athiests would you rather no one believed in god?

Question

what can anyone get from atheism,what can it offer you??

Answer 1

to each his own.

Answer 2

I would rather no one believed. Why do you need to believe in something anyway? We are here, there is no evidence of a god. No one can really tell us why we are here or how we got here so just get on with your life and smile. Treat people as you would like to be treated, don't steal off people and don't tell lies. There you go, just saved you countless hours of religion indoctrination. It is normal sometimes to wonder where we came from but there is no need to start following a man made religion to fill that gap just because we cannot answer some questions.

Answer 3

I suppose I could call myself an athiest because I am not spiritual in the slightest. Its not that I think there is no God, I'm just not convinced. In my opinion, I think people are entitled to their own beliefs, and it doesn't affect my life in the slightest whether Joe Bloggs believes in whatever God it is they believe in. However, I don't believe in the wars fought over spiritual beliefs, but as religion cannot be eradicated, I suppose its just a fact of life.

Answer 4

"people entirely without beliefs are either stupid, shallow or boring or all 3"
Oh, thanks a lot.

Lets just forget for a second how unlikely it is that a god does exist, how EXTREMELY unlikely it is that we could know which god exists.

The worst thing that religion does is separate people, the wars in northern Ireland, in Iraq, in Isreal, all caused by religion, when does it ever bring these people together, if they were to be brought together, well, great for them. But surely we'd be their next enemy, reason, because as Luther King stated, Christianity's worst enemy is reason, and indeed, if we remove the gaps in knowledge where god may hide, the religious few would try to stop science...

I think that's what I meant??

Answer 5

I'd rather religion were kept out of the government and not taught to young children. If, after objective consideration of the evidence, an intellectually mature adult wants to worship an imaginary being, then they can go ahead, as long as they don't hurt anyone.

Answer 6

I'm agnostic, but I'll answer anyway.

I don't care what other people believe in as long as they don't try to push their religious garbage off on me, which always seems to be the case. I am so tired of defending myself against religious bible thumpers who seem to think they have the right to judge or damn other people because they're holding a big black book in their hand. If you don't believe in what they believe in, they go ape s*** and try to single you out as a 'demon' or 'bad person.'

In conclusion, I would rather people believe in what brings them TRUE peace and happiness without bringing harm to other people. I have yet to meet a Christian who was truly at peace with themselves.

Answer 7

No because I'm not like the select group of Christians (and other theists and even some atheists) that want to convert everyone through scare tactics or be so sure that I'm right and that everyone else is wrong.

Answer 8

I don't care what anyone believes in, as long as they harm no one. When the small-minded begin to shout that, without a shred of evidence, they have all the answers, and they will dictate what can and can't be learned, that goes into harm.

Answer 9

A goodie pack, a free t-shirt and a bagde which reads 'kiss me I'm athiest' we are also invited to twice weekly meetings where it is discussed which is better marmalade or marmite

Answer 10

I dont mind people believing in a god/gods/goddesses, its a nice thought, but I really can't believe in one. I like the teachings of the various religous texts though but no ones going to smite me for not believing in god/gods/'goddesses etc etc as it/he/she would have done it by now.

Answer 11

I don't particularly mind if people want to believe in God - whatever floats your boat. However I do wish that people wouldn't brainwash their children into believing in one. They should be left to form their own opinions when they are old enough.