"Atheism is the only logical choice/path"?

Question

I have heard some atheists say this often, and find it to be quite hypocritical. Have atheist personally researched every single religious paths, do they understand the workings of ever human mind? Omniscience is impossible, so I cannot see how they have. If an atheist says this, aren't they doing the same thing that they speak out against: refuting the validity of someone else's choice without knowing what it is or understanding it?

NOTE: I am not saying that all atheists do this, just a few...

For those saying that all religions are based on faith, a quote rom Buddha:

“Believe nothing.
No matter where you read it,
Or who said it,
Even if I have said it,
Unless it agrees with your own reason
And your own common sense”
- Siddhartha Gautama -

Answer 1

It's the only logical choice for them. I see this as no different as a Christian or anyone else saying "this is the ONLY Path". I think I'll make that decision for myself. You're right, it is refuting everything else concerning Religion and/or Spirituality without really knowing all the angles. The one's who do that are usually the one's who tell everyone else to read up on Science, yet, the only religions they really have knowledge of are the Mainstream religions and that knowledge usually comes from watching the Media. So really, it's no different than a Christian saying all other religions are demonic without knowing what those religions are about.

Answer 2

Only, in my case, I've bothered to look for a way to falsify the deific hypothesis, found one, tested it, and found the deific hypothesis faulty -- regardless of which deity you'd like to inject into it.

So no, it wouldn't be hypocritical of me to say it.

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True, Buddha taught some awesome philosophy. But for the most part, his teachings are viewed as nontheistic. Under such a qualifier, technically Buddhism would be a philosophy, not a religion, because in anthropological terms, a religion is a myth (a story interrelating man, nature, and the gods -- not necessarily true or false, just a story) and a moral code combined. Without a deity, buddhism would fail to have a myth.

Answer 3

As an atheist, I agree that this is hypocritical and I'm ashamed to see so many people saying this. There are certain people on this site that make me cringe with their misrepresentation of what I believe.

Having a God makes sense. To me, believing a God exists because a book says so is where we pass out of the logical realm. I also think the Christian God is contradictory to logic. But there are plenty of theologies that make perfect sense.

Answer 4

One does not require omniscience to make an informed reasonable decision. In fact, there is very little you need to know about religion in general (not individual religions) to make a reasoned argument that it is not the only logical choice, but the most logical choice.

Try this on for size: How many religions are there in the world? How many of them claim to be the only true religion? Can all of them be correct that they are the only true religion? Could they all be incorrect?

The most reasonable answer to this line of inquiry is "they could all be incorrect." In this case non-religion is more reasonable than religion. Quite simple really, and please bear in mind that this is only the first step... When you realize that religion can be mistaken it opens the door for more granular inquiry into the claims of individual religions.

Answer 5

ok lets say the vast bang concept replaced into thoroughly shown incorrect the following day, hypothetically and the in elementary words different option replaced into the life of a God. no matter if that were the case, it nonetheless does not tutor the validity of Christianity or tutor the life of the Christian God. How do all of us comprehend that the international wasn't created with techniques from another God, probably one which hasn't yet been conceived of with techniques from human beings? i do not thoroughly push aside the potential of the life of a God, even with the actual shown truth that in my opinion, i imagine no. yet Christianity is somewhat illogical to me, so I thoroughly reject the conception of the Christian God. Does that make experience?

Answer 6

No it isn't! Atheists choose this path because it is a path without "so called restrictions" They don't like the idea that they would have to be responsible for their actions. They call Christians "weak minded" when the truth is: How strong of a mind does it take to do away with God entirely? Everything is based on Scientific Evidence that does not exist. To me that sounds weak minded! They get all their Ideas from a man in a wheelchair that has lost touch with reality!

Answer 7

I think they simply mean that barring credible evidence to the contrary atheism is the default position. Since Buddhism is not based on a god claim I don't think atheists consider it when making arguments about theism.

Answer 8

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 9

for all you know most atheists or agnostics were in different religions and have read about different religions and chose what they chose due to the fact that none of the religions made any sense to their liking or understanding or they just downright thought that these religions made no sense whatsoever and felt that they found something that made more sense to them in terms of logic and reason

Answer 10

Atheism is the only path to a self-centered universe where no one or nothing counts except yourself, because NOTHING is above you and you pray to nothing and you revere nothing.

To do otherwise is to accept a diety, be it human or spiritual.