For atheists, what draws you to this section. Is it the nature of philosophers to discuss the absurd?

Answer 1

The one who made the religions made the atheists too!!

both are complement to each..other

There cant be a positive without negative

now who is +ve and who is -ve... is a secret which i will not tell.....find it yourself

Answer 2

You (atheists) come to try and tear down the values of others because you are not at all sure of what you believe, but don't want to obey God.
If you were just discussing your atheists beliefs then you would go somewhere else or only respond to questions about atheist ism..
What you don't realize is that you are daily deciding what you will become and who you are by your criticism of God and Christians. It does help weed out people that are not real believers and in that way you serve God's purposes..

Answer 3

Exposing the lies and misconceptions of organized religion is something that I'm rather passionate about. I'm considering entering the political arena to that end, in fact. My reason for doing so is because I truly feel that religion is a threat to the survival of mankind. And it's a very real, tangible problem, right here, right now.

We live in a very dangerous time, wherein the clash of Islamic and Christian fundamentalists could very easily come to an "explosive" end. And I don't want to be at ground zero when that happens.

Answer 4

I enjoy the carny folk who post here.

Seriously, I'm drawn to this section because I enjoy banging my head against the wall whenever someone posts a question and the respondents answer with bible verses, mis-interpreted bible references, and stubborn, unadulterated conjecture. I also enjoy torturing myself by reading other answers which assume that no one outside of their beliefs (i.e., Xianity vs. Muslim, et al) can possibly be right. My god can beat up your god!

I'm also here as a witness to the Battle of Religions and the battles to save so many "wayward souls". Not everyone needs saving in the way that you're thinking.

I revel in the antisocial behaviours resulting from religious dogma and blind faith, which rationalize and justify fears of other social groups (i.e., homosexuals, single mothers, abortion, etc.). Aaaah, tolerance!

I enjoy having my gut wrenched when I think that so many people are unable to debate their faith with logic, reason, and evidence -and are unwilling to open their mind to possibilities beyond their faith. Pride, thy name is Christian!

That said, it's probably time to read a few more Q&As and bang my frustrated skull to the point of multiple fractures. Besides, I think there's a stoning coming up soon. I can't miss that! They're better than Monster Truck Rallies.

Answer 5

I have decided that it does not make sense for there to be a God, so I do not believe there is one, but it is still an interesting question to me and I still ponder it, probably more than many people who are active in religions. To me religion is the study of ethics and morals and being an atheist does not mean that I think one should act unethically. If fact I think we should be good to our fellow man, we should be kind and helpful to others, we should love one another, and I think that religion serves a very good need for people in creating a sense of community and teaching good values, it is just not for me.

Answer 6

i am not athesist, but i am not cristian either. i consider myself to be a scientist, as are all people when they are born (unless they are brainwashed by religion), but the first thing a scientist learns is that it is ignorant to make assumptions on anything without reason. so right now, its ignoant to believe in god, but also ignorant to not believe in god. i consider it to be ignorant to believe in god because there is more proof against him than for him. and even scientists need a good laugh. and as for the philosopher part, yes. thats what philosophy is, looking for REALISTIC reasons to the univerese. an example would be if a person looks at a chair and says "that chair is green" a philosopher would ask "why is it green?"

Answer 7

I just like bc_munkee's questions and comments.


I am also doing research/collecting data as to whether Americans work too many hours and don't have enough time in the day.

My preliminary data based on the posts in Yahoo answers suggests Americans have replaced Internet porn with mental masturbation, and we are all highly addicted to it. Yes, we don't have enough time in the day for things of importance and work--we're all too busy continually beating the keypads!

Answer 8

Left unchecked, Christians get weirder and weirder, like the Rev Phelps. Best to give them little reminders that there is this thing called "reality".

If someone is going to be a decent neighbor or friend, I don't care if they want to chalk up being a decent human being to Jesus or the Tooth Fairy or whatever. It's only when they invoke the name of "God" to promote their fears and hatreds (like telling me I'm going to Hell) that I enjoy tweaking them a bit.

Answer 9

I do read some interesting points of view sometimes. Most of time it is just for entertainment value. Some of the questions and answers posted by the 'self chosen people' are hilarious.

Answer 10

Apart from the fact that it's an absolute duty to ask questions; I mainly come for a few laughs and a community thing i s'pose.

And bigotry and narrow-mindedness should be exposed for what it is.