tell us why are you an atheist ,and do you think about you decision on the long run???

Answer 1

An atheist doesn't believe in any God. First, you have to define the term "God." The problem with most theists is that this term is a moving target.

In addition, because there is no evidence either for or against the existence of God, you cannot use deductive logic (a+b=c; therefore c-b=a). You can only reach a conclusion by inductive reasoning using the balance of evidence (90% of A is also B; C is B, so the chances are 90% that C is also A).

So to begin with, I will assert (and others may shoot this down) that the only RELEVANT definition of God states that GOD INTERVENES TO CIRCUMVENT NATURAL LAWS.

If God circumvents natural laws, then it becomes impossible to understand natural laws. All scientific findings would have to include the stipulation, "It is also possible that these results are an act of God, a miracle, thereby making our research meaningless."

However, we have been able to expand our knowledge of natural laws (evidenced by every appliance in your kitchen). Therefore, because the scientific method leads to applicable discoveries, and the likely conclusion is that God, at least the intervening kind, does not exist.

Additionally, if God is defined as all loving, all powerful, and all knowing, then it is impossible to explain suffering. Either God is not all loving (he acts sadistically), not all powerful (he cannot prevent suffering), or not all knowing (he created suffering by mistake because he didn't know the consequences of his actions). A God who is not all-loving, all-powerful or all-knowing is also not sufficient for the definition of God, because any God that fails to meet these criteria becomes bound by rules that are greater than God.

If God is bound by external rules and/or does not intervene in our existence, then God is either non-existent or irrelevant. The classic Bertrand Russell argument is that I cannot prove that a china teapot is orbiting the sun between the earth's orbit and Mars. But while I cannot prove this is not true, the evidence against it is compelling.

The evidence against God is equally compelling, and while it is not possible to prove beyond any doubt, it makes enormously more sense to live your life as if there were no God.

It is more compelling to me that humans have invented God (a) to help people deal with the pain and fear associated with death and loss, and (b) to reflect the thoughts of the ruling powers in a particular time. Humans are always searching for explanations. When none were found, it was the natural inclination to declare that the cause of the unexplained was "God" (or gods). As the faith grew, miracles (coincidences) and laws were ascribed to this Divinity, and an orthodoxy grew up around it.

Now it seems unhelpful to believe in such superstition. The only matters that aid in our ongoing well-being are work, location, health, sustenance, and pure, blind luck.

So that's why I don't believe God exists. And you know what? It's okay if you do believe God exists.

Answer 2

I am an agnostic. But even so, I am one who does not like the idea of the God that Christianity show. He seems like a rather cruel one, who refuses to let good people who do not believe into his heaven, but admits the ones who believes but have done horrible deeds.

If I was going to go to a religion, it would be Wicca. If only for the hope of Nature above everything else.

I think that I will be fine without a god. If there is an afterlife, or such a being as God, I am sure he appriciates me living a good life as a good person rather than believe and worship.

Answer 3

I am an atheist because, after having considered religion very carefully, I find it does not make any sense to me and does not meet any of my needs.

As to the long run - yes, of course, I think about it. And I am comfortable that I have come up with the best possible explaination given the information that I have at hand.

Answer 4

What long term decisions would be affected by being Atheist?

Apart from the "afterlife" which we dont believe in anyways?

Answer 5

First you tell us why you are a (what? Christian? Believer? or whatever) and do you think about your decision in the long run.

Wait, never mind. It is your decision, if and what you believe in, and first of all none of my business. Just as my belief (or the lack thereof) is none of yours.

Answer 6

One day I woke up and simply could not longer believe the lie.

There is no "long run". And it was not a decision. It was an awareness.

Answer 7

Nobody can prove any gods, much less a specific god, exist; many people will tell you their god exists but no others, but will never be able to prove it, even if they think so. Some will threaten you with eternal pain or promise eternal joy to get you to believe in their god; these are all stories, created for people who were scared long before we understood the universe. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.

How terrible the bible in particular is:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
http://www.evilbible.com/

What's the origin of the Jesus stories?
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html

How silly and horrible religion in general is:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/

The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism

Answer 8

I am an atheist because I have discovered that some of my fellow human beings are liars, and being ignorant doesnt stop them from talking about the reality of the world.

they can talk about a soul, without knowing its chemical composition, its weight, where it is located, by what process does it separate from my body upon death.

they can talk about heaven, without knowing where it is, what sort of atmosphere it has.

they can talk about my creator, when i find myself in a reality where i must continuously consume the flesh of other living creatures in order to continue to survive.

Answer 9

Grew up in a hard core Catholic family and never bought the crap they were selling. I've never regretted my transition to atheism .Sense I don't believe in god
there is no reason to reflect on my decision

Answer 10

why i'm an atheist? because i don't see any reason for me to believe in any God! gee this isn't a job interview! and do you think people can't survive the long run WITHOUT some mythical character? lol