Why are there atheists? Are you an atheist like me and read the following book and stopped believing?

Question

The Holy Bible

Answer 1

I'm an agnostic, but brought up a catholic.

I never realiy read it much till I was much older. But it wasn't that book that did it for me. It''s the "no evidence" that does it for me.
However, I hold, that just because there is none, that doesn't mean that god doesn't exist; just that there is no evidence.

This will never be known is this world. I'll risk that.

Answer 2

What actually made me question Christianity is that I grew up and found statistics that stated Christians only make up about 20% of the entire world's religion, and common sense should tell a person that the other 80% of the world can't all be wrong.

Because Christians are not a dominant population of the entire world's religion, I began to question all I was taught as a child. The book you refer to was and is more than people can truthfully interpret, even brilliant scholars debate it, so how can anyone effectively use it for reference if you're not even sure what the heck it's saying?

I am a spiritual person, I just don't believe in using the bible as a 'rule book' because of all the contradictions and misinterpretations.

Answer 3

Because many people decided that it's not for them, actually despite what many people think most atheist I know have read the bible, usually more then once, and they simple do not see how that is possible bu tat least they gave it a chance and read it. then there are the ones who are not even willing to put the time into it and just wish to rebel hence why the church of Satan was born! to mock religion in general. Surprisingly I was informed they do not believe in heaven or hell and they just use that name to get a rise out of people. IT WORKS it certainly gets a rise out of people, I just think it's sad that anyone would mock someone elses beliefs but that goes both ways, I feel people have the right not to beileve as well. People were meant to have their own free agancy and choose right from wrong I know you don't want to hear this but I will say it anyway lol it is part of Gods plan.

Answer 4

Well, I'm not an atheist. But, yes. I view the Bible as a collection of different writings, most of which are from a culture that was very tribal in nature and very war-like. It would be like taking what some Native Americans write today about their History and saying that God sent them to give it to us. I really see no reason to believe in such stories that were originally Oral Tradition, anymore than I believe in the NA or Celtic stories handed down.

Answer 5

I can't see how anyone can say they are an atheist. Does that mean that they don't believe that there is any superior being that was alive before the earth existed?
I understand that some may not be willing to change thier lives to follow what the Bible teaches (ie: what God commands us to do to draw closer to him), but I can't fathum that they don't belive that there is a God that exists.

Answer 6

I stopped believing in a specific religion but not in "God". I think that we are all god, all connected through energy. We have all the same power that god has through our thoughts and actions.

I changed my thinking literally right in the middle of a sermon. Shortly after I read 4 books. "Conversations with God" (books 1, 2 and 3) by Neale Donald Walsch and "What God Wants" by Neale Donald Walsch. I'm not atheist but I don't follow any of the religions out there. I believe in the spiritually of all things.

Answer 7

Hope you don't think your view is the correct view. Any book should be evaluated according to its accuracy. No other book in history has been as accurate in facts - both in the past and future, too.

It hits the mark spiritually, - oh yeah-- like how about all those "godly characters" who have plenty of sins yet God counts their faith as righteousness. It shows God isn't going to pretend like we wish he would. God is complex like we are (since we are made in His likeness, not visa versa) He knows us better than we know ourselves and He really cares!! Hope you get a REAL LIFE through Jesus Christ so you can know that!!

I care too, if that helps, that you don't go to hell. God does judge sin. Your persistence in keeping God away / out of your life stunts you from the truth that's all around you if you'd only look.

Answer 8

I'm not sure I ever really believed; I went to church because my family did.

The books that made the biggest impression on me were ordinary history textbooks. I've never forgotten the story of the bishop who (allegedly) said "kill 'em all and let god sort it out." I remember thinking, yeah, that's just the sort of thing a bishop would say.

Answer 9

Well, the Holy Bible does tend to Babble incessantly. If God does exist, chances are he didn't write the bible...

Answer 10

You are absolutly correct reading the BIBLE is what makes you lose any ideas you had that there might be a God or Jesus. Because it is all so confusing and contraditing. Its all so wishy washy. What do you think is there after we die? I think our spirits are close by the people we loved, I think those are the feelings people get that make them think there is angels.