Is not believing in God just as religious as believing in God?

Question

Does it take more faith to believe that God does not exist?
P.S.,I do believe God does.

Answer 1

I believe so, because it requires more faith for someone to disbelieve in God, the Creator of the Universe, when daily they see His effects; His Creation. I believe in the wind because I see, hear and feel it's effects, yet I would be a fool to believe (not philosophy, but BELIEVE) that it does not exist.
Religion is acting upon a 'belief' in something, and since it is not "blind faith" (due to the evidences of His existence) that God-believers have true, lived-out faith (religion) in Him, then unbelievers also live their BELIEF that He does not exist. They are also religious. Everyone is in some form.
P.S. Hey Doc, your sentence doesn't make sense. How could you not believe in someone whom you hope you "would not p%$s Him off."? You refer even to the emotions of Him whom you say you do not believe in. In this, your mouth speaks lies, because your heart says otherwise.

Answer 2

Religion, in an anthropological sense, is a combination of two things:

1. A myth -- a story, literally or metaphorically believed to be true, that inter-relates man, nature, and the gods (or divine).
2. A moral code -- A set of actions or non-actions considered evil or good, usually but not always formulated in some way in the myth.


Disbelief in a deity does not have a dictated moral code nor one unified myth, and thus cannot be considered a religion.

Answer 3

Religion by definition implies a group of people sharing an organised system of shared beliefs and practices. Therefore is not believing in god enough to call it a religion? I would say not, it needs a similar set of beliefs - that is why you have so many different 'branches' of religious faith.

Answer 4

No. The disbelief without proof should be the default position.

If I'm in an empty room and the light suddenly goes out. I would not assume that the room is no longer empty just because I cannot see the interior of the room. There's no logical reason to believe that the status of the room has changed. It is an issue of logic, not religiosity.

Answer 5

Unless you can tell me which of these definitions applies to atheism - then no

re·li·gious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-lij-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, noun, plural -gious.
–adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man.
3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care.
4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.
–noun 6. a member of a religious order, congregation, etc.; a monk, friar, or nun.
7. the religious, devout or religious persons: Each year, thousands of the religious make pilgrimages to the shrine.

Answer 6

Not at all.

NOT believing in something is the natural position. It takes either evidence or faith to change it.

Answer 7

No, but there are many reasons to beleive in God. Some scientists now beleive that some superior power was involved in the creation of the world

Answer 8

Well, what kind of God do you believe in? I guess if you can imagine Hippie God, well then I can imagine Ranch God.

Answer 9

No. Not believing in god is based on logic and reason, and does not require blind faith.

Answer 10

Yes!
One can be or do anything "religiously".
God is not a religion by the way... that kind of religion is man-made!