Who would want to be associated with people who don't believe in God,the creator of all living things.
2007-02-01 12:14:21 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a believer in God and I would be proud to be associated with those who don't believe in God. I don't screen associates according to their religious affiliations (or lack thereof).
2007-02-01 12:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You seem to have trouble understanding other people. We don't believe that your god is the creator of all living things, so it doesn't bother us to be associated with people who don't believe that he's the creator of all living things.
2007-02-01 20:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put yourself in our shoes: what if it were the other way around?
For instance, if you lived in the days of early Christianity, when Rome was persecuting Christians, would you have lied and kept your faith a secret? And that's when you might have been put to death for it! So why shouldn't we all be honest about our beliefs today, when it's much safer for everyone?
Besides, I've met a few Christians who don't have much contact with atheists...some of them even believe atheists are evil. When I tell them I'm an atheist, 1. they learn that atheists are regular people, just like everyone else, and 2. there is a little less prejudice in the world.
2007-02-04 18:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Zandze 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly other people who don't believe in God the creator of all living things would want to associate with an atheist. People tend to congregate in groups that share a similar set of beliefs.
2007-02-01 20:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't want to be associated with organized religion. Organized religion is chaotic, and far more often than not, is linked to some kind of discrimination against another religion or violent history and/ or background. And, if you haven't already noticed, there are only two given choices of an already uncertain afterlife; heaven or hell. And, to top it off, I have had people tell me to believe or burn in hell. Where, pray tell, would you get the idea that I would ever want to believe in an unseen force that I have tried not once, but twice, to believe in with no avail or advantage of feeling better about myself?
Thus, Atheism.
2007-02-01 20:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I guess because some of them actually believe that there is no God. It's really sad for me to grasp that concept. Their hearts are hardened toward religion, maybe because of a bad experience they have had.
I would never want to rely on just myself. I mess up all the time, I don't always judge a situation correctly, and there are a lot of things I need to learn. I am happy to know that God will help me if I ask.
2007-02-01 20:21:10 · answer #6 · answered by hopewriter 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't let someone's religion or lack thereof stand in the way of whether or not I like them or associate with them. I decide who I hang out with by designating people into two groups - those who are *******, and those who aren't. An ****** is an ****** regardless what their religious affiliation (or non-affiliation) is.
2007-02-01 20:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First of all, god is not the creator of all living things. god is imaginary. Why would I want to associate myself with a fictional being?
Why would I tell someone? To show them I am not a brainwashed drone.
2007-02-01 20:20:08 · answer #8 · answered by atheist jesus 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why would you tell someone you're a Christian? Who would want to be associated with people who are as intolerant as you obviously are? I tell people what I am because the truth is important to me.
2007-02-01 20:20:16 · answer #9 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If I didn't believe God existed, I would admit it. What's worse; Lying about believing in God, or telling the truth that you do?
I think your question is a little short-sighted.
2007-02-01 20:23:10 · answer #10 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋