Atheists: What DO you believe in if not the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?

Question

You are correct ma'am. I am NOT a pirate!

Answer 1

I believe in pirates.

You, sir, are NOT a pirate! ^_^

Answer 2

I believe in protons, electrons, neutrons and all the sub-particles.
I believe these can form various combinations to produce diferent atroms in the elements.
I believe these elements can further combine to produce molecules.
I believe molecules can form gases, acids, solids, liquids, and so on.
I believe all of the mentioned produce diferent objects as well as living organisms.
So the whole universe has a set number of atomic particles that are constantly taking place in diferent bodies for all eternity.
So one day, one little proton will be apart of a star then in a thousand million years the same proton will be a part of the air i breathe or the water i drink, and when i was born there was a number of particles forming me, but as i grew older, some were reincorporated into the atmosphere or the earth and i collected new ones to form cells in my body, and when i die nothing will disappear, my tissues will break down and make food for maggots and return to the soil which will turn into volcano ash which will turn into air and maybe when the earth explodes return to space dust and engulfed by a black hole. What a journey for a little proton!!!!

Answer 3

There is, unfortunately, some disagreement about the definition of atheism. It is interesting to note that most of that disagreement comes from theists — atheists themselves tend to agree on what atheism means. Christians in particular dispute the definition used by atheists and insist that atheism means something very different.

The broader, and more common, understanding of atheism among atheists is quite simply "not believing in any gods." No claims or denials are made — an atheist is just a person who does not happen to be a theist. Sometimes this broader understanding is called "weak" or "implicit" atheism. Most good, complete dictionaries readily support this.

There also exists a narrower sort of atheism, sometimes called "strong" or "explicit" atheism.

Answer 4

"I don't want to believe, I want to know." (Carl Sagan)

I believe that some human beings need love and a sense of security badly enough to imagine that they can get it from something that does not exist. Oh, wait. That's not a belief, that's a fact.

I believe in string theory. There. Happy now? Oh, wait. No I don't. I'm just checking it out.

Aha! I believe that my son will come home from school today. NO, wait. I just hope he does. He might not.

Hmm. OK, you got me. I don't believe in anything. Oh, wait. I believe that death is the cessation of life, and nothing more. That's got to be a belief, because I've never died. So there we go, one belief. No, wait, I just don't believe that there's anything after death, that's different.

Thanks a lot. Now you're making me think. What I might call "belief" is usually something else, either knowledge or a lack of belief in a claim that is not supported by evidence.

Answer 5

Nothing. I do not accept things without evidence, and if you have evidence, it's not belief.

There are three things I hold as valid, but I do not consider them 'true'. In fact, because they are axiomic, that means they cannot be proven. They are simply the rules of the game, as it were:

1. Mathematics and logic are valid. Truth is an inherantly logical proposition. Without logic, the truth-value of any fact could never be known, there would be no way to distinguish between a true fact and a false fact. Without logic, knowledge would be unattainable.

2. Observations, unaided and aided, are valid. However, aided observations must be supported by prior observations and mathematics. For example, before the theory of optics was discovered, a microscope would have been invalid; but through study of unaided observations of lenses and beams of light, the theory of optics was mathematically formulated, so the microscope is valid. A crystal gazing ball is still invalid, but if a way to define the effect mathematically and in a way that could be verified with unaided observations was found, it would become valid as well. Without being able to trust our observations, we could aquire no data on which to operate, and thus knowledge would be unattainable.

3. The supernatural, if it exists (note: no statement is made of its existence or non-existence, just a conditional), does not in any way interact with the natural world. If a supernatural involvement can be had, then nothing can be assured as true. If the deity that oversees gravity decides to change the universal gravitational constant, for example, all things we know will suddenly be invalid, and thus knowledge could not be attained.

It is important to recognize that none of these things is considered true; they are axioms. An axiom is a statement that must be accepted or not accepted on its own merits. However, as each of them can be shown to be necessary for knowledge, one must either accept these three things, or, one must accept that nothing at all can be known, let alone known to be true or false. So these axioms must be 'accepted' or 'held' to attain knowledge, even though their axiomic nature means they themselves cannot be proven.

Answer 6

Yet again... the "what do atheists believe in" question.

Atheism is an absence of belief. It is NOT a beleif system.

Theism= belief in god(s)
A= prefix meaning without

Atheism= without god(s).

Therefore, as an atheist, I believe I have 10 fingers. I believe the sky is blue. I believe my computer is real. I believe grass grows and is green. I believe in many many things.

Answer 7

some people must grasp on to things that can not be tuched some can find comfurt in saying they believe there for it is real. where others have grown to like the facts as they are laid in fornt of them. and better yet are those who dig to the first of all belifs. all are one and none the same this is the world we must live in and the more we pick at each other the less we learn. SO STOP ASKING SILLY QUESTIONS AND JUST OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!

Answer 8

I believe in myself and the world around me. I certainly do not believe in flying pigs, pink unicorns, nor the father/son/holy spirit.

Answer 9

Yes, I have to agree with the majority here. Atheists do not believe in anything as belief implies faith and faith is a belief in things that are not proved.

Atheists only believe in things they can prove. But once proved, it is no longer a belief but is pure knowledge. There is no faith involved.

Answer 10

Do you realize the difference between the terms 'atheist' and 'non-believer'. I think you mean the latter.
A-theists go with what is shown by science and do not 'believe' in any gods/goddesses. Then there are different religions with different theories about their pantheon.
I believe a single male does not create everything as we know it. I see energies (male AND female) being a much more realistic concept. Duh.

Answer 11

How do you worship a father, a son and a holy spirit and still call it monotheism,anyway?