Why Assume First God Does Not Exist?

[Nottheworld]

I read somewhere that there were about 45 million deaths due to war in the 1800's with a population of about 1 billion at the start of the century. The population at that time was about a quarter to a third less on average than it was in the 20th century. There would have to be more than 180 million deaths in the 20th century with a population of 6-7 billion to achieve the same level. Therefore, on a per capita basis the murder rate has gone down.

This is strong evidence for the exponential progression in conscience. The population 1000 BC was only 100 million, and they did lots of fighting back then, so I am convinced warring would have taken a much bigger percentage out of the populace way back then.

Another example might be child sacrifices to the god of Molech are no longer performed, though Israel did not completely stop those evil nations. Because they did not listen to God Israel was recorded as being punished and there remains a remnant: e.g. Islam bringing up their children to be suicide mass murderers.

World War I: 14'000'000
Armenian Genocide: 1'000'000
Russian Civil War: 12'500'000
Chaco War: 3'000'000
Spanish Civil War: 600'000
Colonial Wars (varied): 1'500'000
World War II: 65'000'000
Wars 1945-2000: 40'000'000
Soviet Collectivization: 20'000'000
Mao Regime Deaths: 25'000'000

ESTIMATE 20th Century: 182'600'000
ESTIMATE 19th Century: 45'000'000

45'000'000 * 4.057 = 182'600'000 (this is reasonable since there was 4x the population in th 20th century than the 19th century).

So there is no significant difference between the 19th and 20th century deaths due to war, even though you might have thought there would be significantly more in the 20th century due to two major world wars, overcrowding, and the advent of nuclear explosions. If the estimated population is 10 billion in the 20th century, that is a population 100x that of 1000 BC. There would need to be 100x more deaths due to war, but that is not the case. One would be hard pressed to even suggest 200 million will die in 21st century due to war. With the Great Tribulation, 1/3 of the people of the earth will die, but this is followed by the 1000 year reign of Christ when the lamb and the lion lay down together in peace.

Child sacrifices were a common occurrence in many evil nations. These child sacrifices take place at age 5 to 10 years of age, or older. This is considerably different than abortions because a child is a living, breathing, thinking person, but a fetus is not. No matter how wrong it is to kill a fetus, to kill a living, breathing, thinking child is as wrong as it gets.

[InTruth]

Another example of an exponential improvement in conscience I just thought of is slavery. In olden days, slavery was deemed acceptable, but rarely do you find that to be the case since the 19th century.

Slavery was widespread throughout the Roman Empire. In these early days, Christians did not have the political power to change the slavery system. Paul didn't condemn or condone slavery, but he worked to transform relationships. The Good News begins to change social structures by changing the people within those structures.

" 15 Perhaps you could think of it this way: Onesimus ran away for a little while so you could have him back forever. 16 He is no longer just a slave; he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a slave and as a brother in the Lord." (Phil. 15,16).

Onesimus was a slave of Philemon and he had run away, but Paul reconciled them back together because he led them both to Christ.

"20 You should continue on as you were when God called you. 21 Are you a slave? Don't let that worry you-but if you get a chance to be free, take it. 22 And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ. 23 God purchased you at a high price. Don't be enslaved by the world. [fn3] 24 So, dear brothers and sisters, [fn4] whatever situation you were in when you became a believer, stay there in your new relationship with God" (1 Cor. 7.20-24).

Even though there were slaves in ancient times, they could still be brothers in Christ.

"5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. 6 Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. 7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 8 Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.
9 And in the same way, you masters must treat your slaves right. Don't threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites" (Eph. 6.5-9).

"22 You slaves must obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Obey them willingly because of your reverent fear of the Lord. 23 Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ. 25 But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites who can get away with evil.
You slave owners must be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master-in heaven" (Col. 3.22-4.1).