How can athiests have so much faith?

Question

I realize that those of you who consider themselves to be athiests may consider Christians to be completely ridiculous in our faith that Jesus died for our sins and God exists. Have you ever thought how much faith it would take to actually belive that the Big Bang came out of nowhere by shere chance and that God had nothing to do with it or you. Please, let me know how it is that you have so much faith.

Please understand that I am not saying the Big Bang did not happen. Its just that for the big bang to actually occur it had to originate from somewhere. I think most people would agree that everything in this universe has an origin right? So, those ingredients that had gone into the big bang, where did they come from?

If you say that they came from another big bang, where did that come from? Again I believe that there was a big bang, its just that I personally believe that God was the mastermind behind it. Does anyone else have a better idea?

Answer 1

Most likely the reason they have so much 'faith' is because they place it in themselves. Even though many claim they do not operate by faith but rather scientific fact they are mistaken in this belief. For as the scientific community may attest few thing are a certainty in the realm of science. They must come to a hypothesis and put faith in that theory that has been concocted through equations and theorems.
To all you who claim this question is asked by a fool please take heed. You believe there was a big explosion, a great quantity of 'mass' was spread out throughout the universe and that amongst this great mass of elements there just so happened to be life supporting elements. Now are you still with me? Good...now these elements and matter begin to clump together and form galaxies which begin to cool and solidify. Now the conditions on this planet (a single chunk of rock; I say this for simplicity) earth reach such a point that life could be supported. Small organisms pop up out of nowhere and begin to multiply. These simple single cell organisms then slowly evolve into such intricate life forms as plants, bugs, frogs, lizards, snakes, mice, birds, large animals, and eventually man. By this time all organisms that had or continue to exist have by simply coming into existence defeated the odds (they have won the lottery over 1, 000 times by now, and you know how hard that is to do!!!). Now can you honestly tell me that there is not even the slightest chance that there is a great I Am who created all of this?
Well that is just my two cents worth. Later day y'all.

Answer 2

I believe in science. The Big Bang is the best theory up to day.The difference between believe in a super God and believe in science is that science is not static. The truth of today can be partially or complete false tomorrow. This concept of evolution of the mind and knowledge is very good. Take for example the Missing Link. We have a very large fossil information (Lucy, the Dikika Baby) of the "homos" preceding us but the religious people still talking about one missing link. Evolution works in a ramification form, not in a line. If God create all the living things why new species are found every day and others are disappearing?

Answer 3

I have asked the same question of the Big Bang - something cannot come from nothing. However, I also ask the same question of God - where did he come from - something cannot come from nothing. It is not like God just happened one day and was all powerful. Maybe it is like in the MIB movie. Our universe is just part of a much larger universe. I am an Atheist but not a Believer of the Big Bang. I have faith in what I can see, what I know to be right. I have faith in my values and morals. the things that I can control. I believe that we all create our destinies and they are not controlled by an omnipotent being.

Answer 4

Firstly, we don't believe the Big Bang came out of 'nowhere.' We believe it came from somewhere, we just aren't sure. I find it amazing that you can talk about how we only have faith and no proof yet you believe a little man in the sky said 'abracadabra' and with a magical poof, the universe appeared. Oh gee, sounds believable.

Answer 5

It is a false presumption you have made that all atheists believe in the big bang. It is a further false presumption you have made that all atheists believe in the big bang through faith.

Faith is the will to believe without evidence. How do you know that the atheists that do believe in the big bang have not considered the evidence?

Answer 6

I don't believe the Big Bang came from nowhere. I am not sure where it came from, but that doesn't make it magic.

And things in the Universe do not move by chance at all.

Yet another example of not having the slightest idea what you are even arguing against. I have no faith.

"Faith is believing what you know ain't so"
-- Mark Twain

Answer 7

that's a good element. faith is perception regardless of information. when you consider that there is not any useful information for God and adequate information that would not help or perhaps precludes the existance of God then it won't be faith to no longer settle for the theory that God exists. additionally the atheist/agnostic dichotomy is somewhat deceptive. Neither have faith in God. Agnostics settle for that there may well be conceivable yet there is not any reason to think of that possibility is sufficient to think of God is available. Atheists merely simplify and say "no. i've got not got faith in God."

Answer 8

sigh...is this one part of the drinking game?

atheism is the lack of a belief...it requires no faith....there is scientific evidence for the expansion of the universe, no faith there...

saying something must have "caused" the Big Bang make no sense, it's the beginning of time...it's like asking "what's higher than the highest point?" and when I answer "nothing" you say "ha, god is real."

Answer 9

It does not take faith to understand that there was probably a kind of "big bang"; the evidence supports it.

Answer 10

It doesn't take as much faith, and there's much more scientific evidence and reason than there is to follow what a book says.