So that means you dont pray, or hope or wish for anything correct.
How can you do that? If you are a true Atheist I mean. Dont you want more, then just today. Dont you want forever, you really believe that your Mother gave birth to you, just because she had nothing better to do. You dont believe that you have a purpose. . And if you dont have a religion, your not a Atheist. You just havent heard what you need to hear yet. Which is fine, especially in this day an age. So I dont really believe you are a Atheist, I just think your still a stubborn child, who doesnt want to learn to share. So tell my why you are a Atheist, other then the bad stuff thats happened in your life. Because let me tell you, thats life. Thats what Our Savior went through, so If you have gone through something terrible. Your closer to Christ then you think.
Thanks for your answers. .
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2006-10-04 11:52:22 · 11 answers · asked by derek h 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I doubt you'll find many atheists who would say they had some terrible life experience that made them believe there is no god. The average atheist comes to her or his beliefs through a rational and unemotional thought process. I weighed the evidence and came to a conclusion that there is no god.
I do not believe that we are all playing out some preordained destiny based on the whims of some god's plans. But being an atheist doesn't mean I only live in the moment. Certainly, atheists have hopes and dreams. I also have a code of ethics that drives my behavior. That code just isn't connected to a god or a religion.
2006-10-04 12:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"a stubborn child, who doesn't want to learn to share" ......
That's funny cause I share all the time and I am NOT a child nor do I believe in god. Looks like you was wrong about that one!
Do I want more than just today? Well of course I do I want to live to see tomorrow and the next day and so on. Wanting more then just "today" don't have anything to do with religion! People can want more then just today that don't mean they can't be an Atheists. Yes my mother gave birth to me, yes there is a purpose for my life. Such as a mother to my child, a great wife, help to educate my kids, and so much more. Atheists can believe they have a purpose in life.
I don't believe in god for several reasons. For starters no one can prove that god does exist. I can think for my self and make me own choices in life. I don't need a bible nor god to control my life.
News flash for you, He is NOT my "savior" nor am I "closer to Christ then I think"! I can not possibly be close to a person I do not believe in!
My life haves meaning, my life is NOT boring nor dull, I am happy, I am NOT lost, I do NOT need help, I DO NOT need to be converted, I do NOT need any ones prayers!
2006-10-04 12:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do hope and wish for things. I wish for a better life for those around me and myself, and I also hope to fulfill my dreams. I don't see how hope and wishes are against Atheism.
I don't believe my mother gave me birth because she didn't have anything better to do. It is part of nature to reproduce and my parents always wanted to have kids. This is again some faulty logic that doesn't have anything against Atheism.
I believe in the purpose that I create in life. I don't need some "god" to give me a "calling" in life. I have my own goals for human good and to help those around me prosper.
I am an Atheist because there is no evidence for your imaginary gods. The gods of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to me seem tyranical, hypocritical, murderous, childish, peevish, counterproductive, illogical and many other things that have negative association. I understand how Jesus was supposedly good and all this stuff, but he also said there was a sin unforgiveable and that people that don't following will burn in hell. I don't see how you can be "peaceful and loving" while advocating eternal torture for acting in a way that you may believe is erroneous. They also happen to contradict things that science has proven by citing something unproven. Other religions I know little of, but the little that I know are based on the same principles of irrationality, fear, and deception. This has nothing to do with "bad things that happened to me." And before you assume, I grew up in a catholic home and I became "born again" when I was about 16 to when I was 18/19, so I fully understand religion. I even consider attending Wheaton College or some other religious college, and I am really glad I didn't.
2006-10-04 12:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by Alucard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I don’t pray because I don’t see any evidence that there’s anyone to pray to, but I do have hopes and wishes. I don’t particularly want “forever.” I am quite content with my role as a biological creature in the natural world. I’m not looking forward to death, but I know I will someday cease to exist. I’m fine with that. My mother was fulfilling her biological role by giving birth to me – she was carrying on her species (just like every other creature on the planet). I see great beauty in that. I did not become an atheist through misfortune. I was born into a very religious (Christian) family, but as a teenager started to study the natural world (on my own, I just had an interest in it) and I eventually came to see that there was no evidence of a creator. The process for me involved a great deal of reading, learning and thought, it was not a knee-jerk reaction to something bad. I also feel that almost the opposite of what you say is true about atheists being “children.” I don’t think a person can truly be an adult until they understand that there isn’t a “daddy” in the sky who’s going to rescue them and love them and forgive them take care of them. I am completely responsible for myself. If I make a mistake I pay the consequences. If I hurt someone I ask THEM for forgiveness. I am an adult.
2006-10-04 13:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by Danaerys 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try this on. When you see evil in the world, murder, rape, robbery, torture, innocent people suffering and selfish people taking advantage of others, what is your reaction?
Aetheists are impatient. They say, "We have to do something about this. We must stop these injustices, punish those who don't know how to treat others, pass laws to prohibit these grievous insults to our common humanity and set up institutions to protect the weak, innocent and outcast. After all, we're all humans and there is only one life."
A Christian would be more patient. He would say, "Those poor people! It's a good thing we have imperishable souls. That way, God will be sure to eventually reward those who suffer and punish the wicked. We can offer them some comfort by letting them know about God's great plan. When they understand that their suffering will be more than compensated in the next life, they won't worry so much. We might even relieve their physical suffering here and now, although it doesn't really matter in this sinful, temporary world. Remember what Jesus said, 'The poor you will always have with you!'"
Aetheists do hope, to construct a culture as compassionate, just and respectful as can be humanly managed in an imperfect world. They do not hope in an unseen other world of perfection and ultimate justice promised by people with no demonstrable evidence of its existence.
Survival past death is not a "purpose". Either everybody does or everybody doesn't. Suffering is SURELY not a "purpose", it is a disease to be treated and prevented. One can have compassion without the example of Jesus. And is it "sharing" to hoard "salvation" only for the "saved"? Aetheists understand that much of the "bad stuff that happens" is due to ignorance, intolerance and just plain stupidity. They believe in understanding, in curiosity and in witholding judgment. And they certainly don't believe in making life worse for other people, either in fantasy or reality. Yes, they'll die, but they believe it happens to everyone. (Some even claim there's proof.) And that doesn't depress them any more than it does anyone else. They accept what they see and don't imagine that some supernatural power would create a big, messy universe, let it run for eons, then stop it and make it all tidy. What kind of purpose is that? It's almost as if God were expecting us to try our hand at fixing it up ourselves.
2006-10-04 12:34:13 · answer #5 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an atheist. That means that I do not believe in the existence of any deities. I do not pray. I do hope, of course; to presume I don't is ridiculous. "Hope" is a fundamental human emotion, and has nothing to do with any god/s.
I think that you are a bit confused. I don't believe in any deity, but that does not remove purpose from my life. I have the same purpose as any other human being--to live, to learn, to make things better than I found them. I do not need some eternal "carrot and stick" reward system in order to feel useful, and important, and to make moral and ethical decisions.
I *am* an atheist. I have studied nearly every world religion. I can assure you, I am not merely a "stubborn child"--I am completely and fully adult, and I am an educated and informed one. If I may, I'd say that of the two of us, the one who maintains belief in the unproven fairy tales of past cultures is the most childlike.
There is no proof for any deity. I should not have to explain my lack of belief in the unproven; please, please, please understand that my lack of belief is not an uneducated stance. It is not an angry one or a bitter one; it is not because my momma didn't love me enough as a child. It is because there is no more reason to believe in any deity than there is to believe in unicorns and faeries and angry little leprechauns.
2006-10-04 12:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a stubborn child sorry. I once was a believer but there is so much crap and poorly written anecdotes in the bible that it is pointless to believe in it. I do hope, but I don't pray. Prayer is stupid since "God helps those who help themselves" right? So why waste your time praying? Just go out and help yourself. As an atheist one day at a time, but hope for tomorrow that's about it. Sorry if you can't understand that.
2006-10-04 11:59:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh PLEASE! Atheist only means we don't believe in a god. That's all. I hope and wish for things, just like everyone else, but I don't count on an imaginary dictator to decide if what I'm hoping for is right for me, and then counting on said imaginary dictator to provide it for me. I provide for myself. Is there something wrong with that?
Stubborn child, huh? Now, refresh my memory....who's the one who won't give up the fairy tales? Oh yeah. That's YOU.
Nothing bad happened to me to make me an atheist. I used my brain. Try it sometime.
Sorry if this offends you (no I'm not). If you don't want offensive answers, try not asking offensive questions.
2006-10-04 12:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Mira♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because I'm an Athiest and I believe there is no afterlife, I live life to the utmost. You need to understand that just because we don't believe in your religion doesn't mean that we live an empty life. Stay with me for a week and you'll what life has to offer.
2006-10-04 11:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by S K 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
nicely put sir. I'm looking forward to the answers this is more of a pat on the back for you as opposed to an answer.
2006-10-04 11:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋