atheist And christians help!?

Question

why do you think atheists vist Religion & Spirituality?
If you are a christian tell me why you think many atheists come to Religion & Spirituality ?
If you are a atheist tell me why you come to Religion & Spirituality
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Peace

Answer 1

Giggles, I'd like to thank you for stating your question in a manner that is not offensive. That doesn't happen too often, and I certainly appreciate it.

I'm an atheist, and the reason I'm here is to get to know people. I think it's important to understand all sides of any issue without judgement, and by getting to know the people here and the way they think, I'm learning more about human nature than I ever thought possible.

Answer 2

I'm an atheist. I visit R&S on here more than any other section. At first i started coming because i have an interest in the study of religion. I thought it would be a good place to get some answers as to why people believe certain things... boy was i wrong! It seems about 80% of the people who regularly post to R&S have serious problems. Since then i've just found it very interesting to see responses from the most far out perspectives on religon as well as use this as a platform to attempt to educate people who have serious misconceptions about both their own religions, and the religions of others... and evolution, which shouldn't even be a topic of religious discussion.

Answer 3

Because atheists have reached conclusions about the same questions that theists do - why are we here, what happens to us when we die, what does it mean to be moral. Those questions define the "spiritual" aspect of atheist thinking. It isn't our fault that the terms are biased towards theistic ideology; the fact remains that atheists are likely to be very interested in spiritual matters, they may, like me, be more familiar with scripture and the history of religions than most theists, and they are interested in extending their knowledge (this last occasionally applies also to Christians, though woefully rarely). So there's your answer. I am certain that God does not exist and did not create our universe because a) there is not the slightest evidence that anything of the kind happened and b) there is evidence for a far more convincing creation story for anyone who makes the effort to look. These are matters I find like minded people discussing here, and I have read a great deal here that has made me think a little harder about things.

I am not sure if you are asking this question because, like many others, you somehow think you "own" R&S and wish we wouldn't bother you, but you forget two things about our presence. 1) Your faith should be strong enough to withstand any difficult questions you might get asked by atheists - of course, you can choose to ignore them or exercise lazy thinking ("It's in the Bible", "It's God's way") to dismiss them, but your conscience will know. and 2) If your faith is so sure, why not take the opportunity to engage with atheists in a sensible debate and explain to them, using reason, argument and evidence, why your faith presents the correct version of our existence. How can that be so difficult when you are so sure you are right?

Answer 4

I find the atheists usually come either to try to disprove God or gain proof thereof. I guess some could be looking for a reason to believe. Who knows. Some just like to harrass those who believe in God. As long as they are not really rude to me I can handle a decent debate. And I appreciate having to use my brain along with my knowledge of the bible to answer some of the well thought out questions some of them post. I do not think much of intolerance on either side though. I have seen many rude Christians who give mean answers to honest questions because they think they are being belittled. I guess people just need to stop and think about things they say before they post them.

Answer 5

I'm not atheist or Christian, but... Being atheist doesn't mean that you don't know nothing about religion and it doesn't mean that it doesn't interest you in any way. I used to be Christian, I know plenty about Christianity and I like to see how others view it even though I'm not Christian anymore. And you don't have to believe in God to be spiritual.

Answer 6

I come here to talk about religion. I would like to show we are not all without morals. We can be smart. We are good people too. There are two sides to every story and the atheist never get a fair chance to speak our minds without the stereotype from the religious type.

Answer 7

I visit the Mythology section too but I'm not a vampire. Why should I limit myself to only certain categories. You're trying to imply that because I visit this section that I am"searching" for something. I'm curious to see what people say and ask about religion. Sorry it's nothing more than that.

Answer 8

there is religion and spirituality without god

in fact, there is no religion and spirituality with god, as misunderstood by virtually all religious people

god = existence = life = everything

god's name is I AM - ie, his 'distinctive mark' is existing - wherever there is existing, there is god

his essence is existence, his nature is existence, god is existence

the general belief is that god is separate from world, sex, evil, mankind, and other things

but if there is anything existing that is not god, then god is not existence, is not life, is not everything

it follows from the infinity of god that he includes absolutely everything - infinity means unending, ie he 'rolls over' everything, includes everything

if there is anything outside god, god is limited, ending, finite, not everything - and this is false god, this is imagined god, this is limited god

paul says god is unknown - this is because god is infinite - the infinite cannot be known because any notion of god would be limited, ie finite - god is creativity, creator, the formless from which all forms and creations come - so is not limited to being this or that way -

most of what is called religion is in fact idolatry, because idolatry is worshipping something other than, less than the infinite - and any god which has anything outside it is finite, an idol

Answer 9

Atheists use the excuse that we're somehow infringing on their lives, which is ludicrous. They have all the laws, no God in government, none in schools, crosses to remember our loved ones where they died in auto accidents are no longer allowed because it somehow bothers them, abortions are legal, I really don't know what more they want. I suppose they want to outlaw religion entirely, make sure we have no right to worship, all the while talking about "their" freedom. It seems freedom only counts if its their freedom to never see or hear the word God. They seem intimidated by God, by the very mention of Him. Extremely insecure in their non-belief to the point of trying to force it on everyone, all the while talking about how christians are trying to force our relgions down their throats. Personally, I've never tried to "convert" any of them. As far as I'm concerned, they've heard the word, so our job of spreading it is done, if they choose to reject God, that's their problem. Unfortunately, they don't care if we're not trying to force them to believe anything, they continue to berate and insult us. I call these type of atheists "rabid atheists", since they don't seem to have any real agenda, which basically puts them in the same category as the rabid fundamentalists.

Agnostics, on the other hand, seem to actually be here to learn.

Answer 10

To the Questioner: I am a Christian and a theologian. I hope that at least some atheists come here because they are open to the possibility of faith and hope to learn more about it, although there are better venues for such endeavors. I sadly suspect that some are here merely to shore up their own faith in no God by mocking those who do believe in Him.

To KathrynB: My dear, the Constitution only guarantees freedom from a state-imposed religion. It does not and cannot stomp out any expression of faith in a Deity just because you've decided you don't want to believe in Him.