Christains & Atheists???

Question

why are u a christain or an Atheist like why? when? where? just wondering

oops i spelt christians christains sorry

but when u say i dont belive him because there is no true evidence there is no true evedence for love and we cant see that so wut is your explanation??

Answer 1

I am a Christian because when I was an atheist in my 20's, a friend challenged me to actually read up on the evidence for and AGAINST Christianity. So I did. I actually checked out many religions. I did my own research. After about 2years I came to the conclusion that Christianity was true. And believe me, I started out VERY biased against it. It would be impossible to list all of the reasons here. They would number in the hundreds. It amuses me now when I read the Yahooo Answers by non-believers stating that there is "no evidence" for God or Christianity, and that is why they are an atheist or whatever. I have yet to meet a non-believer who actually ever investigated ANYTHING. Most just read books to reinforce opinions already held. The evidence (internal & external) for Jesus and the Bible is STAGGERING. I know when I first started looking into it, I concentrated mostly on stuff that tended to firm up my own atheistic beliefs. It was only when I started reading the Christian Position & Rebutal arguments to my position, that I started having trouble maintaining my own position. But most atheists don't bother. They put up a "strawman" version of Christianity (like I used to) and then spend all of their time rebutting THAT. Well anyway, thats why I became a Christian 33 years ago....theBerean

Answer 2

We Are Atheists Because...
There is no proof of the existence of god.
There is no need of, or use for, a god.
A good god would be useless if it were not powerful.
A powerful god would not deserve worship if he were not good.
There is no all-powerful good god; otherwise there would be no imperfection.
If this is the best world god can make, the stories of Heaven must be lies.
History shows that godism is accompanied by ignorance and superstition.
There has never been such intolerance and persecution as godists have practiced.
Godism had to be fought when humankind made its successive steps toward science, liberty, and reform.
Godism was invented in the earliest days of mankind's ignorance. It is incredible that primitive humans guessed wrongly about everything else, but discovered the truth about the origin of life. Everything about which science has discovered the origin, was claimed previously to have been the work of a god. Godism recedes when a new fact is discovered. No new discovery ever supports a theistic explanation of anything.
All revelation proves, on investigation, to be human, and generally fraudulent.
Godism is consistent with crime, cruelty, envy, hatred, malice, and uncharitableness.






Atheism Teaches That...
There is no heavenly father.
Humankind must protect the orphans and foundlings, or they will not be protected.

There is no god to answer prayer.
Man must hear and help man.

There is no hell.
We have no vindictive god or devil to fear or imitate.

There is no atonement or salvation by faith.
We must face the consequences of our acts.

There is no beneficent or malevolent intent in nature.
Life is a struggle against preventable and unpreventable evils. The cooperation of humankind is the only hope of the world.

There is no chance after death to "do our bit."
We must do it now or never.

There is no divine guardian of truth, goodness, beauty, and liberty.
These are attributes of humankind. We must defend them or they will perish from the earth.




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Answer 3

I am an Atheist because of the scientific data and analysis shows that a creator would not be plausible.

Based on statistics:

If our existence is improbable so much so that a supreme being had to create us, then the creation of a supreme being is that much more improbable.

If we are so complicated that a God had to create us, then isn't the creation of a god that much more complicated? This is basic logic.


Based on history:

“Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear”
- Thomas Jefferson


Or how about based on behavioral science:

People often use the term "Almighty" when describing God. The term almighty means "having unlimited power", yet this “almighty” needs our prayer? That is a gross contradiction. A God that kills first born children may be almighty, but it shows a serious emotional problem if he needs our justification. Something that is not a good description of a god.

Answer 4

I am Atheist because I don't believe in what christains believe. I believe it to be fake because there is no real evidence to support what is said in the bibles. When i became an atheist was probably since i was first born in the USA, but if evidence proves what christains believe than I might turn heads.

Answer 5

I am an atheist, here and now, because there is no evidence any god exists.

There are MANY more options, btw, than "atheist or Christian".


Edit - there is evidence for love. We can feel love for other beings. That is how we know that we love. The object of that love does not have to exist in order for the love to exist, btw.

When it comes to whether love exists in others, we can map the brain and see what affects feelings of love has on it. We can observe the actions of people who say they love us to determine whether their behavior is in keeping with that claim or no.

We can also understand why love is an evolutionarily valuable trait.

Answer 6

I'm a Christan because I decided to check it out and compare it to the secular rhetoric I was being fed in college. To my surprise the more I investigated the more it came together. Today I have a relationship with God that fits with and completes the science I know. The more I know Him more fulfilled my life becomes.

Answer 7

Christianity is no more, the most followed religion of the world, as more than half of its followers have become Atheists and they are Christians just by name only..

Answer 8

for the same reason I can't deny the ecstasy of eating my grandma's apple pie. Experientially, it is undeniably awesome.
Though many might disagree with me (I mean, their grandma's apple pie might be better to them, right?), it doesn't change the reality of my experience.

So it is as well with God. Though I cannot prove nor substantiate my belief, nothing can take away the experiential tangibility of it (for me).

-Rob

Answer 9

I would be happy to believe in god if there were any evidence of the existence of such an entity. There isn't, so I don't; it is provably useless to do so, and I avoid doing useless things.

Answer 10

i was introduced to another path by a friend. Before that,even when i was little, i didn't believe in the church. I always thought "if he is so great then y does he want us to worship him"? If i do something good for a stranger i don't expect them to get on their knees for me.