I've never been religious but I can see that it must be quite appealing to many people, so I was wondering: Does anyone ever become an atheist, because reason persuades them that gods don't really exist, but miss certain aspects of being religious, such as (perhaps) the idea of a father figure, a sense of community, things like that?
2006-10-28 12:50:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
nondescript: Interesting answer, thanks.
2006-10-28 13:04:38 · update #1
pangel: Hugs are always welcome :-)
2006-10-28 13:05:38 · update #2
I never became an atheist, everyone is born an atheist. Are you asking if I regret being born? Well, on occasion.
I have wanted to believe in God before when I suffered the loss of several loved ones very close together. I wanted to very badly. Even in my grief and pain I could not make myself think of God as real, no matter how much I wanted to. Reality was always just there.
2006-10-31 18:19:18 · answer #1 · answered by catalamity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always been a non-believer. Never believed in a sort of Higher Power or whatever. And feel quit pleased with that, actually.
Sometimes it does feel sad, however. It must be great to have the easy comforts. An afterlife, a Heaven to look forward to, knowing that your loved ones are still floating around somewhere after they passed away.
I mean, religion can be a great comfort. Sadly enough I will never be able to believe in that concept, simply because it's fake comfort. So, to me it isn't even a comfort. But I can see that it makes certain things easier to deal with for those who believe in it.
2006-10-28 13:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by Thinx 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I hold no regrets and miss nothing. I don't miss long hours of service early in the morning, the harassment I faced for failing to memorize this passage or that. I don't miss the comparisons to my minister's son cousin. Long list of things I certainly don't miss.
As far as the father figure and community, I've long been ostracized from both. I'm a recluse and somewhat estranged from my father for ten years or better, so, not much for me to miss there, either.
2006-10-29 07:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ophelia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't regret it at all, and I've been an atheist for over 20 years now. I have a father figure, my dad. I have a sense of community with various groups, including an atheist group. It would really be a step backward for me to get into that superstition again.
2006-10-28 12:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was a gradual process for me. I just became increasingly more aware that religion made no sense. In my heart, I totally disagree with 99.9% of what I hear from religious people. The idea that there could be a God became increasingly improbable. There may still be a tiny bit of, maybe there is a God; but I totally reject organized religion.
2006-10-28 12:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't regret it but often for those who do are fools. They joined atheism just to not be morally sad for things they do. Atheists still have more which many people don't understand.
2006-10-28 12:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by wranderer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are ALL BORN ATHEIST.
It isnt untill our parents indoctrinate us into their religion ,which their parents indoctrinated them into.
Did you ever notice we usually are what our parents believe to be the truth.The people that remain to be Atheists are usually of high intelligence and of scientific and logical thinkers .
Why regret what we all started out to be -Human.
2006-10-28 13:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am not an atheist so I don't know if I can really answer your question. I will tell you what a friend of mine said though (she is obviously atheist or I would not be telling you about her).....she said she envy's though who have enough faith to believe in God.
2006-10-28 13:11:13 · answer #8 · answered by Led*Zep*Babe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i develop into to this point from God and so chilly in my heart hostile to God many years in the past I stated i develop into an Atheist and informed all my acquaintances that and that i presumed it myself quicker or later the Lord began to address me I had determined to take my existence i concept it ultimate and for some unusual reason a hurricane got here and that i develop into extremely scared to lack of existence of God so I ran to the basement and took my newborn with me til it handed then I stated see there is not any God yet I knew in my heart there develop into so I grew to develop into on the gas and that i heard some thing on the interior of me say what in case you die and your newborn does no longer who will advance her with that I grew to develop into off the gas and opened the abode windows a voice on the interior stated properly in case you drink sufficient you'll rot your insides out and die that's what you elect is it no longer so I drank more and more quicker or later I went outdoors raised my fist to Heaven and cursed God i concept from my upbringing that i might want to die if I cursed God i did not sorry of that I went interior quickly as I close the door i concept I heard steps and that scared me out of my pores and skin I locked the door so God might want to no longer get in obviously I went back to Church after that It took a lengthy time period yet I knew that God loved me :) jlu
2016-10-16 06:49:14 · answer #9 · answered by rothi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all of the constant questions and total shock from most of my friends and family make it hard otherwise I don't miss anything.
2006-10-28 12:53:20 · answer #10 · answered by kamsmom 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋