Believers in any god, what is most appealing about Atheism to you?

Question

Since we seem to have a lot of open minded Christians on tonight, this might be interesting!

Answer 1

Maybe in some existential sense, there is an appeal of believing we have no essence and we are only what we make of ourselves. Language and all that it encompasses is contingent and directed only by our wills. How's that famous line go?: "Truth is a mobile army of metaphors."

That being said, it is merely a temptation and utterly false.

Answer 2

I have a hard time, despite the many negatives associated with organized religion, believing there is no higher power/force/consciousness. I have always had within me what Gandhi and others referred to as "the small voice within."

That said, I completely understand the appeal of atheism. So much of religion is narrow minded and exclusive. Even for a person drawn to the Spirit, the Fire and Brimstone talk, the simple minded interpretations, the wars, the condemnation of proven scientific theories...All this and more is enough to make a "God does not exist" argument seem appealing.

Still, for me, I feel I have no choice but to respond to that voice. And, for me, responding to it means showing compassion towards others, and doing the will of the loving God I believe in.

Peace (keep asking great questions!)

Answer 3

Though I would NEVER turn away my christianity, the only reason that I can seem to see why some people turn to atheism is usually anger with God for something that they believe he did or didn't do. It's their way of turning their back on him the way that they believe He turned his back on them.(which He would never do). Also, to not believe in God and the Bible allows some to not be held accountable for the wrong doings that they commit. Possibly their way of avoiding guilty feelings. If one doesn't believe in the teachings of the Bible and God and what He says is wrong, then there are no feelings of regret and guilt which can weigh heavily on ones mind. However, I believe that there is no legitimate reason to be atheistic. Regardless of one's religion, whether it be christianity, buddhism, muslim, etc..to live in a world and believe in nothing is a lonely and disheartening existence.

Answer 4

It began after Philosophy type, which opened my eyes to the various innovations human beings have had throughout the time of historic previous relating to the supernatural. That pushed me in the direction of deism on the start. Then I had a shocking surge of religion because of the fact i concept "i'm basically no longer finding tricky sufficient for the solutions!" I went to many born-back prayer communities or perhaps a retreat. I asked many of the "pupils" -- Apologetics human beings -- my questions with regards to the illogical and contradictory nature of god. No good solutions got here back. Over the subsequent 2 years I sank deeper into deism -- the extra I appeared at prepared religions, or perhaps the "own relationship with god," the extra issues i chanced on. finally, I reluctantly picked up a e book, George Smith's "Atheism: The Case against God." I nervously opened it like a toddler nervously sneaks into the front room to verify if Santa is actual. I had a gut feeling it could be the final time i ought to disguise in the back of lack of wisdom. because of the fact the pages became, the fog became into cleared. Smith gave voice to all my doubts, putting them in crisper words than I ever ought to, after which submitted them to the onslaught of Christian arguments by the an prolonged time; from Aquinas to Lewis, and Paul to Jesus. all of them failed miserably at making the case for god. i became into left with in ordinary terms one determination. As Sherlock Holmes as quickly as stated, "...once you have eradicated the impossible, in spite of keeps to be, even though inconceivable, would desire to be the reality." I never needed to give up believing in god, yet i became into forced to via the info of existence and the international around me. Prayers and hymns do no longer ease suffering, they only supply the tongue something to do as nicely scream. i will take a pair of hands that works to construct a house over one thousand clasped uselessly in prayer. the conceitedness to think of that one is so godlike that his mere strategies would reason adjustments in the international is absurd. the shortcoming of humility it would take to have confidence that the author of the entire universe, whose scale dwarfs the mind's eye, might have an interest by the doings of all mankind, no longer to show a single guy -- this is the two absurd. I ditched the assumption of god, no longer as quickly as I discovered to stroll via myself, yet while i found out I were walking via myself all alongside.

Answer 5

Not having to answer for any of your doings in an afterlife, not having to be accountable for your deeds after death, only having to worry about the here and now, being able to simply live for this life, it is rather tempting!

Answer 6

Getting Christian's blood pressure going. heee hee

Answer 7

They get/have to think for themselves. Wait, is that a good thing or a bad thing.

Answer 8

They get to sleep late on Sunday mornings.

Answer 9

you are being deep and profound tonight...so let me put on my deep hat. *whoops* fell over my eye. I can't see a thing now. Give me a minute........*music for your pleasure* ...........
I would say the freedom to speak their mind and not make excuses for who they are

Answer 10

Nothing except the Devil's pull toward constant self-gratification and gaining the false pride of not having to answer to a higher authority.

I fight it with all my might daily.

At the end of the first half, I have a comfortable lead...