For the Atheists : I'm curious....?

Question

I'm totally not bashing or anything like it. Just a few questions so that I can understand better whenever I need to answer a question.
What is it exactly that you believe? that there is no God? or there's no proof but he could? or what?
And also: what else are your beliefs? (Idol worshiping, no afterlife, spirits/ghosts, etc.)

Answer 1

I believe there is NO God, none at all.
I find i don't have to believe in something to make me feel better about myself.

I appreciated all that the world has to offer, simple things like the trees, and birds, etc, but I don't need to pray to an imaginary being to thank them for this..

I do think that everything in nature has a natural energy, but it's an inert energy within each object..

Answer 2

I believe that the religions that exist or have existed have been created by and perpetuated by man to explain that which he does not understand. One of the ancient pagan cultures believed that a giant turtle carried the sun across the sky on its back because they didn't know about the whole Earth rotation thing. That to me is the same as the idea of Intelligent Design. As for what I believe in, its pretty much the same as you. If someone puts a gun to your head you get scared because you know that the bullet in the chamber will kill you and you don't believe some miracle is gonna save you. When you get sick or break a bone, you go to the hospital because you don't think a prayer will save you or heal you. As for how we got here, its simple. I don't know. There are lots of things that I don't know, and I'm comfortable with that. I don't feel the need to come up with an answer so that I can say I believe I know. As far as the afterlife, I don't know. I don't think that anyone can tell me what happens after they die unless they die, stay there for a while and comes back and tells me about it.

Answer 3

Most athiests believe what has been adequately proven to them. Most athiests have seen supposed evidence of the existence of supernatural beings like God and Satan and Shiva and Parvati, and Zeus and Appollo and have rejected the theory of their existence as most likely made-up.

Most of us believe in freedom such that anyone should be free to worship supernatural beings whether it be god or a moldy loaf of bread. But we also hope that people would think more logically and be more skeptical of preposterous claims of all kinds, because we've seen instances throughout history where rejection of science for faith has held humanity back.

Also, atheists are usually positive-minded people, we believe in compassion and honor and euqality and other human values that have kept us togther and live throughout the centuries and made our culture great. The only difference is that we believe that brotherhood and compassion, etc... All exist independently of supernatural beings and myths.

Athiests don't believe that there is a post-mortem supernatural justice system that rights all wrongs after death. We think that it is our responsibility here and now to correct wrongs and make the world better. We don't pretend that we will live forever like gods after death, we are aware of our own mortality as we have observed it in other plants, animals and poeple.

We also don't feel lonely not believing in God. We are here on this earth with billions of our brothers and sisters, and as we learn more about our origins, it is starting to appear by studing science, that we are also related to the animals and plants that share the planets with us. We don't see that as a bad thing, but a good thing! Think about it! We are most likely connected to every living thing on this planet like a family! It's a beautiful and comforting thought, and also one that is supported by the available evidence!

Athiesm isn't as dark and dreary as many religious people would tell you. It's just a different way of looking at the universe.

Answer 4

This sums it up for me... Words taken from "Affirmation" by Savage Garden

Before each line, place the words "I BELIEVE"...

-the sun should never set upon an argument
-we place our happiness in other people's hands
-that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
-your parents did the best job they knew how to do
-that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
-I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone
-in karma what you give is what you get returned
-you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
-the grass is no more greener on the other side
-you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye
-you can't control or choose your sexuality
-that trust is more important than monogamy
-your most attractive features are your heart and soul
-that family is worth more than money or gold
-the struggle for financial freedom isn't fair
-the only ones who disagree are millionaires
-forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness
-that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
-that God does not endorse TV evangelists
-in love surviving death into eternity

Answer 5

Atheism means without a belief in a Supreme Being ("God").

Atheism has no doctrine, is not a religion or an organization. Atheists have all kinds of beliefs, the only common belief is that Supreme Beings do not exist.

And, it is a fact that God(s) do not exist in fact. All things are possible, but possibilities are far different than actual existence.

Answer 6

Athiest have no belief in god, agnostics belive there is no proof of a god but there could be one. umm..I don't worship anything, I doubt there is an afterlife, and I think ghosts/spirits are electrical disturbances or people hallucinating (drugs or paranoia).

Answer 7

I'm agnostic but, a true atheist denies any and all dietys. The do not see proof in the existence of a God. Most atheists are skeptic about alot and also deny ghosts, aliens, and psychic readings due to lack of tangible and testable evidence.

Answer 8

there are alot of types of aethiests. aethiests have become branded and coined as such for lack of a better word. i was an aethist before i even knew of the real meaning of the word for example.
i just finished bashing about what i hate about fake christians in the last question i posted because im not a bad person and it try to put myself at a morally high standard, but i get all the hard and totalitarian christian finger wagging from all around i just hate it.

Answer 9

that god is a concept created by man.
i don't believe there's an afterlife, i don't worship anything (i meant it when i said no god, not just christian, but any god, period), no spirits or ghosts because we have no soul, and that's about it.
oh, and that morality comes from a place other than the bible.

Answer 10

Nobody can prove or disprove GOD
WE simply don't belive in BIblical GOD.
IF there is a intelegent GOD he would not genocide, murder, rape, torture ppl ( don't tell me you did not read the bible)
Of cause Cristians will come up with lame excuse GOD did that for greater good. Are you same as they are?
Lets wipe the whole world again with nukes and claim GOd knows its for greater good we just can't understand the reason.
IF some1 creates something its definatly not for destroying.

ANd notice that GOD create Devil and eveil him self. SO its gatta be perfect as heaven. No GODs creations can be a mistake right?
Therefore GOD exists.

Answer 11

Atheism, in its broadest sense, is the absence of theism (the belief in the existence of deities). This encompasses both people who assert that there are no gods, and those who make no claim about whether gods exist or not. Narrower definitions of atheism, however, typically only label people who affirmatively assert the nonexistence of gods as atheists, classifying other nonbelievers as agnostics or simply non-theists.

Personally, I believe in many things, the christian god as being good however, is not one of them.

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