Benifit of believing(and wisdom &understanding):
Salvation
God helping you positively change you life
Fruits of the spirit
Gifts of the spirit(gifts and fruits are different)
Miracles
Blessings(That man cant naturally match)
Increased Faith
The Holy Spirit
Understanding of God's word
Like a seed that grows to more than it appears;God can prosper your life
Withstanding the pressures of life.
and many more
Matthew 16:25-For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my(Jesus) sake shall find it.
OK,remind me please?What are the benifits of not believing?
2006-12-30 07:52:03 · 24 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not having to live in fear or feel guilty for being human.
2006-12-30 07:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Salvation -- From what? I can salvage myself from whatever I need to save myself from. Since I don't believe in hell, there's no need of that here.
God helping you positively change you life -- Again, I don't believe in god, so he doesn't have an affect on my life. I change my life positively as well as people and events around me.
Fruits of the spirit -- Just what are fruits of the spirit anyway? I get my fruits from the Farmer's Market, if that's what you're asking.
Gifts of the spirit(gifts and fruits are different) -- Walmart?
Miracles -- Miracles do not exist. They are a fabcrication.
Blessings(That man cant naturally match) -- Again.. non-existent.
Increased Faith -- I have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow and that the earth revolves around the sun. I also know these to be factual. I have faith in myself but not in mankind as a whole. It's pretty bleak.
The Holy Spirit - Holy non-existent Batman!
Understanding of God's word -- Can you say... Doesn't exist?
God can prosper your life -- by guilting me into worshipping him? No thanks. Next!
Withstanding the pressures of life -- We can do that without a sense of false security.
These things may be good for you, but they are just un-needed crutches to people like myself.
The main benefit of not believing is that we can live life without worrying whether or not we are pleasing a deity with the things we do. Also, we don't have to feel guilty for anything. We don't have to follow archaic rules of the bible.
And, we're genuinely caring, generous and loving people. No pretenses. Our morality is true.
Plus we're more intelligent.
2006-12-30 08:34:10 · answer #2 · answered by umwut? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, i used to be religious. Then I really started to question my faith and I proved that it was wrong. Religion can make you happy-but at what expense? I came to the conclusion that ignorance is bliss. Yes reality may disturb us but its too dangerous to disregard-especailly since my former religion was Islam. After leaving that vile and hateful religion I found out that all religions are just big cults. Once you find the truth you cant deny it. Hey I probably wouldnt have minded it if i was raised a christian. There was some verses that i found disturbing in it though like:
>Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
>You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)
>Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)
The biggest thing I gain from being an atheist is freethought, logic, and open-mindedness.
2006-12-30 08:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not a choice. If you told me there was an invisible big blue monkey on the roof I couldn't force myself to believe it. All the things you listed are personal delusions. I'm sorry, I would love to believe in that stuff, but once your educated it's not a choice.
All that said, I can honestly say I'm happy I don't believe there is some dictator sitting in the sky. So:
Happyness
Personal Honesty
No religous stunt on learning
A free mind
Morality not based on fear
Appreciation of life
Spirituality that doesn't involve a sky daddy
What more could you want?
2006-12-30 07:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by Poo 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Benefits of not believing:
Thorough grounding in realism
Reasonable trust and interdependence among tangible friends
Sense of self-motivation and self-control
Gratitude for gifts from other people
Ability to distinguish coincidences from cause-and-effect
Appreciation for the beauty and symbiosis arising from natural processes
Belief in the equality of all humans, and the native dignity of all life forms
Appreciation of all literature and its contributions to human understanding
Belief in the fundamental good will of humanity while acknowledging the dangers of ignorance and fear
Sense of urgency about the need to heal the earth, alleviate suffering and mend broken social systems in our common life
and many, many more...
2006-12-30 08:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benefits of not believing in the bible,
as a woman I do not have to posses self loathing
Freedom of thought
Freedom to hear God from God and not from the words of middle eastern men of 6 and 4 thousand years ago.
Lisa did a great job answering this question, I agree with her.
2006-12-30 08:00:17 · answer #6 · answered by Sara 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom and understanding
Helping yourself to positively change your own life
Helping others to positively change their lives
Fruits of the earth
Gifts from the heart
Lucky coincidences
Increased interest in science
Curiosity
Quest for knowledge
Appreciation of life here on earth
Withstanding the pressures of one's life
Decision-making based on own experience and learning
Morality based on what is best for self and fellow man
Love
Compassion
2006-12-30 07:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
In addition to "eris" cool answers:
Understanding that the human condition is not to be found in tens of thousands of contradictory and often cruel vagaries - that we have the equipment to better the plight of our fellow human beings by taking practical steps based on actual, coherent knowledge.
That the only thing to fear is the hegemony of ignorance.
2006-12-30 08:02:49 · answer #8 · answered by JAT 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Benefits of believing:
Closed mindedness
Rejecting science
Ignorance of how the universe really works.
Prejudice
Slavery to a religious political body
Slavery to an imaginary tyrant (god)
Benefits of non-belief
Intellectual freedom
Sociological freedom.
The ability to praise myself for a job well done.
The ability to take responsibility for my own poor choices.
Not having to bow, scrape and plead before any being (real or imaginary)
2006-12-30 07:59:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Did you not read my answer to your earlier question? or are you just that dense?--Not believing makes us part of the responsible part of the world's population who are actually striving to fix this planet and help our fellow people instead of waiting for God to take us away--when we do make things better we have satisfaction that our efforts were not in vain and are rewarded by a better living situation that is for all people
2006-12-30 07:58:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can live your life with your own sense of honor and beliefs with out the pressure of living up to 2,000 year old outdated rules. People who are religious only carry out "good deeds" because they live in fear that otherwise god will send them to hell.
Fear is the mother of morality.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
2006-12-30 08:00:28 · answer #11 · answered by ♫ Silence 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋