Is there such a thing as an Atheist?

Question

I find that difficult to believe. Agnostics, of course, but not atheists.

Answer 1

In the strictest sense of the word? Not really.

Answer 2

Cute, very cute. Since atheists don't believe in any religious belief, do they believe in atheism, or not?

However, what they believe or don't believe doesn't preclude you from believing that such a state exists. Yes, it is indeed possible for people to choose not to believe in any form of a supreme being, which is really the definition of an atheist.

Answer 3

Anyone that is seen by extremists of any God Creator faith as Anti- ( their religion ) is labelled as Atheists.

Most Atheists don't go around blaring at the top of their trumpets that " I AM AN ATHEIST'S - Don't Believe or I will Burn ytou in my Microwave Oven!".... this is until they are challenged directly in the face... or some zealot rubs it into their cheek they MUST believe OR ELSE...

As with all situations, persons and catergories in life... there are always a few exceptions... but generally that is the way i have experienced it.

Answer 4

Agnostics are semi believers. Just in case there is a god they hedge their bets and pray with their fingers crossed. Me I'm a atheist. No god, big bang. No adam and eve, evolution. No word of god, a book written by men belonging to a cult. No jesus, a radical rabbi from the cult who wanted to over throw the sanhedrin. No heaven or hell, 2 places that were made up by the cults. Moses, one man, claims to see god. And a religion is built around the books he supposedly wrote. Dozens claim to have seen Big Foot yet they are considered nuts. jesus performs miracles, as reported by the followers of jesus. Sightings and photos of the Loch Ness monster yet it's all dismissed as false. Bottom line:
god didn't create Man, Man created god.
I'm an atheist and won't even say I'll convert if you show me proof. I KNOW THERE IS NO PROOF OF A GOD, GODS OR ANY FALSE DEITIES.

Answer 5

Why not? If you don't believe that there is a man living in a cloud, you are an Atheist. Do you recall even George Bush saying that Atheists are not bad people and they can vote for him.

Answer 6

Then I question the ability of your mind to think outside the box... if not within 50% of it's boundaries.

Of course atheists exist. If there are people who believe one way, there WILL be people who believe another way.

Shame on you for thinking that EVERYBODY has to believe the same way.

Answer 7

There are Atheists. Plenty of them.

For them, believing in God is like believe that if you snap three times and spin in a circle a floating neon green rabbit will appear with a basket of heart-shaped cookies.

Basically, Atheists just see God as a concept that doesn't exist and makes no sense, just as others would see the example given as one that doesn't exist in reality and also makes no sense.


- 17 yo Pagan

Answer 8

Atheists have the same shrength of faith that there is no God, as others have that there is one. Only agnostics can be said to have no faith - they simply don't know what to believe, and so actually believe in nothing at all.

Answer 9

It's alright, don't worry. Sometime that happens.

Most overly religious person, especially those who had been indoctrinated from young, for godlike religion I know will think everyone should follow their footsteps and believed in some form of fairytales to be feeling alive.

Answer 10

I think that what bothers theists most about atheism is our lack of fear and guilt. We aren't worried that someone can hear our thoughts and punish us for our "sins." I have news for you, crimes without victims (i.e. homosexuality, marijuana...) are like debts without creditors...they don't exist. I find it hard to believe that anyone could believe in after reading the Bible.

Answer 11

Go outside.