...on this site than there are believers? I would think that believers would be here to talk about Him and answer each other questions about other religions. Instead there are more non-believers that want to argue about God's lack of existence or our lack of proof than anything. Does anyone else think it's kinda strange that non-believers talk more about God here? I know that we all have the right to free speech and such, I'm just wondering why I find more non-believers in a religious chat than believers.
I'd also want to ask why we have to 'prove' that God existence versus you 'proving' that He doesn't? It's all about personal choice, personal opinion, personal faith. Believers have their faith, their God, to defend. It's a personal issue. Why do non-believers have to defend something that doesn't exist to them?
2006-10-01 18:59:54 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This question is asked 100 times a day. Don't you get tired of seeing it?
It would be an actual question if the majority of the world's wars weren't caused by religion. It would be an actual question if the religious actually tried to change the world for the better instead of expecting an invisible being to do it. It would be an actual question if the religious didn't teach their lies and propaganda to children. It would be an actual question if religion didn't try to stop science from happening.
But since all these things happen, we are here to fight religion, and with it, ignorance and fear.
2006-10-01 19:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Michael 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
I don't know why (or if) there are more believers than non-believers. Perhaps the believers are too "spiritually enlightened" to visit the Religion & Spirituality section (or find it too offensive). Or perhaps more atheists use services such as Yahoo! Answers, because a lot of them tend to be good with computers, science, and mathematics (so they know about all the lastest and greatest sites).
If it is true that atheists tend to be more scientific, it would explain why there are more atheists questions in the Religion & Spirituality section: because they're busy being scientists -- searching for the truth. Believers believe they have the truth, and that the truth is God. What spiritual questions do you have left (that aren't found in your spiritual texts) if you believe in God?
I would say most atheists are skeptical. They have questions to ask that cannot be answered by believers. If God exists, He would not be fully comprehensible to man, and as a scientist and a skeptic, along with the fact that you can't actually ask God your questions (or ever personally see Him (while on Earth)), atheists want proof. And usually, when someone discovers something, the discoverer tests his idea, and presents it, ready to defend it, rather that saying "here's my idea, proove me wrong". This is not always the case, but this is usually the way things go.
Also, I would say believer are more emotional about there beliefs. There are many reasons this could be. If you've praised God your whole life, losing God would be like losing a parent (you're life has been based on an idea that isn't true). Additionally, with atheist, there is really nothing to attack. Atheists do not believe in God. Believers have their god/gods to defend, and if I was religious, I too would take offense to someone insulting my god (including saying he isn't real, when I "know" he is).
Another thing could be that there are not as many Christians (believers) that know enough about there religion to intelligently debate and defend it on this site. Those over two billion people are Christian, you're definitely going to discover that a good portion of that number knows little to none of their religion. Some might even just be religious to fit in with a certain group or to not have to argue.
I'm sure there are reasons I've missed, but these are all that I can think of. Hope this helps!
2006-10-02 02:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by Derek 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What good would a religion be if it would not withstand a little abuse and a little skepticism from non-believers?
Sure, atheists raise questions and ask for scientific proofs, it is not un-reasonable. On the other hand Christians are asking people to swallow the bible, content and religion whole without even a consistent story or a visible "God"? That is too much for some people and they are driven nuts by that idea.
That's a lot of faith you are asking -- if you do not think so, then why bother to believe in religion if it is not important. Yet, none of us live in a vacuum, any action creates an equal and opposite reaction. As long as there are active "God" believers, there are going to be non-believers fighting it.
2006-10-02 02:30:18 · answer #3 · answered by : ) 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know why and every excuse that I read on here be it by atheists,pagans,wiccas,agnostics and such in the pass 6 months still is a load of asinine crap! These people are Not here for the Right reasons but God can use this section to weed the hypocrisy out among the weak and the strong. These people need much prayer.
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2006-10-02 02:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Among both the religious and the non-religious, there are a number of individuals who are only here to preach or insult. From my perspective, neither group is better or worse than the other.
Some of us do try to actually answer questions in a respectful manner. I suggest simply ignoring (or reporting) the jerks, while paying attention to the people (both religious and non-) who actually make valid points.
You asked why non-believers are so involved in religious discussions? It's largely because religiously motivated actions have significant impact on non-believers too. Some of us don't want to see creationism taught as "science". Some of us don't want research into potentially lifesaving medicines banned. Some of us are just tired of the incredible rudeness we're treated with, by *some* christians. We're regularly accused of being fools, having no morals, and that sort of thing - by people whose personal morals often are much worse than ours, but who are smugly self-righteous because they believe they're "chosen" we're not, and nothing else matters. Perhaps you don't notice it, but we do.
2006-10-02 02:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If God exists...
then He exists whether anyone believes or disbelieves.
I cannot conclusively prove or disprove the existence of God to myself or to anyone else. Those who say you must believe because they say so, or some book says so, are the worst kind of fools. It is annoying for someone to say "I believe in x and so should you, even though I blindly hold to my belief with flimsy or no proof."
I believe in God because my lifetime of experience leads me to believe in a Higher Power or energy of Creative Love. I am also certain that I am a much happier person because of my belief.
As for everyone else, you are free to follow your heart or not.
2006-10-02 02:35:15 · answer #6 · answered by rev william 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why are there so many non-believers here? Because contrary to popular belief, there are a lot of sane, rationally minded people in the world who have moved beyond adherence to mythology and fairy tales.
As for why non-religious folk are here in Y!A answering questions... well.... the believers that you think deserve to be here ask a lot of questions of the non-believers....... if the non-believers didn't hang around then they wouldn't be able to respond at the request of the askers.
You want to know why believers have to prove themselves instead of non-believers? Because the burdon of proof rests squarely upon the shoulders of those making the positive assertion. It's the same in the court of law. If you say George shot Phil and I say George didn't shoot Phil, the burdon of proof is upon you, the person saying he DID do it. That's called "innocent until proven guilty"... we have to assume George didn't shoot Phil until it's proven he did. Likewise, we have to assume that God doesn't exist until it is PROVEN that he does.
2006-10-02 02:15:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am a christian but I don't believe like most who call themselves christians do. I do believe in the God of the bible!
There's room here for all of us it's free speech! A nonbeliever might learn from me or I might learn from them, because in the end the truth is what matters.
2006-10-02 02:17:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Here's my idea - I don't know if you're American and if you're very old. If you are, you should know that right wing Christians have been assaulting the first amendment for about 30 years. They are unable to accept the reality that America is not a christian nation, was not founded as a christian nation, and can never, in keeping with the constituiton, institute christian practices with public money in public places. Because they are unable to understand that they may not force others to practice their religion, they are continually trying to take away our rights and to shape a society according to the prejudices of their most hateful members.
Thsoe of us who don't believe in God are kinda concerned about this. So, we have to fight back. one of the best ways to fight back is to clue people into facts like this: the great story about jesus saying he who is without sin should throw the first stone was not written ever anywhere until 400 a.d. it never happened, is totally made up. it's a great story with a great message, but it came from people, not god.
Second, spend anytime reading about the egyptian origins of genesis and you will see that judaism wasn't handed to jews by god, it was transmitted to the hebrews in egypt who made it their own. Read Genesis 34 and the story of Dinah. Utterly shocking. Jewish texts even acknowledge that Dinah willingly married the poor boy. Or read the part of Genesis that says the daughters of men married the sons of giants. Obviously, a while back, someone ripped out many chapters that had more of a Zeusian flavor, to hide the obvious mediterranean, pagan origins of 'christianitt' and 'judaism.'
Paul utterly eviscerated religion, turned it from something you practice to get god's favor here on earth into a few words you chant to get into heaven forever.
Third - read, really read, the bible. It is full of hateful, war-mongering messages. Even jesus says he didn't come for anyone but the hebrews in the bible- he even called a syrian woman and her daughter a dog. Shocking, but true.
Since some Christians wish to destroy our constitution for their god, we are left with the unhappy task of proving that their religious texts are not what they claim they are, are, in fact, ridiculous and often hateful fairy tales for weak-minded people.
2006-10-02 02:13:50 · answer #9 · answered by cassandra 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I totally agree with you. It's sad how there are so many people living in this world in an empty void knowing they will die one day only to subject themselves to believing they will disappear into nothing, where their souls are meant for so much more. It is too precious of a gift that we are given, this thing we call "life".
What is the meaning of life when you don't even know what you're living for?
There is something higher than ourselves that does exist if one only looks inside themselves.
If you are one confused by religions, study them, understand what they signify, then judge. If you don't understand, ask for guidance from the one who created you and everything else in the universe, even if It is unseen.
2006-10-02 02:12:11 · answer #10 · answered by coral 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋