Have you ever had moments in your life that could not be explained certain moments of clarity that brought you to this path.
wouldnt you say that in those moments you experience yourself at the highest peak of love, acceptance and connection of oneself.
Do you not think that this is god, I do so am I an atheist as well because I choose my faith in myself and in mankind, even though I know it is god?
2006-10-25 06:29:56 · 17 answers · asked by fryedaddy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes I have, and that being shows himself to me as Fenrir Wolf of Norse mythology.
However, I do not believe he's real.
Everything I experience is processed by chemical reactions in my brain. Push those reactions some way into an altered state (oh, say, extreme pain or a combination of hyperthermia and exhaustion) and you have altered experiences. No need to believe that Fenrir is actually real just because he shows up when I do a vision quest.
2006-10-25 06:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you believe there is a god then you are not an atheist. Atheists don't believe any god exists. You can be a theist and still have faith in yourself.
I don't remember any moment in my life that I couldn't explain although there may have been some, but then again I don't explain things I cannot explain myself by thinking it was god. I either try to learn and find an explanation or just think of it as one of those things that are beyond our comprehension. I don't believe any god exists elsewhere than in people's imagination, so god is not an explanation for anything as far as I'm concerned.
2006-10-25 06:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe in god you are not an atheist. Believing in a god and being an atheist at the same time is an impossibility. It's a contradiction in terms. It's like... "a married bachelor".
Of course we all come across certain experiences and feelings that are inexplicable. Let me say that again. INEXPLICABLE. Not to be explained by "a god". They are beyond description, beyond words, but that doesn't mean they, by default, are "of a god". In fact, defaulting to "god did it" is just a security blanket for people who feel they need all the answers now. Heck, if you can't explain something and you just can't live with the uncertainty, just say "god did it" and breathe easier.
Well, I'M not going to do that, but if you or anyone else are comfortable with making wild basless assumptions, be my guest.
2006-10-25 06:34:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
After a lot of study and a lot of life, I'm increasingly convinced that all of these 'experiences' are really just different brain states. We can't see what our neurotransmitters are doing, so we ascribe other sorts of explanations like paranormal, spiritual or emotional to them.
If you want to call that clarity god, that's your right. I suspect that it has more to do with endorphins though.
2006-10-25 06:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a non-believer and do not attribute good to God or bad to the devil. I just accept that life has ups and downs, some days are better than others.
I know things will be better and that gets me thru.
2006-10-25 06:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by peaceandharmonyandmercy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You aren't an atheist. The only defining attribute of atheism is the lack of a belief in god.
2006-10-25 06:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have experienced certain moments I could not explain, yes. But no, I have NOT been able to explain them. If I had said it was god, I would have given it a hasty explanation. If you can't explain it, you CAN'T explain it.
Besides, you're contradicting yourself. If you WERE an atheist, you would not possibly believe it was God. Nothing bad about believing, and nothing bad about not believing. But if you believe it was god, you are BY DEFINITION not an atheist.
2006-10-25 06:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm an agnostic, not an atheist, so I don't know if I should answer this. When I was a Christian I was filled with this peace you speak of. But was that a totally psychological thing, or God? I don't know, and now I'm at peace with my ignorance.
2006-10-25 06:37:44 · answer #8 · answered by Jessy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you claim to "know there is a god" then you are not atheist, my friend.
I have never had anything inexplicable happen to me. There are moments that seem such at the time but in retrospect can be attributed to high emotional stress or natural phenomena. Not god.
2006-10-25 06:32:49 · answer #9 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is God. When you die, will your faith in yourself and mankind help you any? or will it be God's Son Jesus, who was raised from the dead by God, who will give you eternal life, if you believe in and accept Him?
Jesus came to the earth, lived, suffered, and died for you so that you can have life abudantly in this world and the next.
2006-10-25 06:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋