Is atheism the worst sin of all?

Question

I am an Atheist, by the way. Just want to see what Christians (and Muslims) think of this.

I don't feel like I "don't have to account for my sins." I feel that I am a more moral person because I do what is good because it is good, not out of fear for some invisible father figure who threatens to throw me in a lake of fire.

Answer 1

It doesn't seem as heinous, in my personal opinion, as lying in order to invade another nation.

Answer 2

By denying God's existence, you are committing an unforgivable sin. And religion is not opinion, so just because you believe some religion, doesn't automatically make it true, or even acceptable. One reason why I say that religion is not opinion is that if a person exists, they exist. Give that person really awesome powers that most people don't even know about, and BOOM! You have a god, since amount of power is pretty much the only real difference between the qualifications of being a god and the qualifications of being a person (by linguistic definition, anyway). Now before you start asking how I know that I am right about my religion, know that the matter of who's right is completely irrelevant to the arguement I am presenting; the arguement I am presenting, however, is whether or not religion IN GENERAL is a matter of fact or opinion, and I support fact.

Answer 3

Dear Shedoblyde: No. Atheism is not a sin nor a specific guilt unto itself. Never feel guilty or sinful. Thinking sin is even possible means that you belive the physical world your human eyes "see" is real. You believe further, that you are guilty for things you do. But I am here to tell you what you look upon is not real. Your sins and guilts are as fanciful as this physical world is.

Atheism is for the intellect of the Mind. It must logic and reason, within the standards it sets up for itself. Yet, this denies that there is any other part of you that exists that is not human intellect.

It's as if the great Connection broke off or got lost somewhere. But, the truth is, and unknown to those Minds "sifting through" the data of the physical world , that it is a subconscious decision to Accept, Agree and Keep the Great Separation . . .

We are in the physical, when God Created only Spirit. We live in Cities and are surrounded by material things and can see nothing but the physical. Yet, God Created nothing that is perishable. All you see - is the perishable.

You see chaos, hatred, an uncontrollable Mother Nature, lack and limitation and opposition everywhere you turn. But God Created a design called the Kingdom in which a deep order of things ensured it's unlimited-ness, it's peace and a love so powerful it is better described as an Ecstacy.

So something doesn't gel ! Something happened, Shedoblyde, and this world arose in our fancies to hide what had happened. It was traumatic. Chaos arises from trauma. It had nothing to do with the Garden of Eden. It happened in Eternity. It is not a guilty thing, it is not a sin, but something happened. You see, many will not understand their Identity, Heritage and Inheritance until they face what happened. The Separation is real. It is not truly frightening or upsetting when understood.

The missing Connection is the utter denial of what occurred.
Read of it, learn about this. The cord of Connection is located inside of you. It re-activates by a change of Mind. A willingness to remember. There is no real veil. You can tatter it - through learning.

The decision is - do you Will it - or do you say, this world is good enough for you. . ..? Choose. There is no Lake of Fire.

Answer 4

I know you're looking for an Abrahamic opinion, but I figured you'd be getting a lot of negative feedback, so I thought I would right something positive.

Even though I am not an Atheist, nor am I Christian or Muslim, I would just like to say that I appreciate the Atheists I know and their thoughtful perspective. I know that it is difficult to not belong to the majority religion.

Anyway, I just wanted to say that as a Pagan, I don't believe in a concept of "sin," so I obviously did not feel that Atheism is sinful. I also wanted to say that I feel that a person's actions are more important that the religion they choose to belong to in life.

Answer 5

Naw. Atheism isn't the worst. Jesus always gave people a choice between life or death. Either you followed him or you didn't and that was your free will. I'd say Luke 12:10 is the worst sin because it's the only one mentioned in the bible that WILL NOT be forgiven: "And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven."

Answer 6

I certainly hope they don't feel that way, though I'm thinking that many of them do.

But for those that do, I'd just like to point out... atheism is not a choice. You simply know the facts, or you don't. You can't expect a sane person to decide to become insane. It doesn't work that way. And there are two possible reasons for someone to be religious in this day and age...

1. You are insane

2. You haven't kept up with technology and scientific findings of the last 200 years.

And I don't mean that as an insult. There are a lot of things that aren't general knowledge, regarding religion. (One of the main reasons why is because religious people don't want anyone to know them...) But I guarantee you, religious folks. Do your research. It is quite insane to believe in the major religions today, given all the evidence we have displaying their shady and false origins.

Answer 7

If a child killer asks Jesus into his life, he'll go to Heaven. But a die hard atheist who lives as a humanist, doing his/her best to be a good person, will no doubt burn in eternal hellfire.

It's pretty twisted if you ask me. I'm still trying to figure out why religious fundamentalists that subscribe to this line of thinking actually believe they are morally grounded at all???

I guess it helps to explain why some Christians have worked so hard to cover up their perverse past (e.g. priests raping children). Because they feel all is forgiven by Christ, they can still get a good nights sleep. Too bad the victims are often doomed to a lifetime of restless nights........

Answer 8

I am a christian. I believe that God wants you to believe in him, but your disbelief is not the worst sin. It is worse to believe in God but to live and act as if you did not. Have you ever believed in God? Did your parents ever take you into a church? Were you baptized when you were younger? It is not easy to be a true Atheist in this country because christianity and other faiths are represented all over this country. If God does not exist, what are all of these churches for? It is easier to be a skeptic. It is better to have doubts than to have complete disbelif.

Answer 9

Well technically no. But.........
The first commandment, which is the biggest one says You cannot have any other Gods before Him.
So based on a simple interpretation, better to not believe than have another for the sin.
However that can be interpreted as having no God is like casting Him aside.

But that is why you have free will.

God Bless any way.

Answer 10

I am an atheist (used to be Christian) and yes, Atheism is the worst sin of all because Christians credit God with everything.

Answer 11

No all sins are equal, but I think being atheist would make you feel better about sinning, because you wouldn't believe you have to answer for any of your sins.