To those people who dont beleive in God, Why??

Question

I just want to know for those non beleivers who say they dont beleive in God or anything why dont you?? Dont you think it would be better to beleive in God and try to go to heaven then to beleive in nothing.Does it hurt you to try to beleive in God?? I just wanna know cause my Grandpa and my Dad are both Atheists.My Grandpa passed away so I cant as him and I dont know my Dad on a personel level to ask him.

Answer 1

First of all, to which god are you making reference. And secondly, how do you conceive of god?

If you are talking about the great old man with the flowing beard in the sky and angels flying around playing harps and impregnating virgins, then I would suggest that there is no evidence to support their existence. There are no facts available to support the existence of any god in the legendary, anthropomorphizing super being form. What people rely on are texts of thousands of year old stories that were previously handed down aurally before finally being written down hundreds of years later. If you've ever played the game telephone, then you know how stories change. There are no reliable facts in any of our great religious texts.

And not believing in a super powerful being, doesn't mean you believe in nothing. Here are the core of my beliefs, taken from the Unitarian Universalist Association web site.

The Principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote

* The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
* A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
* The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
* The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
* Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

* Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
* Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion and the transforming power of love;
* Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
* Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
* Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
* Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.

The Purposes of the Unitarian Universalist Association

The Unitarian Universalist Association shall devote its resources to and exercise its corporate powers for religious, educational and humanitarian purposes. The primary purpose of the Association is to serve the needs of its member congregations, organize new congregations, extend and strengthen Unitarian Universalist institutions and implement its principles.

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Answer 2

Which god?

No, seriously, which god? People worship all kinds of gods out there. Some religions have many gods, others have a goddess, and some even have no gods at all. Some people believe in Allah, others in Brahma, others in various nature gods. Why should Christianity be given the nod over, say, Islam? Or Buddhism? Hinduism? Zoroastrianism? There's no proof that any of those religions in particular are correct; they all just require 'faith'. But until someone can provide some evidence to convince me that one is definitely right and the others are definitely wrong, it will make the most sense to me that they're ALL wrong. That's why I'm nonreligious.

Answer 3

I don't believe in god because the idea that an uncaused cause (god) created a universe, full of planets and stars and is almost infinitely large and only populated one planet called earth.

I don't believe in god because the bible presents him as a jealous, angry god who smites children and allows daughters to have sex with their father.

I don't believe in god because the concept of a god is to explain the unexplainable. Those of which that are now explainable causes god to become less important. Simply put, the 'goddidit' people are up against the wall with one line left on the floor to cross - that line is creation of the universe.

I don't believe in god because there are too many of them to believe in and I just don't have that kind of time.

Does it hurt to believe in god? No. But, once you've committed to not believing in god and you figure out that god doesn't exist, it's pretty hard to fool yourself into believing. And to believe in god just so you can enter the kingdom of heaven is just another ticket to hell cos you're not believing in him for the right reasons. The act of being "saved" is so hard anyway that it's probably impossible to be saved.

By far, it's easier, more peaceful and much more rewarding to be an atheist. And, it's the logical choice.

Answer 4

You can't believe what your mind, research, intelligence, and common sense tell you is just the superstotion of those who are afraid of dieing.
I would have a different feel for religion if there was a tiny scrap of evidence ( forget proof ) of the existance of any God or Gods.
There are, and have been thousands of beliefs and religions since the stone age. All of them because the people just couldn't believe that death is the end.
So to answer why? Because there is no evidence of God.

Answer 5

I was afraid when I believed in a God that could monitor and manipulate the universe and know what I would do next, so I threw the idea out entirely, why live in fear when I can live happily and not in a somewhat subjugated state?

Oh, and to say that you will sacrifice your life for him at any given moment was too much for me, how can I say that and believe in him? I treasure my life very much and can not simply throw it away.

Lastly, what if I do all of it and don't make it into heaven (assuming it exists)? Look at where that leaves me.

I just can't believe it.

Answer 6

Why don’t you believe in Zeus and Thor and Shiva and all those gods? I don’t believe in your god for the same exact reason.

The “Why don’t you just believe in him so you can get into heaven, that way if you are wrong nothing bad will happen, but if you are wrong about atheism then you'll go to hell” is Pascal’s Wager.
It doesn’t work. First of, I just don’t believe In Santa, the tooth fairy and god. I can’t make myself believe in them. Secondly, if I did and followed all the inane “rules” of the bible, I’d be throwing my life away on a myth as well as missing out on a lot of fun.

I hope this help :-)

Answer 7

Believe there is god, should we follow his instructions to do somethings? If he is calling you, will you think he is god or devil? If he calls you to do something, will it right? These are not the bible can tell clearly. The only way is ; tell other people in church and ask what to do, then the man tell you what is it, will he telling right?
Religious is the way to telling people to do right and make people more happy life, but there is something at behind they may wrong.
Believe there is god good, at least you will have hope to ask and pray and care of doing thing wrong with punishment. On the other hand, will easily be un-indepandenced. too lean on take from granted.
See who you are and look what are you doing then you will do more careful. Despite there is god or not, do not take thing not belong to you and give you have to others.
What religious you are?

Answer 8

I know that the idea of God's existence is comforting, but I can't make myself believe just because it sounds good. I would be lying to myself. It's the same with all other gods out there. How can you know that they don't exist. What about Zeus or even Santa Claus. It would be nice to get free gifts every Christmas, but I still don't believe in him.

Answer 9

I am an agnostic and don't believe in a god because I have no proof. If there is a god, he obviously doesn't really care to prove to us that he exists, so why should we waste our lives trying to please and prove ourselves to this "god"? I believe in living life and loving your family and generally being a wonderful person. Trying to get into Heaven is not a goal for me, because there is no proof that there is a Heaven at all.

Answer 10

well i'm agnostic and as an agnostic i'm neither a believer nor a nonbeliever as there is not enough evidence to say whether or not god exists or doesn't exist if god does exist what's his or her name is it allah is it buddha is it shiva is it ganesh and so forth and so forth if there is no god how was the universe created how was the planet and solar system created and how did life come from about as for the person to lump in agnostics as agnostic athiest is absurd as agnosticism is the belief that there is not enough evidence either way to prove in the existence or non existence of god

Answer 11

There is too much evidence against the existance of a God. And if the description of god in the bible is accurate, to be honest, if he does exist, I would rather go to hell.