No more so than clueless atheists are a reason for religion. Atheism is brought about by a lack of revelation, with a dash of ignorance, self-absorption, and lack of inquisitiveness or wonder.
If you don't like bologna should you be a vegetarian? It's another meaningless question, as I see it. No disrespect intended. I just want you to see the logical fallacies of your question.
"Have you stopped kicking your mother?" would be a different example of a unhelpful question. d:c)
2006-09-16 04:37:57
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answered by Nick â? 5
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No. The only reason for atheism should be a reasoned logical personal evaluation of the concept(s) of God. Fundamental Christians are examples of the need and weakness of the human condition for security and peace of mind. Unfortunately, most people believe without question the things they are told when they are young. As we experience the world around us and the feelings and emotions that result it is natural seek out explanations. Since the feelings and emotions we experience seem to be "caused" by the physical world around us we designate attributes to the parts of that world. For instance, any part of the world which we react to in a negative way, such as sadness or pain, we attribute 'bad' or 'evil'. These assignments are taught to us early in our lives by those we trust. We then naturally either avoid those things or we experience fear, sadness or pain when exposed to them as a result of the beliefs we learned. Since that is the very 'real' experience such a person has of the world it affirms their belief and they espouse those ideas as gospel. For fundamental Christians (and this is true of all fringe or radical religious beliefs) anything that does not seem to conform to the belief can be incorporated into the belief system by saying it must be accepted as beyond our ability to understand, left to 'God' to know, or is a result of some 'evil' force. the bottom line is that such belief systems are what gets those people through their day. The concepts those people believe in are very real for them, They have a very real impact on others and society so, therefore, the concepts are real. Thus 'God' exists in that sense. I call this my whatever floats your boat theory.
2006-09-16 05:01:33
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answered by Anonymous
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For many people, it is the narrow-minded, judgmental message of fundamental Christians that turn so many off to religion in general, and Christianity in particular.
I don't mind that some of my fellow Christians connect with God through a literal reading of the Bible. My problem is that fundamentalists of every religion cannot accept that not all people connect with God like they do!!
I can't tell you how many conversations I've had with non-believers who, when I tell them I'm a Christian, begin to give me a half-dozen counterpoints to the fundamental Christian message. I always feel like telling them: STOP! Not all Christians are fundamentalists!
2006-09-16 04:30:00
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answered by Colin 5
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no, but it was because of a specific fundamental congregation that I chose to become pagan.
I refuse to accept the idea that Satan created all fossil records, wrote the dead sea scrolls, and that all art, music, science, literature, and recorded history (other than that which is written in the KJV) are all creations of the Devil.
2006-09-16 04:38:05
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answered by fullmoonwolf4real 3
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If you think that any Christians are responsible for anything faithless like atheism then pal the questions you need to be asking should go to a licensed therapist not yahoo!
2006-09-16 04:33:18
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answered by sjwest74 2
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No, I don't think so. I think that Athiests return to earth wanting a harder course, as it were. They want to do it all themselves - and believing in anything they can't see or prove or touch seems like cheating to them (or maybe just wasting their time).
I like Athiests - I think they are reasoning, thinking, intelligent people - but they sometimes remind me of my 3 year old daughter. Any time I try to give her help, she yells at me that she wants to do it herself - never mind the fact that it will take her 3 times as long to complete the same task that i could accomplish in a moment.
That's cool. At this stage in her life (and at this stage in a Athiest's spiritual life, perhaps) the point is for them to handle every detail for themselves. As we progress, physically and spiritually, we are happy to have the help and comfort of friends, family and for some of us, God.
No offense meant to anyone out there. I think we are all terrific and doing our part in our own personal journey's - and I much prefer the folks who want to do everything for themselves then those who try to convince me that I have to do things their way.
Peace!
2006-09-16 04:33:58
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answered by carole 7
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Blaming Christians for atheism is too much cream on the taco (stretching the truth).
2006-09-16 04:28:22
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answered by Preacher 6
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I believe the reason is, a fear of anything greater than ones self.
A fear that many have is that if they believe , they loose the control that they think they have,
Believe or not, God is still in control. Choosing not to believe won't save. If I choose not to believe in gravity, can I fly?
Fact is, no one or nothing other than God could have created us.
Another fact is, we are worth a Son to God.
2006-09-16 04:31:40
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answered by thomasnotdoubting 5
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Studies show that 90% of Atheism is a direct result of Christianity....People who claim to believe in something but their lifestyles reflect something completely different. Hipocracy is the number one thing that turns people away from God.
2006-09-16 04:27:24
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answered by Anonymous
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No... it is sufficient that there is no compelling reason(s) to believe in god(s). Admitedly, though, fundies do contribute a very high annoyance factor.
2006-09-16 05:07:20
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answered by Anonymous
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