I'm not asking you to believe in my God or anything and won't even tell you what God that is.All i want is what gain do you get from not believing in a creator.Would like serious answers only.
2007-04-04 07:05:09 · 25 answers · asked by mark l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The same thing that you gain from not believing that there's a polka-dotted chimpanzee dancing on your head at this very moment.
Oh, yes, and Sunday morning spent listening to NPR and doing the Times crossword while drinking coffee.
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Drink up.
2007-04-04 07:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freedom from a belief that wants to control my life through guilt and fear
Freedom from the judgement of self-righteous fellow church members
Freedom from those who would like to dictate my sexual practices
Freedom from constant requests for money for 'the lord's work'
To name but a few.
Still, I didn't become a non-believer for gain, but because it's the only thing that makes sense.
2007-04-04 14:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't find a god that was credible.
So what I gain is that I don't have to "Force" myself to believe something that I really don't think is true. It's what you would gain in not believing in fairies.
If I chose my belief system on what made me feel the best, I would declare myself Brad Pitt. I chose my belief system on "what is most likely true" - not "what gives me the most gain."
And this was MY wager. I thought of it dammit!
It's "You have heaven to gain and nothing to lose by believing. You have nothing to gain and nothing to lose by not believing. So believe!" (Bad bet, upon reflection)
2007-04-04 14:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy Lou Who --P3D-- 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Freedom
Enlightenment
Open Mind
Save time and Money
Be realistic
Be not fanatic
Be responsible for my actions
Support Democracy without religion, as the Constitution says
Look unto religious people with pity in my heart
Be not hypocritical
I Do as I say, not pretend, I follow religious guidelines
Don't have to listen to some snake oil preacher slick willy guy
2007-04-04 14:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't happen because we think we have something to gain. We aren't *capable* of believing in deities. Can't. Do. It. Anymore than you can believe in Zeus and Odin and the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Can you believe the sky is chartreuse? Can you believe in the tooth fairy? I mean, really?
What we gain is integrity, by admitting we don't believe in something we actually, honestly, really, truly can't believe.
2007-04-04 14:12:10 · answer #5 · answered by KC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What have I gained? I guess I gained a better sense of reality. It's really not about gaining anything, but about what is and what isn't.
2007-04-04 14:10:47 · answer #6 · answered by Magus 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The same thing you gain if you believe in God...nothing. There is no proof of a God.
2007-04-04 14:08:55 · answer #7 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Lots of free time for starters.
Gosh, imagine if I picked a god, spent countless hours worshiping him, praying, partaking in weird holiday rituals, and then when I die, find out it was the wrong god or he never existed.
DOH!
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2007-04-04 14:11:22 · answer #8 · answered by TLG 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Intellectual honesty. I can't believe in a God for the same reason I can't believe in magic. I've never seen any evidence of it, and have no experience of it working in my life.
2007-04-04 14:09:35 · answer #9 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot to gain about being able to depend on yourself. It's about gaining independence and being able to rely on yourself rather than an entity.
2007-04-04 14:11:25 · answer #10 · answered by Cass M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋