Atheist dreams of utopia

I did a post on the connection between atheism and our society's growing dependence on mood altering chemicals - or if you like, it was a post on the diminishing role of Jesus in people's lives and the growing dependence on mood altering chemicals.

Since the atheist dream is that one day not just science but atheistic science will replace religion as the sole dispenser of important truths in the lives of people (some people actually say that science is the only source of objective truth), you would think that a certain amount of overlap in the transition from one system to the next is a worthwhile objective. What I wonder is this:

. How long must we wait before atheists start to show people how to have a lasting sense of purpose?

. How long until atheists begin to teach people how they can know they are loved?

. When will atheists begin transferring to children the awareness of being secure in a hostile universe?

. Is atheism able or is it not able to provide people with a sense of belonging based on something other than keeping up with the ebb and flow of society’s trends, styles and fashion?

. And if atheism is able to do any of these things, when is it going to begin? Or is atheism blind to the fact that if God is being denied influence in our children’s lives, then a mind numbing void of unimaginable size is growing by the day.

. Will atheists ever recognise the truth that teaching our children to depend on the things of the world, be it education or position or wealth or intelligence or the knowledge of science to reflect back to them their sense of worth is cruel and pointless beyond description?

As we can already see from the atheist experiment in Europe, an experiment that atheists want to transport to North America:

1) It’s a healed and intimate relationship with Jesus that gives people’s lives meaning and context and purpose, regardless of what's going on in their lives.
- Not Science, nor an atheist world-view.

2) It’s a healed and intimate relationship with Jesus that lets every single Christian know that h/she is loved, regardless of what's going on in their lives.
- Not Science, nor an atheist world-view.

3) It’s a healed and intimate relationship with Jesus that brings security and peace to people, regardless of what's going on in their lives.
- Not Science, nor an atheist world-view.

4) It’s a healed and intimate relationship with Jesus and the community of believers that allows people to know that they belong, that they have value and worth and security regardless of what else is going on in their lives.
- Not Science, nor an atheist world-view.

Current leaders of the atheist movement see no such limits. They seem to believe:
- That Christian values and morals can be discarded with no ill effects to society.

AND

- That science and the atheist world-view can fill the void.

Good luck with that.