Athiest...Is it actually that ya'll are scared of Judgement?

Question

The idea that your actions,words,and lack of actions or words will be held accountable by God.Is that what you're really scared of?

If so,why does that idea seem foriegn to you?Kids are accountable to parents;emplyees acountable to bosses;students to teachers;people to goverment(that one actually goes both ways);and creation accountable to the creator.

Again why would it seem so foriegn to you that we(creation) will be held acountable for our words,actions,and lackof actions or words?

John 7:24-Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Answer 1

Yeah, you've got us.

We're just scared of the big imaginary man in the sky.

I knew we wouldn't be able to fool you for long.

Answer 2

According to your "logic", if I was scared of having an accident, I wouldn't buy an insurance.

If someone would be scared of god's judgment, why do you think this person would decide not to believe in god? That's plain ridiculous.

Atheists aren't scared of god, if they were, they wouldn't be atheists, don't be ridiculous.

Now, why does it seem foreign to you that some spiders will eat their mother alive? Did your god forget the whole parent-child thing there? Or maybe your analogy is quite limited?

And being accountable about my actions isn't foreign to me. I do what's right for the simple reason it's the right thing to do and not because I'm expecting a reward from a so called god in another life, that'd be a very selfish thing to do. Good things must be done because they are good and not because a selfish desire of immortality or fear of punishment, that’d be immoral.

Do you know what scares me? Bad logic, poor morals and bad spelling. Brrrr.

Bye,

Answer 3

Hmmm...let's see...I was once a christian. Saw the real truth, now I no longer believe. I know what the bible teaches about judgement day, the rapture, heaven and hell. So since I don't believe in that nonsense anymore, why would I be afraid? I was actually MORE afraid as a christian! Now I am happy and content...I live my life as a good, law-abiding citizen. I care for others and for this earth. I love my family and friends and I am loved. My life as it is now is perfect. What more could I possibly want?

Answer 4

Nope. It's not fear. I'm actually much more afraid of death, just death, than I would be "divine judgment". The thing is... just because it would be NICE for good people to be rewarded and bad people to be punished after death doesn't mean this "nice" situation exists in reality.

You ASSUME we are creations. You take on FAITH that there is a God. I don't have to accept YOUR faith as MY truth. If you PROVE to me that a gOd exists (which is all but impossible, but good luck trying) then we can talk. Until then, the burden of proof forever rests with you... so get to work.

Answer 5

no
I am the best person I can be
and much better than some "christians" who think believing is the important part, and being a good person is worthless

so if there is a god
#1 I will be suprised
#2 if I am judged on my actions then I am fine

if I am not judged on my actions but rather on my "beliefs" then I would not want to go to heaven anyway

could you imagine what a place that would be? no nice people, but just the ones who "believed" yuck!

Answer 6

See, that's where we disagree.

Atheists are accountable for their own actions. We don't get to pretend that the choices we make are influenced by some unseen force.

Xian Fundies like yourself, blame everything on Satan and take responsibility for nothing.

In short: We're not afraid of judgement from something that doesn't exist.

Answer 7

I am not aware of any atheist that feels this way. I know I am a good person, so my actions and words will hold up just fine in any "god court".

The mistake in your assumption is to believe that you have to be less of a person to be atheist. This is ridiculous.

Just as they don't flock to Christianity out of fear of going to hell, they also don't run away for fear of judgment.

Answer 8

I see no evidence in the universe, nor the universe itself, that there is a creator. I see nothing to indicate that there is a need for cosmic justice. We are nothing but a bunch of atoms moving around under the laws of physics. Some of these atoms come together long enough that their collective action is self-aware, then they drift apart and that awareness returns to the nothingness from whence it came.

So where's the judgement or creator in that?

Answer 9

If we were scared of "Judgement", it would be silly to be an atheist, wouldn't it?

I mean, think about it... if deep down inside we really BELIEVED in god, what sort of insanity would it take to defy said god, whose holy book says we will be damned if we don't?

I mean, seriously... do you think we're stupid? If so, then I can't help you.

But meanwhile, consider the fact, that in spite of the horrifying ramifications that would come with us being wrong about the existence of god... Don't you think that we must have some pretty STRONG reasons not to believe in him?

Don't you think that possibly there's something we know, that possibly you don't... that makes us willing to take that chance? And more importantly, to not even be concerned about it?

Answer 10

If I were scared of the judgement of your God wouldn't that make me likely to become a believer? I actually am accountable and answer to the people who matter to me and who depend on me. Unlike Christians I don't go to Jesus to get forgiven everytime I mess up. I have to take full responsibility and fix it or learn from it myself. That seems enough in my life. I don't share some of the Christian ethical beliefs (depends of which of the different sects you refer to) and since this is a free country I don't think you have the right to judge me or try to force me to live by your beliefs which I don't share. I think we could all get along fine if religious people were content to live their beliefs and share them with other like minded people and not keep pushing and projecting them onto everyone.

Answer 11

As an atheist Agnostic or a secular Humanist or something like that, I still haven't figured it out yet - No. We are afraid of being killed by religious zealots.