Atheists only!! Why did you decide to be atheist?

Answer 1

Because they are fools. OH it's true it's true they are numb-skulls.

What sickens me the most is that you atheist can't get it into you thick skull, there is GOD. You fools keep saying there is no physical evidence. If you call the bible superstitious, then you are 20 years late.There are lot of physical proof. The trees , The Sun , the MOON. we can't just come to earth just like that. Just like someone created the CARS, the airplanes we move in.May be you should go to Israel one day. Oh it's true there is GOD. Lots of famous scientist are atheist Albert Einstein, Steven jay Gould, James Watson. to mention a few. it's a pity they would wind up in HELL. It's only fools who don't believe in God.
However, the existence of God cannot be proven or disproved. The Bible even says that we must accept by faith the fact that God exists, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). If God so desired, He could simply appear and prove to the whole world that He exists. But if He did that, there would be no need for faith. "Then Jesus told him, 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed'” (John 20:29).



That does not mean, however, that there is not evidence of God’s existence. The Bible declares, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world” (Psalm 19:1-4). Looking at the stars, understanding the vastness of the universe, observing the wonders of nature, seeing the beauty of a sunset – all of these things point to a Creator God. If these were not enough, there is also evidence of God in our own hearts. Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us, “…He has also set eternity in the hearts of men…” There is something deep down in our beings that recognizes that there is something beyond this life and someone beyond this world. We can deny this knowledge intellectually, but God’s presence in us and through us is still there. Despite all of this, the Bible warns us that some will still deny God’s existence, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” (Psalm 14:1). Since over 98% of people throughout history, in all cultures, in all civilizations, on all continents believe in the existence of some kind of God – there must be something (or someone) causing this belief.



In addition to the Biblical arguments for God’s existence, there are logical arguments. First, there is the ontological argument. The most popular form of the ontological argument basically uses the concept of God to prove God’s existence. It begins with the definition of God as “that than which no greater can be conceived.” It is then argued that to exist is greater than to not exist, and therefore the greatest conceivable being must exist. If God did not exist then God would not be the greatest conceivable being - but that would contradict God's very definition. A second is the teleological argument. The teleological argument is that since the universe displays such an amazing design, there must have been a Divine designer. For example, if earth were even a few hundred miles closer or further away from the sun, it would not be capable of supporting much of the life it currently does. If the elements in our atmosphere were even a few percentage points different, every living thing on earth would die. The odds of a single protein molecule forming by chance is 1 in 10243 (that is a 10 followed by 243 0’s). A single cell is comprised of millions of protein molecules.



A third logical argument for God’s existence is called the cosmological argument. Every effect must have a cause. This universe and everything in it is an effect. There must be something that caused everything to come into existence. Ultimately, there must be something “un-caused” in order to cause everything else to come into existence. That “un-caused” something is God. A fourth argument is known as the moral argument. Every culture throughout history has had some form of law. Everyone has a sense of right and wrong. Murder, lying, stealing, and immorality are almost universally rejected. Where did this sense of right and wrong come from if not from a holy God?



Despite all of this, the Bible tells us that people will reject the clear and undeniable knowledge of God and instead believe a lie. Romans 1:25 declares, “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator - who is forever praised. Amen.” The Bible also proclaims that people are without excuse for not believing in God, “For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).



People claim to not believe in God because it is “not scientific” or “because there is no proof.” The true reason is that once people admit that there is a God, they also must realize that they are responsible to God and in need of forgiveness from God (Romans 3:23; 6:23). If God exists, then we are accountable for our actions to Him. If God does not exist, then we can do whatever we want without having to worry about God judging us. I believe that is why evolution is so strongly clung to by many in our society - to give people an alternative to believing in a Creator God. God exists and ultimately everyone knows that He exists. The very fact that some attempt so aggressively to disprove His existence is in fact an argument for His existence.

Answer 2

I was only a Christian from age 5 to age 12. At age 12 I looked at those around me in the church, the pastor, the youth teachers, etc., thought about their actions and realized that they were hypocrites. I then thought about my own beliefs and realized I never truly believed in what they taught us, though I tried. I didn't agree with much of it, either. So I became an atheist and found out that I was much happier as an atheist than I ever was as a Christian.

I had always loved mythology, so I was very familar with the various gods and goddesses of Greek and Egyptian religions, and later expanded my interests into Celtic, Norse, and Japanese, plus a wide variety of others. I found stories similar to ones from Christianity, especially concerning Jesus Christ and realized he's essentially a Fertility (Agricultural) god. He's very similar to Baldur of Norse mythololgy. So, the story of Jesus Christ is just a myth. He may have been a real person, but he certainly wasn't the son of God, and he did not perform miracles.

I also looked into other religions such as Wicca, but found worshiping gods and goddesses is just not for me no matter what religion.

Answer 3

Mmmm... it's a funny thing. We are so inundated with religious stories and metaphors from such an early age, that it is we atheists who appear to have made the firm decision. We are the exception, after all.

But just forget all that for a second. Consider only our small planet on the left spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy, surrounded by vast stars. And beneath your feet, blades of grass spreading out as wide as a summer's day. And the three pound universe inside your skull, buzzing with the electricity of sodium ion channels that interact with stimuli (light and sound waves, atomic matter). All the while, these cells are sucking energy out of the interaction between oxygen and hydrogen atoms to feed this thing called YOU.

Every minute of every day, we look around and we see the world as it is. And everywhere, some one is trying to tell us about the world as it ISN'T... about heaven and hell and souls and afterlife and karma and sins and resurrection from the dead. NONE OF WHICH WE EVER SEE. NONE OF WHICH HAS EVEN THE MOST REMOTE CHANCE OF BEING TRUE.

And all the while these people ignore the world as we find it, preferring some 2000 year old book to experiment, to their own eyes even!!!

I think it's the religious who have the case to make. The burden is on them to show us why they decided to ignore reality. Is it just that the stories are so compelling that they prefer them to the world outside their church halls?

Well, I for one prefer living body to the ghoulish soul, and the complexity of the planet to wierd "dimensions," I prefer the easy to see to the "unseen."

As Frank Lloyd Wright once said, "I too have a God, only I spell its name N-A-T-U-R-E."

And isn't that really sublime? Isn't that tremendous enough? Beautiful enough?

And if you want words with real depth, put down that Bible of yours, and go pick up Lucretius, or Walt Whitman, or better still Shakespeare. One need only read the bard's tragedies to ascertain that an athiest facing oblivion is a thousand times more courageous than the Christian facing "judgment."

Answer 4

I looked at all the evidence.. the same evidence people use to believe - the bible, the quran, book of mormon, other religious texts and from those along with talking to followers of the beliefs and college professors (both from secular & religious universities) I have come to the conclusion given the evidence as presented, deities do not exist.

Religion is man made. It is a sociological construct for societal cohesion. That was needed at the time most of the modern religions were created but is not applicable now.

Answer 5

I never decided to be an athiest and the word only comes up because people want to label it.

I'm a spiritual person but there is no explanation of any god in any religion that makes sense to me. Every god is either a peronification or given a mix of peronified and animalistic traits. Gods are a way of labeling what is unknown and giving meaning to what is unknowable.

I'm completely satisfied not knowing the origins of life or the universe. The wisest person knows they know nothing at all.

Answer 6

I never decided at a single moment "Hey, I think I'll be an atheist", my research into religions just slowly changed my view to atheism. I've considered myself an atheist for a few years now and was agnostic for many years before that.

Answer 7

Scientific evidence pretty much shoots the whole god aspect in the foot, as does the faithful's way of taking the bible and changing its meaning to fit what science proves.

Answer 8

I investigated religion for years. I read numerouls books on why we should believe. I read the bible. I found much to be skeptical about.

Then I studied the case for atheism, and the case is solid.

Click on my name for links to two good articles on why you too should be skeptical about religion.

Answer 9

I investigated, weighed the available facts & evidence, and concluded the evidence did not support the claims.

Atheism is the only logical choice.

Answer 10

Is non-christian = atheist?
Is there a decision to be made at all?