Atheists: Which God don't you believe in?

Question

I know you don't believe in the God of the Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus etc but do you think there is a possibility that a God exists that say is different from the one of all these religions? There are many agnostic atheists but is there such a thing as a pure atheist who believes with certainty that no God exists? And how can there be 100% certainty when we can't trace anything before the big bang theory!

Laptop Jesus are you that certain because your heart just says so? Is that just a personal thing you have with God? :)
or you have some secret evidence? sshhh

Answer 1

I was a Deist for a while. Thats about as distant a god as a person can conceive. Nope, I'm a real atheist.

Am I 100% certain? Well, as certain as I humanly can be that my house won't turn to cheese in the morning - thats how certain I am that there isn't a god.

You ask if it's a personal thing I have with god. Actually that the biggest thing I've taken away from Yahoo Answers. Through conversations on here I've changed my mind about something. I used to think that people could be "educated" out of religion. But, I have to admit I was wrong. People don't chose to be religious because of intellectual reasons. They chose because of emotional reasons.

But...people don't LEAVE god because of emotional reasons, they leave him because of intellectual reasons. So, no, nothing was wrong with my heart. I didn't leave because of hurt feelings. I left in SPITE of my emotions. It was the most difficult decision I ever made and didn't happen quickly (took years) nor easily (a lot of tears and prayer).

I hope that answers your question.

Answer 2

I suppose I am an agnostic atheist. While I know that none of the gods invented by man are real, I am not arrogant enough to say that I know with 100% certainty there is no "god" in the universe. I don't happen to think that is the case, but if there is a "god" of some sort, it clearly has no interest or awareness of us out here in the boondocks on planet Earth.

I suppose it depends on your definition of god, and I would tend to support Arthur C. Clarke's definition that any sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic, and entities that used it, indistinguishable from "gods".

Answer 3

You're right; there cannot be %100 certainty. As an atheist, I believe the possibility of a god is very low, but just short of zero. There is no proof that there is not a Santa Clause and you can't prove that the tooth fairy doesn't exist either. That doesn't mean I'm going to seriously entertain the idea that Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy exists. I believe in no god at all.
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I'm as certain as Laptop Jesus is about it.

Answer 4

All of them. No one said 100% but with no evidence the odds are prohibitively low. You will occasionally find the 100% types but they are rare. 99.9999999999% like me are pretty common. I put the odds about the same as the Tooth Faerie.

FYI the newer theories like M Theory do have a possibly testable (as soon as we are sure it is safe because you need to start one) cause for the Big Bang and a description of before. It is still pretty new and untested, but it has been around like 5 years and ALL the math makes sense.

Answer 5

I believe there are no gods at all. You ask how we can be certain that there isn't one, yet the only 'proof' that there is one is currently in the form of texts written by man. Since all of these facts date from a time when science didn't even exist it's safe to say that God was himself created in the minds of humans who had no other way to explain the things around them.

Answer 6

I believe the definition of atheism is as follows:

1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

So, to ask an "atheist" this is futile.

If they answer that there could possibly be a supreme being/creator, not in truth an atheist. They are an agnostic.

Answer 7

consistent with hazard they * shouldn't *. If God fairly gave all of us loose will, then atheists, for regardless of reason, have desperate to not have confidence. As somebody above already stated, "arguing" for God's existence is incredibly moot. in the tip, somebody will have confidence simply by fact the Holy Spirit finally convicted them of the fact. If one does not have confidence in the Holy Spirit, i don't see that taking place. If an atheist makes a decision their modern existence does not sense "acceptable", they're going to look for something else. Do Christians have a "extra perfect" existence simply by fact of God? look at Paul, he became crushed, whipped and run out of city for his ideals. Christians could say Christianity brings them convenience. An atheist could retort that they like no such crutch. Christians could say they sin much less. Ha! Neither has a lock on morality. You stated that we won't be able to use "the afterlife" as a help for why Christianity is extra perfect. If this form of quandary is located on the reaction, then we ought to stay with studies in this earth. if so, if we shrink our reaction to existence in the international, we could locate that the atheist could * constantly * think of their existence is extra perfect as an unbeliever. that is not until eventually you grow to be a have confidence that your attitude variations to comprise the afterlife. --- extra ---- i spotted you stated the two "in the long-term" and "brushing aside the afterlife". To a Christian, the two are inseparable.

Answer 8

You could spend an entire life searching for or against the existence of God, and In the end you can't disprove that there 'could' be a god.' HOWEVER, it is pretty easy to see the patterns in most religious texts of human interference, and human imprinting on their minds. Eventually atheists (just like religious people) have to take their view based on faith in the absence of God.

The only reason really to be atheist is to truly have a free mind, and at least be actively searching for your mental blocks instead of gleefully accepting them.

Answer 9

Nobody actually KNOWS if there is a god of anykind. People who believe are basing their belief on faith or personal experience...neither of whice can be proved. Its the same for atheists. The existence of god cannot be proved or disproved. Personally, I believe in myself...I'm 99% sure I exist and I don't waste my time mulling over something that is beyond proof.

Answer 10

I believe only is the forces of nature. I like studying about all the world beliefs - - present and long past. I'm fascinated by the imaginations of long gone civilizations, and the many "gods" that controlled every aspect of their lives.
But this is the twenty-first century. It's time to set aside all the supernatural gods, angels, devils, omens, spells, zombies, and all the rest.
Superstitions and fairy tales are interesting, but we have to realize that they are only fairy tales and superstitions.
The big bang idea is of little interest to me, but the little I know about it sounds far more logical than the creation tale.