Grew up Christian and am trying to learn what other religions/non-religions believe. Please no hate answers.
2006-08-07 15:56:58 · 16 answers · asked by Salem 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry for my typo as it was so politely pointed out.
So, if you don't believe that God caused the Big Bang, then what did? How did matter come into being?
2006-08-07 16:10:57 · update #1
I believe in science and reason.I believe in knowing why something is true rather then accept what people tell me or what a book tells me about why something is true.
2006-08-07 16:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by EasterBunny 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Simply that there is no God(s)....it's not a religion, as in, other than that single statement, there are no unifying tenets, etc. It's a simple adjective that from its Latin roots means "without God." A common misconception is that atheists are immoral, anarchists, devil-worshippers, whatnot. Certainly they can be, I guess, but on average you're going to find that someone who doesn't believe in God has as much of a chance at being a good, normal person than anyone else. To generalize, most reject ideas that are come about by faith, and tend to stick to logic as their primary mode of thinking and understanding the world around them. Good luck in your learning!
2006-08-07 23:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by SecondStar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheism isn't a belief, it's a disbelief. An atheist is someone "who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods." Atheists can believe in all sorts of other things but those beliefs have nothing to do with them being an atheist. Atheism isn't a religion, it's just a label.
2006-08-07 23:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One, it is "atheist", no capitalization, no extra e, and the only e comes before the i. Now that I have explained the spelling, the basic truth in atheism is that no deity (god/s) exists. I am not a satan worshiper, I have high moral standards and I enjoy helping people. I am generally a good person, and I reserve hatred only for the ignorant and idiotic. Most people would find me trustworthy, and I am well liked and appreciated in society.
2006-08-07 23:04:13 · answer #4 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists believe a lot of different things. The only commonality is the lack of belief in a diety.
2006-08-07 23:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by Arkangyle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists simply do not find sufficient evidence to initiate or sustain a belief in dieties. For my own part, I eschew beliefs entirely. Beliefs are an insidious mind-killer... they cut one off from the intellectually honest (willing to question and doubt one's own assumptions) consideration of alternative possibilities. Faith is a substitute for evidence. Belief is a substitute for knowledge. Neither faith nor belief are sufficient to sustain reason... they are only sufficient to sustain willful ignorance and delusion.
Imagine Mr. Mackey, the counselor, from South Park: "Beliefs are baaaddd... m'kay?"
2006-08-07 23:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists believe there is no god. In other words, they believe in facts, in reality, in things that can be shown to be true, not in fables or stories that can never be proven and for which there is little or no evidence.
2006-08-07 23:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by Larry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists do not have a cohesive set of beliefs. The only thing they generally share in common is a lack of belief in deities.
2006-08-07 23:01:46 · answer #8 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They believe in evolution. The idea that everything came from nothing and that there is no God. It has many faults.
2006-08-07 23:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by A* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Athiests believe there is no god(s) or an afterlife and there life is for them to choose and that there is no outside force they should answer to.
2006-08-07 23:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋