2007-01-15 04:08:47 · 39 answers · asked by c_lotty2001 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm an atheist myself, and in no way do I believe that there's a God, higher power, or whatever you want to call it. And I don't want to believe in God either.
Sometimes I do envy religious people their faith, though. Not so much their faith in God, (because if there is a God it is not one I would want to praise) but that surtency that there's always someone looking out for you, especially during hard times - when loosing a loved one for example. I can imagine it must be a comfort.
2007-01-15 06:05:15 · update #1
No. I work very hard in life to be good to my friends and treat my loved ones with respect. I'm there to support them when they have problems, and I have them to turn to in times of trouble.
2007-01-15 04:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋
I feel you're searching for God, but are afraid to admit it? If you're thinking along these lines perhaps God is calling out to you? Why not just research the matter - read some Christian books or something - you never know what might come of it. I cannot imagine what it's like now to live a life with no faith. God is so real that I cannot understand how people can't 'feel' him.
2007-01-15 04:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I envy people who believe fully and do not question God. I started questioning my beliefs in college, and wonder how others can live with out questioning things. I am not a atheist, because, I want to believe in God and still pray, I guess, I a skeptic. and do not want to give up hope. I think it is really important to have morals, and church is where some people get morals. It is sort of a checks and balance thing.
2007-01-15 04:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by msmelmel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. As a former atheist, I can tell you that Atheists feel sorry for those that "believe". They think they are forced to turn to imaginary friends because they are too weak minded to deal with problems or face problems. But if you look that your average Catholic community and your average non-religious community and you can see that something is going on here. Catholics live great lives no matter the circumstance. Non-religious communities have much higher crime, neighbors don't know each other, schools are in shambles, etc, etc. Do the math.
2007-01-15 04:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well when my dog died I did, but I took strength in my faith and came to terms that she had a good life and was a happy puppy that brought joy and happiness to the lives of the people and dogs - and some cats - she met, and had contributed to making this life a good one.
Once I remembered that, the envy faded away like a fog at sunrise.
2007-01-15 04:13:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I look with sadness upon people who accept things without proof, such as those who think the 'bible' (which bible do they mean?) is divine, that god answers prayers, that there really was a jesus, that there is heaven, that the earth is 6000 years old, that there was a flood that covered ALL dry land (where did that water drain to?) that humans were intelligently designed (cancer, warts, birth defects, hemorrhoids, slipped discs etc.) and over all, pity the believers. Learn to THINK. Become a skeptic. Look at http://www.atheist.org for more details.
2007-01-15 04:18:40 · answer #6 · answered by Bob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. That old hack "Ignorance is Bliss" is simply not true.
There is more to envy in those who bet the lottery numbers on the back of fortune cookie messages. At least they got a tasty dinner before someone gave them something useless to believe in.
-SD-
2007-01-15 04:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No but I often wonder if believers envy the freedom and liberation of atheists who shape their own destiny through their actions. Reason is a marvellous gift but it's one that religionists usually neglect.
2007-01-15 04:22:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't envy one of the seven deadly sins?
I don't envy them at all, I have real live human beings to turn to in times of trouble, I don't need to turn to some fictitious character.
That would be bizarre!
2007-01-15 04:17:36 · answer #9 · answered by Chatty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I occasionally envy their comfortable certainty, and of course the social privileges and relatively easy lives they lead. Were I lazy enough, I might be tempted, but so far I haven't faced anything I couldn't handle while retaining my basic honesty.
2007-01-15 04:17:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you envy an alcoholic with a smile on his face as he stumbles along the street before collapsing and vomiting? I expect not.
Sure theist beliefs are often comforting, but some people dont want emotional or psychological crutches, some people prefer reality.
2007-01-15 04:11:45 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 0⤋