Why wouldn't you want to be Christian and believe in a god? Let’s say there isn't a god. You still have a “friend” to turn to, that doesn’t judge you, teaches you to be a better person, has unfailing love, and forgives you no matter what you do. Now what if he WAS real? He is! Belief isn't weakness so why devoting any of your time here to demean people who believe in something it doesn’t make any sense.
2007-02-25 10:45:09 · 29 answers · asked by That one guy 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The whole idea of god is a fallacy. The believer begins by asserting all things require a creator, but quickly exempts their god from the rule. So, if the universe requires a creator, why doesn’t your god? The only answer they can come up with is, “Because he’s god” and that’s not very compelling.
Few believers stop there, however. It’s not enough to simply accept the existence of some creator, oh no, there’s more. The creator has likes and dislikes, very much like a “turn on and turn off” list. And it’s all been written down in a book called the Bible. Of course this brings up more problems: How can we be sure that the writers of the book got it right, and were truly divinely inspired… Well that’s easy…. YOU TOO must be divinely inspired, and then it’s all crystal clear, POP! instantly!
The book goes much deeper than that… if you keep reading (past the flood, the famines, the massacres, baby killing and porno scenes complete with… well we won’t go there) you’ll get to the part where god realizes he’s still pissed off about what Eve did way back in Chapter 1, and he can’t seem to find it in his heart to forgive mankind for the evil sin of eating from the forbidden tree of knowledge. So he does like any loving creator does, he kills his own son, and leaves a few drunken fisherman and goat herders to write it all down.
Now, Here comes the good part… If you believe this story (written and told by humans), the god is HAPPY with you, and will reward you with eternal never-ending bliss, but if you don’t believe the story, look out, god will become angry and not allow you into the never-ending party of bliss.
The whole part about the camel and the eye of the needle… that’s good too. This way, you can look at the rich man and laugh, “What a fool, he’ll never get to heaven like me”. But does the rich man care? Heck no! He’s having way too much fun with all that cash to worry seriously about the afterlife.
2007-02-25 10:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by slipknotraver 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
I don't demean anyone for having different beliefs than I do, and just the fact that you said that makes you a hypocrite. You are demeaning us for our beliefs when most of us have much more reasoning behind not believing in God. Most of us have many personal reasons for why we don't, so please don't judge us just because we don't believe in your God.
And besides, in your bible (I'm assuming you're christian by the way you word your paragraph) God certainly DOES judge us. Judgement by God is told repeatedly throughout the bible. Two, he does not teach you to be a better person, he teaches you to be just like everyone else (the bible certainly does not encourage individuality). The bible has many more things that I don't really feel like going into right now. But lastly, if he has unfailing love, why would he send mere skeptics to hell if he loved them?
2007-02-25 10:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Abby C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are going to have to learn somehow that there are many religions out there that do not have a god you are pretty much born into a religion and it is forced down your thraot. Now based on the experience of forcing you may choose to believe in the god. I for one was raised a Catholic and had a bad experience at school, as of today I haven't gone to church in about 14 years and I am proud of it. I do believe in a higher power but it's just not god as you think. I don't even know what it is so get off my back . you must be one of thoses jesus pushing freaks that I slam the door on. I do use god as a swear word but other than that I lead a better life than you
2007-02-25 11:09:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, you think it's okay to be a Christian without believing in God? And you have this friend who isn't there, but at least it doesn't judge you.... Excellent argument. That's about the same as saying, it's good to have an invisible friend.
2007-02-25 12:04:26 · answer #4 · answered by The Truth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding me? Do you know how much I want to just believe in God? To just say, yeah there's a god, and never have to think about it again? But I CAN'T. Because theres a part of my brain that said snap out of it, don't just accept what people tell you, think for yourself. I can't live a lie, pretending i believe something i don't.
I actually used to believe, or thought that I did. But I was 11, and even then I still couldn't fully accept it.
2007-02-25 10:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by runner08 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called personal choice, dude. I agree with you that people shouldn't demean others because they believe in a "higher power", but you shouldn't demean ALL atheists because of a few that decide to make it their personal crusade to remove God from everything.
2007-02-25 10:53:16 · answer #6 · answered by docketclerkguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is it so hard for Christians to understand that most Atheists were once Christian and they now think that its all crap?
You can't force belief hon. Its not about "not wanting to believe" its about "simply not believing at all".
Atheists aren't angry with your god. They aren't denying your god. They don't believe in your god. Do you believe in the tooth fairy? Same thing.
2007-02-25 11:04:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have real friends and family who love and respect me and to whom I can turn when I need help or advice. I'm not afraid to face reality without the comforting fantasy of an invisible friend looking over me. I gave up my soft blanket and teddy bear when I was a child.
But I respect your right to believe in and cling to whatever you deem necessary for your happiness.
RWB: Finish the quote. Thomas Jefferson admired Jesus, but he rejected the idea that Jesus was divine or ever claimed to be. He admired the ethics of Jesus but was appalled by the things done in his name.
2007-02-25 10:52:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an Atheist, but this question made me giggle. Seriously, if an atheist just wanted a imaginary friend...why on Earth would they choose yours? There's thousands of other Gods and Goddesses to choose from as well as tons of fiction characters.
2007-02-25 10:56:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to believe in something just for the sake of it. I would much rather accept the existence or fact of something because there is evidence supporting its existence. Right now, none of my friends are judging me, I can turn to them all, and they all exist as well.
2007-02-25 10:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by Nowhere Man 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋