900 backsliders; and for the 100 who remain in the Church, at least seventy will become lukewarm in the areas of prayer, holiness and evangelism and hunger for the Word of God. Such ‘evangelism’ is against the purposes of God, and it is a furtherance to the work of Satan.” (Pg. 194)
He acknowledges, “When I was a new Christian, I often quoted statistics about Christian marriages to prove the validity of the Gospel. Nowadays I don’t dare. I used to point to the fact that three out of every five U.S. marriages ended in divorce, while only one in every 1,100 ended in divorce in Christian circles. Now, I think secular and Christian divorce statistics run hand in hand. For that reason… we will take a brief look at what makes a good Christian marriage, because, if there is one thing that will throw a child headlong into the path of sin, it’s being the by-product of a bad marriage.” (Pg. 231)
This book will be of interest to Christians studying apologetics.
May 1, 2020
Not a serious work of literature. Ray Comfort repeats terribly ignorant and ill formed arguments ad nauseam with the kind of self righteous confidence that turns embarrassment into distaste.
This book’s true worth lies in its ability to give the reader a genuine vision of the world through the eyes of a (it seems) driven and gentle man who is thoroughly convinced of the truth and gravity of his faith. No doubt many people find at least some portion of the contents of this book agreeable, logical, encouraging, helpful etc. Reading this can help one to understand these people, though I’m sure there are better books and better ways to do so.
This book’s true worth lies in its ability to give the reader a genuine vision of the world through the eyes of a (it seems) driven and gentle man who is thoroughly convinced of the truth and gravity of his faith. No doubt many people find at least some portion of the contents of this book agreeable, logical, encouraging, helpful etc. Reading this can help one to understand these people, though I’m sure there are better books and better ways to do so.
June 27, 2021
2.5 stars [Humanism]
(W: 2.5, U: 3, T: 2.75)
Exact rating: 2.75
Ray Comfort, for those who don't know him, is a gifted street evangelist. Some of the examples he uses in his apologetics have been ridiculed for their oversimplicity, but he gets past people's barriers and at their hearts. It is true that his forays into science and eschatology are—to put it graciously—unnuanced. They might be true, but their truth is not as settled or as plain as he may think.
Comfort is much better in person than on the written page. I might be willing to read another of his books, perhaps one more geared to the Christian. I wouldn't broadly recommend this one to the mature Christian, though I daresay it would be a good read for the nascent atheist.
//Truth: 2-3.5 = 2.75. Use higher than 2.5 because aimed at non-believers.
(W: 2.5, U: 3, T: 2.75)
Exact rating: 2.75
Ray Comfort, for those who don't know him, is a gifted street evangelist. Some of the examples he uses in his apologetics have been ridiculed for their oversimplicity, but he gets past people's barriers and at their hearts. It is true that his forays into science and eschatology are—to put it graciously—unnuanced. They might be true, but their truth is not as settled or as plain as he may think.
Comfort is much better in person than on the written page. I might be willing to read another of his books, perhaps one more geared to the Christian. I wouldn't broadly recommend this one to the mature Christian, though I daresay it would be a good read for the nascent atheist.
//Truth: 2-3.5 = 2.75. Use higher than 2.5 because aimed at non-believers.
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