Isn't atheism abnormal?

Question

Since normalcy is defined as conformity to a type, standard, or regular pattern, and since the vast majority of more than 95% of the people throughout history has believed in God or a higher power, isn’t it abnormal (strange, weird, queer) to be a atheist?

Answer 1

Yes. God loves them, not their sin. Lets pray that they will get saved before it to late. Someone did for us, Christians. We were lost in this world and then someone or something got our attention. We needed to get saved to. Lost people is doing what is natural. [wordly]

Hope you and your family have a great Christmas.
How a person gets saved:

3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Answer 2

~~~mediocrity,,,,In this context 'abnormal' simply refers to The Majority by means of Higher Numbers,,, ie; Statistics. Therefore the only rationale which dictates 'normal' is that of having a majority One Type, than of The Others,,, by matter of degrees,,, in this case you state 95%. Thus it is only "Abnormal" to be an atheist in Western Countries. So one only has to travel to another area to become "Normal" or in other words "more like the norm",,,~ Correction for you, ,, An Atheist, such as I, can still have a belief in a "higher power" which is NOT a Supreme Being, which by definition is what an "A-theist" is.

Answer 3

If faith is a good method to know the existence of God, why is the same method not used in a court of law to determine who murdered someone? Before you send someone to die, isn’t it a good idea to make sure it’s the right person? Should you pick anybody off the street and ask them to prove they did not commit the murder, and if they don’t know what you are talking about, they are obviously guilty? Should the burden of proving you did not do the murder rest on you or on he who claims it was you and accuses you? If I start claiming that I feel God within myself, shouldn’t I show you some evidence? Or since you don’t know what I am talking about, you are obviously deaf, and have no eyes to see, no introspective ability, so you must be obviously illogical, and all I have to tell you is “Pray and have faith!.”

In the Middle Ages someone who couldn’t prove that the Devil DID NOT talk to him, was guilty anyway and had to be tortured and killed. We could still do that experiment and just pick anyone off the street and tell him or her that WE KNOW that Satan has possessed him/her. We KNOW, not by proof of evidence, but because the Blue Angel spoke to us. How about that method in a court of law? It would cost expensive lawyers, and it would save the taxpayers money.

Since when it comes to practical application faith is the same in every religion, why don’t all faithful join together in Iran and form the new country of the AlmightyAllahJehovaShivaVishnu Incorporated?

Answer 4

Throughout history many people believed in god - especially the christian god, because they were boiled in oil if they didn't. A large number of people do believe in a higher being and many atheists are asking questions, not automatically rejecting everything. They want proof and do not rely on faith as an answer. If you give an atheist proof that god exists then they will believe. If you give a christian proof that god does not exist he will still believe - now that is weird.

Answer 5

Yes, and by the same definition so is being left handed. It seems you are saying abnormal in a bad way, true? One should always dare to be different when your conscience or intellect demands it. Remember, at one time in history, most of the population believed the world was flat but the collective weight of their belief did not alter its spherical shape.

Answer 6

That's a statistical way to look at it. When psychologists and sociologists use terms like "normal" or "deviant" they are speaking strictly about degrees of conformity, not making moral judgments. Putting a moral charge on such words amounts to an endorsement of mob rule. The mob is not about right and wrong, it's about maintaining the status quo.

Answer 7

But then it gets broken down so that the pagans are placed in the same catagory, as they do not worship the same god as others do.

I prefer to think of it in "the realm of normalcy"

Answer 8

I can concede your def of normal - although it's only one of many defs. But the definition of abnormal doesn't apply. Nor is it strange, weird or queer - to me. But then I tend to have an open mind.

Answer 9

What about cave men? Our ancestors were agnostic and did not believe in a God until 5000 years ago. We have been more agnostic than religious in our history. Oh wait, you dont believe in cavemen, you believe we always were, huh! No wonder why your logic is messed up!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Yes it is abnormal for reason to triumph over superstition, just as it has been suggested that war is the normal state of affairs, not peace.

But changing these things is a good thing isn't? Damn right it is.

Answer 11

Abnormal isn't always a bad thing. So, we don't conform to a regular pattern... That actually sounds good to me, I'm glad I'm one of the few that escaped the trap.