If you don't believe in God, is it moral/ethical to pretend that you do?

Question

Uncle Thesis:

I meant if you don't believe God exists.

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Answer 1

It really doesn't come up, so it certainly is ethical to not tell someone or to tell them it isn't any of their business. Even if they are assuming the wrong thing.

Now to fool someone into thinking you are, that is certainly a gray area at best. If you tell them that just to respect their religion (like a relative) I might be OK with it. If you are doing it to gain some type of advantage, I wouldn't be.

Answer 2

First:
What is meant by "believe in God."
Do you mean you don't believe he exists?
Do you mean you don't accept His authority?
Do you mean you don't believe He has any authority?
Second:
Saying one thing, but secretly beleiving the opposite is called hypocrisy.
Not an attractive characteristic.

Answer 3

Hey NH.

It is not moral, but I'm sure it makes some people's lives easier. You will get treated better if the majority thinks you are one of them.

Answer 4

no, not really... that is a form of deception or lying both of which are immoral and unethical...

but if you don't believe in God, from where do you get your standards? and consequently why care?

Answer 5

nope. that makes u defile the name of God when u sin and claim to be a Christian or whatever ur making him look bad.

Answer 6

if you keep "pretending", one day you might just wake up and figure out that you weren't pretending after all.

Answer 7

it doesnt matter - God knows if you are faking it

Answer 8

What? No.