I've read a lot of things and I want to ask,why don't people believe in god?

Question

Like I don't get it. God made you in his image and so if you hate god doesn't it mean you hate yourself? And another thing you shouldn't be mean or say rude things to him anyway, without him you wouldn't be here anyways so what I'm asking is either do you agree? And if you don't why?

Answer 1

I just want to point something out -
Just because someone does not believe in the Christian god does NOT mean that they don't believe in any God at all.
Thanks,
~Gypsy~

Answer 2

Well, the thing is, you ask this question with the assumption that everyone believes, and some are in denial. It's not like that. Some people truly do not believe. It doesn't mean hatred, if they hated God, they would believe there is a God. A lot of people are rude, try not to let it get you down. Now, I don't believe in the Christian God, but I do believe there may be something. Agnostic. Have a good night.

Answer 3

I think sometimes some people don't believe in God is because of so many negative things are happening in this world. Some people would ask " If there was a God than why do bad things happen to good people? Or if there was a God, why would this world be as messed up like it is today?" But i believe God shows us ways that he is real. For instance, the hurricanes, 9/11 etc. just what i'm believe though, but some people just have different views about believing in God.

Answer 4

What you have to understand is that no one is born an atheist. We are born in different religions and it is always more comfortable to keep believeing in God and religion and go on. Therefore, no body hates God and if some one has stopped believeing in God he/she has had their own reasons. If you do some further research you will realise that there is no solid evidence to prove that God exists. Amongst the top 450 scientist in this world only 9-14% believe in God and even those 9-14% do not believe God to be Jesus or Allah or any God that religions introduce. I am not saying because some top scientist say there is no God, we have to accept it. All I am saying is that it should make us wonder why people who know this universe the best see no reason to believe in a Super power or God. Good Luck

Answer 5

First I don't think that people hate god. Because a person might not believe in a particular deity does not mean they hate it. There are several reasons that people don't believe in god. If you take a step back from religion and look at it analytically it does not seem to make concrete sense. Also, people have trouble with faith in general. People that do not believe in god tend to want real world examples of it's existence.

According to your religion man was created in gods image. In many of the hundreds of thousands of religions in the world where christianity has never made contact, man was not created in gods image. Personally I can't conceive the creator of existence, life or the cosmos bears any resemblance to the simplicity of man.

People also don't want to believe in a damning vengeful god and can easily hate such a being.

Answer 6

Most religions believe that God gave humans free will. They were givent he choice to accept god or not. There are many people out there who are unable to take things on "faith". they require logical, concrete, and tangible proof before they will take it as fact.

As for the Hate part... Non-belief does not mean they hate... they simply don't believe that there is a supreme power watching them.

My religion is polytheistic, that is, The "supreme power" has the Lady and Lord aspect... and their own abstracts beyond that. They are here to help out and to serve, provided you show respect... if you believe and you are disprespectful, angering them is bad. God, in the Christian sense, is merciful and forgiving. Like they say, it is all being written down.

One thory i had about "atheism" was that some folks had become disenchanted with "God" and religion alltogether. Perhaps they feel they have been abandoned, maybe due to something traumatic happenign to them in life, or whatnot. feel alone in the world/universe.

Just a thought :)

Answer 7

Well, don't let the immature comments get to you. Brush them off. Your emotions are far more important than to be wasted on offensive comments. :-) To answer your questions....

1) I simply do not believe in "god". It does NOT mean I hate "god". I don't. How can I hate something that I don't believe in? That said, I can also safely and honestly say I don't hate myself. If I did, sweetie, I won't be alive or here answering QQ, let alone answering QQ in a friendly manner. :-)

2) I was never mean or rude to any deity--of any religion. I am respectful of others' beliefs to the best of my ability. I am not perfect....but I darn well try! :-) Again, I profess no belief in "god", so I am here as a product of a fling that my birth father and birth mother had years ago.

3) No, I respectfully disagree with you. I disagree cuz I don't believe in "god". That is why I disagree with your statements. :-) I hope I clarified. :-)

Answer 8

I don't hate the Christian god, I just don't accept that it is the only interpretation of the being I think of as the Highest Power. To me, that Power has two faces, female as well as male, and all are equal in Their eyes. I don't say mean or rude things about the Christian god, either, although sometimes its followers tempt me SOOO bad to say mean or rude things about them (like the idiot with the "Goddess Wicca" question).

Answer 9

First, disbelief in God is not about hating or loving God. It's about getting to the truth of what is God?

Now, some people who disbelieve in God (or any god) are angry about religion and about religious people. Religious people can be some of the most mean spirited and heartless people on earth. (Think about 9/11, the Crusades, the Inquisition, or Ann Coulter if you disagree.) Since religious people, and religion, can be downright vicious some people turn away from God as a result. (Some of this callousness comes from the "holier than thou" attitude taught in various religions.)

Others are people who want to know the truth about God, the supernatural, the paranormal, and so forth. In the search for God, they find there is very little that proves that God, or any god, exists.

Billions of people believe in a god of some sort. However, just because people believe in a god, doesn't mean that a god is real.

Let me ask you a few questions. Do you think Zeus is real? How about Odin? Thor? Apollo?

You probably said no to each question, right? Yet, how do you know that each of those gods is not real? Now, take your answer and put it toward the god described in the Bible/Koran.

People who disbelieve in the god of the Bible, put him in the same camp as Zeus, Apollo, Odin, and Thor.

Part of the problem with people not believing in God, is due in part to the Bible. It's loaded with contradictory things, and with unanswerable questions which beg to be answered.

First, who is God? Where did He come from? Who made Him? Could He make himself? If so, how? Is there anyone more powerful than Him?

Second, if God is all powerful, all knowing, and everywhere, why is he such a harsh judge of humanity. Surely, if He made us, he knows we are flawed beings. Yet, He's extremely judgemental of us, and is willing to toss us into eternal damnation for the slightest mistake. Does that make sense? Why is there eternal damnation at all if God is all loving? Again, don't you think he knows we are a flawed species?

Third, why does The Almighty want us to worship Him? Why is it so important for an all powerful, all knowing, god who's everywhere to have such a flawed (sinful) life form worship him?

Fourth, if Adam and Eve were the first two people, how did they ever have any time for anything if they weren't busy making babies? Seriously, you don't get 6 billion people from just two people. It's impossible. Also, how do you get more people when Adam and Eve only had the two sons, one of whom was killed?

Fifth, Did you ever consider that it was God who wanted Adam and Eve to eat the fruit in the Garden of Eden, and not the serpent (Satan) in the tree? Here's something for you to consider. God told Adam & Eve they could do anything they wanted in the garden, but they couldn't eat the fruit from one tree.

God, is all knowing right? He knew that Adam & Eve would eat that fruit. He knew because he is all knowing, and yet he got seriously angry that they ate the fruit. He put the suggestion in their heads about the fruit in the first place. If he didn't want Adam & Eve to eat the fruit, he could have killed the tree, right? He could have stopped them, but he didn't. God knew Adam & Eve would eat the fruit. He wanted them to eat the fruit. The question is, why did he get so angry when they did? After all, he knew they would.

As you can see, from my long reply, there are many reason for disbelief in God. (There are many more questions about the illogical nature of the Bible, too.) Some are personal, and some logical. The real thing is how we as religious people, and non-religious people get along with each other. The keys to living with each other are respect, understanding, forgiveness, and love.

Don't you think we could use more of those things in the world? So, if someone gets in your face about God, or if you want to get in someone's face about God, keep those things in mind.

You can summarize Jesus' teachings in one simple phrase, "Love all, Serve all." Follow that path, and you'll come to understand peace.

Understanding peace, and understanding each other is the core or what peaceful religions are about.

So, good luck. Don't be judgemental. Be open and understanding that people just won't think the way you do.

Peace.

Answer 10

What "god"? Demonstrate, don't remonstrate. Show it, or stow it. Put up, or shut up. Provide testable, not "testament".

The Big Bang, abiogenesis and evolution better explain the universe than yours or any other fairy tale. When you can revive a corpse that had its head cut off, then you can talk.

Remember, YOU are the one claiming these things, so it's up to YOU to prove it. What's that? You can't demonstrate it? Then it's false until proven true, false until YOU can prove it's true. The burden of proof lies with the claimant, not the one who refutes it.

Answer 11

I think you're confusing not believing in God with hating God. They're not the same thing.