They are afraid of what they will say to thier parents.They think what would they say when everyone asks them why they dont believe.They fear that if God actually exists he will punish them.
.One of them's yonger brother had an accident reacently.She thinks it may be a punishment given by God.
How can I remove their doubts.
I fear that they will be easily brainwashed back to believe in God by the soceity
2006-12-14 19:27:05 · 32 answers · asked by The atheist revolutionary 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think your best strategy for long term is to teach them to question things -- anything. Tell them that that's an important part of being a human. (this is obviously in addition to other work you have done). Also talk to them about the concept of "proof" -- for an event to prove something, it needs to be that it can be disproved. So when someone says "the only way joe could have suvived his fall from the 3rd floor is because of God" -- they need to learn to say "so are you saying that if Joe had died that would have been proof that God did not exist. In fact" they should ask the person they are speaking to, "what proof could I ever give you that God does not exist". Invariable the brainwashed religious person will say "nothing -- you could never prove that" -- well if that's true, you can belive in anything....
Another favorate of mine is to say "y'know, the Greeks believed just as strongly as you do in the zillions of Gods they had... and they Hindus right now belive in a whole bunch of Gods -- and they are SURE they are right, and you are SURE you are right, and the Jews are SURE they are right -- everyone is so sure, but not everyone can be right... What makes you think you happen to be right, and the 4Billion people that have a different belief are all wrong? Seems more likely that everyone is wrong...
I've found this approach works -- you'll lose some of the 7, but hopefully not all.
Good luck!
2006-12-14 19:42:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
True Faith is unwavering. Even science can not explain everything. People like you make me sick. Why try to change people if their happy. Your happy the way you are I am not going to try to change you. What is it your business to change me. People that try to change others are not happy with themselves and try to make the world miserable as they are. This is the same for all religions. Leave people alone. If you didn't have Religion to pick on what other hobbies would you have picking race. Everyone you would would try to convince to be your color. Where does it end? when does it? There are bigger problems in the world and you can't think of anything better to do. You want people to change to be Aethist. You want me on board? Here is the ultimate test for you ... Live your own life. Become the best person you can for yourself. Others will see how well you are doing. Over time people will change on their own. Forceing change and instilling fear to change only cause people to ball up and close off the world. Hence the thing with your friend. Be a friend and not a moron. Thats what they need a friend why can't you do that first. You throw religion into the mix you turn people off. I'm done with you.
2006-12-14 19:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by FIRE § 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well as a athiest have you ever thought of this you know nothing compared to the actually knowedge that exist. You could not even know 1/2 percent of all known knowedge. And yeat you claim to know something. So a fool speaks many words and none of then prove anything but that he is a fool. So you are proud of yourself that is a joke people are proud for being queers and for being drunks and being educated. So will pride make you a great person, will we honor your foolish pride. I think not. First off you are the brain washed one your brain is washed with the junk of this current world.
2006-12-14 20:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why do u impose things on others?????
keep ur beleifs 2 ur self .....
u dont believe in god doesn't mean that u make others too not 2 believe in god......
keep these feelings 2 ur self n 2 ppl who like u don't believe in god
god exists or not u r no one to decide that
but yes there is a mighty force running the universe n u cant deny that .........u would come 2 know of god's existance on judgement day
2006-12-15 02:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by shash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you bother?
If you have no faith in God, let things go the way they are.
Some people believe & some don't, that's the course of life;
religion is an instrument to organise the life of society;
if you a confirmed atheist, why don't you just feel superior & let people get on with their lives?
Their beliefs are their free will.
2006-12-14 20:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bhanupriya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... If they still think their God is doing things in retribution or worry that he may exist, they haven't been convinced that there is no god and they still believe that he exists. e.e
You COULD just leave them and people of all other religions alone, instead of trying to drag people to think the same thing you do. Live and let live, buddy. Jeez.
And please don't live your own life while advertising blatantly that you're an atheist in the hope that others will become atheists by your example. That's almost as bad. Just live your life FOR YOURSELF and stop worrying about what other people believe.
2006-12-14 19:47:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they were convinced you would not be here asking for back up.... You can try to get in their minds and yes you may very well succeed since they are young impressionable children but, when they get older the word of God that has already been placed in their hearts will prevail, God's word does not return to him void!
Prov 22:6
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
(KJV)
2006-12-14 19:48:56 · answer #7 · answered by Alicia S 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
does it matter that there is no god, maybe the human race should wake up to what they really have, A LIFE. i dont beleive there is a god, does not make me a bad person i still help others. but i have my beliefs in things. why harp on. about it. i understand though that a lot of people use their god as a weapon to start wars. thing is i thought religon was brought about by others gods to stop wars and help each other.mmm
2006-12-14 19:33:29 · answer #8 · answered by dave m 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Theist believes that there is GOD without knowing truth ( no search done by him/her), similarly atheist believes that there is no GOD without knowing the truth ( no search done by him/her)
2. It means both have blind belief about GOD or no GOD .
3. In your case it appears that " one blind person is trying to convince other blind person that he/she is correct ".
4. Do you think , other blind person will be able to accept the logic of first person !
5. Here both blind persons have convinced their minds logicaly in favour of GOD or dis favour of GOD , so it is clear that one mind is trying other's mind defeated and other mind is trying to save itself.
6.So it is the case of fighting and winner will be one who is having muscle power or logical power.
7.It you do not have either of two , then it is better to leave those seven Christians on their own fates , because every body has right to live life on its own. This will be your small service to humanity.
2006-12-14 21:05:21 · answer #9 · answered by binda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pushing atheism is no better than pushing any other belief. Suppose I do not believe in God. So what. Sometimes its not about that. Sometimes it the sense of hope you get from believing there is something bigger than you, and something more to live for. That is the one thing I miss from my christian days.... and I wouldn't take that from anyone.
2006-12-14 19:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by lunar lovely 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋