Atheism, Why?

Question

To all the atheists out there, I want to know how you came to your "There is no God" conclusion. Do you KNOW there is no God, or are you just unsure?

Don't bother posting links to sites explaining why I should have faith in nothing. I want YOUR reason(s).

Thank you

If several of you all had been a little nicer, I would not have added anything except the thank you.
Well, aren't many of us snippy this morning? I asked a simple non-judgemental question and some of you were really not nice. As such you have stereotyped yourself as an Atheist. To those of you who KNOW there is no God, well, you would have to be Omniscient to know there is no God. And that would, in fact, make YOU God.
And to the rest of you. I suppose it is how you see things that influence you. As a medical professional, I know how the human body works, and folks, it's way too complicated to happen spontaneously.
For those of you who might want me to foolishly try to prove there is a God, I can't. But he can.

May God see fit to bring you to him. And if you're going to stand for something, (atheism) quit being so defensive!

And thank you

Answer 1

Its as much as you saying can you prove there is a god. They do not see god so they do not believe in him.

Answer 2

Well I was born an atheist (everyone lacks a belief in gods when they're born) and even as a child I saw straight through the traditional argument of "the bible is true because the bible says it is". Most religions either make ridiculous claims (the earth was created 6000 years ago, people were created in their current form, et cetera), or they make flawed assumptions based on ancient science (like the idea that people have a 'soul' or a 'spirit'). Technically I can't disprove that 'a god' may exist, just as I can't disprove the possibility I created the universe then forgot about it. But I know there is no god to the same extent that I am capable of knowing anything, except my own existence which I actually can be certain of.

Answer 3

I was an atheist all my life. I never had reason to contemplate whether a god exists or not. The question simply never came up for me. I only wondered what religious people were talking about, but up to now I dismiss religious talk in the same way I dismiss TV advertisements and all the other daily noise. It is a non-issue. To my best knowledge there is nothing supernatural at all. Burdening my mind with a faith of any sort would be a constant challenge to my analytical thinking brain, and since there is actually no reason to do this apart from wishful thinking, I simply don't.

Answer 4

It all started when I was about 14. I was raised Lutheran, and had been going to a Lutheran School since Kindergarten. I'd never actually had "faith", never put any belief into the mundane rituals that they had us perform on at Wednesday chapel and Sunday church services. I was just along for the ride to please my parents. I almost didn't pass my "Confirmation" class because I asked too many objectionable questions that ultimately resulted in answers like "Because it's God's way"... Typical. I guess I've just never been one to have blind faith in something. I don't KNOW that there is no god, I just require more proof that there is. History is so full of the use of religion for political reasons and the re-writing of scripture to attain certain results from the sheeple, I can't see believing ANY of it. I do, however, see parts of the Bible as a great teaching instrument for morals and such, but that's where my use for that piece of literature ends.

Answer 5

The burden of proof is on the believer. It is healthy to adopt scepticism when someone makes assertions about an unprovable magic guy in the sky. Since I've never seen any evidence to support god's existence I'm not persuaded.

Answer 6

The format of your question is not quite right for me.

I don't know if there is a God, but I do not believe in one. I have yet to find a God system that is realistic. Perhaps there is a "higher power" But I will not waste my life believing in something of which has no evidence.

Answer 7

Why do we say dinosaurs do not exist anymore? Becuz we dun see them walkin around anymore...when there is no EVIDENCE there is no reason believing it...so let me ask....

To all religious folks out there, i want to know how you came to your '' there is god'' conclusion? Do you know there is God, or r u just unsure?

There is no need of proof to unprove something that hasnt been proved in the 1st place...got the point?

Answer 8

At 16 years of age I was an alterboy, very faithful and a true believer, then I was hit by a car and was in comma 4 for 7 days. When I awoke I knew the truth.

Answer 9

I grew up in a 7th Day Adventist cult, but I loved science as a kid. The more I learned about science, the more absurd what I was being taught in church sounded.

Ultimately credibility was stretched to the breaking point and I realized it was the church that was full of it. Although it had been building for months, it finally snapped one day for me. It was the most liberating day of my life. Imagine the wonder and joy of a day when all that cognitive dissonance was gone and so was the threat of Hell (which all that questioning had caused me to worry intensely about).

I consider myself lucky. I figured it out at age 12. Most people never do.

Answer 10

"I want to know how you came to your "There is no God" conclusion. Do you KNOW there is no God, or are you just unsure?"

Your question is not valid on it's face since the converse of your question is do you KNOW there is a God.

Although I believe in God, you do yourself and your faith a disservice by asking such a transparent and patently dishonest question. Please remember just as you and I have the right to believe as we wish, be courteous and allow others to not believe.

Answer 11

My reason is that intellegence is nothing more than a symtom of the brain. The brain exists in the material world - the universe. I do not dispute that consciousness may transcend the universe, but intellegence doesn't.

PS, I was an Atheist, but I think now I'm more Neopagan... not sure yet.