Let me start with saying, This is a serious question and I mean no disrespect, nor do I want to convert anyone. I just was wondering why atheists (to me, defined as not believing in God) would spend time in the Religion and Spirituality section. What is it about the subject that is interesting to you?
2006-10-13 17:46:19 · 14 answers · asked by chris 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So far, I really appreciate the answers here. Though some get a little owly. I am not trying to say anyone shouldn't be here - I am just genuinely curious as to what they find interesting here.
2006-10-13 18:02:33 · update #1
Personally, I find it philosophically interesting. In deciding to become an atheist, I went through a lot of questions myself, and now I like seeing what other people have to say.
2006-10-13 17:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Phil 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Would you agree that a nonreligious person is allowed to have an opinion about religion?
Religion is an interesting topic. You don't have to be religious to be interested in religion, nor do you have to be Christian. And this is the Religion AND Spirituality section; that means that someone could come in here asking about meditation techniques or something that has nothing to do with organized religion.
2006-10-13 17:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I am not an atheist, but I do not believe in God. I find it interesting that so many believe in an entity that they have never seen, that science has basically proven false and yet they stick to their guns and continue to preach their gospel.
I believe there is a Creator and that all life is sacred. I believe there is another life after this one. There are no rules in my beliefs and I do not have to pray to anything or anyone to believe.
It's just an interesting topic.
2006-10-13 17:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
1. Fear of religious people imposing rules for their believers on non-believers: criminalization of homosexuality, restrictions on abortion, restrictions on women's rights, prohibitions on same-sex marriage, restrictions on stem-cell research, attempts to insert religious elements into science classes, etc.
2. Wanting to ensure that the religious don't come to believe that their beliefs have no challenges. Religious tend toward self-righteousness (almost by definition). Any chink in that armor can help them to restrain themselves when discussing their beliefs.
3. Christians tend to have very poor arguments for their faith. They ask questions that indicate a rather self-reflective world view out of sync with reality. (Everything is god's will or the devil's interference.) The efforts atheists make to broaden that view are meant to insert a more reality-based perspective that can dismiss with superstitious nonsense and increase human responsibility.
4. I do not believe the world will end within the next several years. When millenialist Christians focus on a rapid end of creation, they abdicate responsibility for keeping the planet and civilization as healthy as possible for generations to come.
2006-10-13 17:56:33 · answer #4 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion, like politics has always been an interesting subject. I personally like to read the questions and answer in both of these topics. And I occasionally find myself setting the record straight.
2006-10-13 17:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mostly just curiosity about what and why other people believe what they do. Just because someone is referred to as an Atheist doesn't make them evil and to be feared, it simply means they chose not to believe your truth for themselves. You have the freedom to be here, and exercise that right. So why shouldn't they?
2006-10-13 17:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by buttercup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion concerns me greatly when it is verging on becoming Theocracy.
Also, I love people, and it just makes me sad that so many people are closing their minds to scientific knowledge because they have been conned into believing that it is incompatible with their belief in a deity.
2006-10-13 17:54:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't look by category. I just hit the answer block at the top of the page. Something like "Question for atheists" tends to drag me in here.
2006-10-13 17:52:11 · answer #8 · answered by mlamb56 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't in that section...your question appeared on the open questions page. And as far as religion....I don't know if it makes me an athiest, but I don't believe in ANY organized religion..And why do people find it offensive if someone believes in God.....just not YOUR God?
2006-10-13 17:50:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
For a number of reasons.
Currently there is a debate between the teaching of creationism and evolution that is important to us.
The U.S. government is making a lot of decisions based on religious beliefs that we think are incorrect.
There are still many laws that exclude atheist from attaining public office.
check out this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4fQA9mt-Mg
2006-10-13 17:48:00 · answer #10 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋