I mean, how hard do you have to work at it?
2006-11-09 06:11:31 · 25 answers · asked by St. Mike 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How boring!!!!
2006-11-09 06:19:19 · update #1
lol I reckon this is addressing atheists..
but the problem is ..atheists dont believe in nothing...
they dont believe. period.
you cant believe in nothingness perse
2006-11-09 06:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's very easy, and very hard.
There is no real belief in Nothing, there is the ability to shift and change your beliefs, which in effect is the absolute belief in Nothing. The Chaos Mage believes in Nothing, and Everything.
What is believed at this moment, is the absolute truth, for that time, but if the belief is found to be limiting, or hampering, then it must be discarded for new belief. Sometimes, believing is what is used for the moment, believing that Atheism, or Deism is the absolute truth, as a mind experiment, or as being useful for the work being performed at that moment.
Chaos mages can create a complete system of magick using Star Trek as a basis for the working. It is just as valid as anything else used for a working.
Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted.
The mind of a Domesticated Primate can change reality, internal and external, but, like a builder needs a blueprint to build, a Mind needs a framework. Belief systems are that framework, and are created, used and discarded as needed.
So, believing in Nothing is easy, and hard.
Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia!
2006-11-09 06:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Hatir Ba Loon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not hard to believe in nothing. I don't have to explain myself on a day to day basis with people. I just don't believe, period.
I also don't have to spend hours upon hours trying to validate a book that was written thousands of years ago, or spend days trying to explain who goes to heaven or hell, or spend my life worshiping something that I never hear, see, or get a sign from.
I respect the fact that you believe, I do. It's your right, and freedom, to believe what you want.
It's also my right to not believe or follow a god or religion. It's the easiest thing I've ever done. I live my life to the fullest, knowing that I don't have to be perfect to try and please a fictional person to make it into a fictional afterlife. I know that this life is it.
I plan on enjoying it, and not worrying about the little things (or in your view, the bigger things) in life.
2006-11-09 06:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by Heck if I know! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good you asked, since I read a similar post you wrote about it.
I think it is much easier to say there is a god, and everything good that happens to me is because god wants, and everything bad that happens to me it's because god's punishing me.
It's much more difficult to acknowledge that you're on your own here. No one is putting a net for you not to fall, unless you put the net yourself. So, I think it's a lot more difficult to be an unbeliever.
Anyway, that's irrelevant. You don't choose to be a believer OR an unbeliever because it's easier, do you? 'Being easier' is not a value for you, right?
EDIT: "How boring"? So, is entertaining a value for you, too? Easy AND entertaining? College must have been an ordeal for you!
2006-11-09 06:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damn, Salient2 took the words right out of my mouth. There are plenty of things I believe in. I don't think you'll ever find someone who doesn't believe in anything. It's an impossibility. And you WOULD really have to work at it.
I just don't believe in any kind of god. That's a snap.
2006-11-09 06:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not easy, it is not hard, it is downright impossible!
As long as you exist, and have a mind that functions, you will have beliefs.
If you work hard at believing in nothing, your brain will explode.
I hope this is not a serious question, because it is pretty daunting to want to do this.
2006-11-09 06:17:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a lack of belief, and thus, a lack of action, so it is quite easy. However, of course, you must invest some time and effort at the outset to examine both sides of the issue to determine whether it is worthy of believing in or not.
2006-11-09 06:22:16 · answer #7 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be almost impossible. Hey, I even believe in Santa. You might think you believe in nothing but deep down, you do. If you have been hurt (maybe continuely), you have to believe that you have been hurt. You have to believe that all of society is against you. So, I still say it is almost impossible.
2016-05-22 00:46:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very hard to believe in nothing, didn't you see The Big Lebowski?
Bunny Lebowski: Ulli doesn't care about anything. He's a Nihilist.
The Dude: Ah. Must be exhausting.
2006-11-09 06:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Smith Smith 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I spend my time working on making myself a better person, caring for my family, contributing to charities, and being far less judgemental than you... and I'm not even Christian!
I've read some of your questions and it seems that you are overestimating your role on this planet. Doesn't your religion teach you the golden rule?
2006-11-09 06:16:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have faith to believe the size of a full stop, you can say to a mountain go throw yourself in the sea and it will be done. Believe.
2006-11-09 08:44:49 · answer #11 · answered by Hi T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋