2006-10-17 02:42:58 · 16 answers · asked by Presea 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes it would.
2006-10-17 02:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No disrespect to anybody who has faith and is religious, but i am an atheist and have no faith.
I loathe all forms of religion. The reason for this is that i find it all a load of man made ramblings; all these gods and stories- it does my head in. I can't have faith when I am disgruntled with the world that has been created for me by a so called god. In fact i would love to meet him/her/it and say- what is this rubbish all about?
I can understand people believing and having faith and in a way this makes a lot more sense and purpose for living.
However, I always feel that if there is some kind of creator of the world- if i were to ever admire them or have faith in them, it would be one that always made me question everything and search for knowledge.
I live quite happily, hoping that each day i may learn something new and may find out the meaning of life. For me, it's not in some book written years ago by a few blokes.
2006-10-17 10:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by brainlady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith in religion is certainly misplaced. Faith in God is commanded, "Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth for I am God and there is none else."
More specifically saving faith is found only in Jesus Christ - "Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved."
The meaning of my life changed when I came to faith in Jesus Christ and I am now changed according to the Scriptures - "Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, old things are passed away, behold all things are become new."
This is so wonderful and has brought me to,"a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
The quicker you lose your faith in religion and gain faith in him, the better, and your life most certainly will change.
2006-10-17 10:19:31 · answer #3 · answered by Iain C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was forcefully brought up roman catholic. It was a hypocritical world i grew up in. I lost faith in religion by the time i was 9.
Life never had no meaning other than defining what i believed myself. Having found my own beliefs gave my life meaning. The only religious thing about me now is my determination to carry on giving it meaning.
2006-10-17 10:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. We are all biological organisms living on this planet. Life has no meaning. Religion is false. The best you can do is try and live by a set of personal values and try and make a positive contribution to the life of others. Helping others is the best way to give your life 'meaning'.
2006-10-17 09:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by frednuff 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No way I'm a christian and that means I'm not religious. Religion is useless it has done nothing for the world in the past thousand years. Jesus on the other hand now that's a different story. He cam to abolish religion full stop and give us LIFE to its fullness
2006-10-17 10:56:01 · answer #6 · answered by Smart_Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I lost my faith, it was very hard for me. But once I didn't believe it...didn't have faith in it...it was all over and there was no turning back. My life has been good, except for the losses of people I love. I'm happy.
2006-10-17 09:54:51 · answer #7 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i lost my faith in religion as a young man, and subsequently decided that there was no meaning to life. there is of course meaning within life, and that changes as the years pass by.
give your life its own meaning, it is yours after all, nobody else's.
2006-10-21 06:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by nessie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expect it would have to. When you are walking in faith you are required to follow certain guidelines and are expected to use your life to fulfill the purpose God intended for you. If you have no faith then your reason for living is changed as are your priorities. Your purpose becomes what you want to acheive instead of what you should be trying to acheive.
2006-10-17 09:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invariably. When I was a devout and convicted Christian, my life was lived every day for the greater glory of G-d. That doesn't mean I was always perfect, but I struggled my best to make sure it was lived for him.
Now, I live my every atheistic day living in the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, the power of books and experiences, trying to be excellent to everyone I meet along the way.
"Listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story." -- Max Ehrmann (sp), -Desiderata-
2006-10-17 09:54:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. When I stopped believing in the supernatural, the natural world became far more meaningful to me. It's astonishingly beautiful, even in the simplest of times.
2006-10-17 10:00:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋