2007-06-01 07:48:55 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no i understand it ... but i also see a hopeless future in store for atheists .. i dont see any true fulfillment or peace either .. im sure it can be professed or even believed for awhile but i dont buy that it is ever acheived by them ..
2007-06-01 07:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
No I don't have a hard time understanding that atheists are often happy. But that doesn't mean that you will be always forever happy. Life on Earth is not eternity, without having that relationship with God, are you certain of where you are going to go after death? We, Christians are often quite happy too. But what happens when something bad happens, like someone close dies? Are you still going to be really happy. I mean I personally wouldn't, but then I would realize that God is in control and that I would probably see them in Heaven. So, yes, you may be happy temporarioly, but not forever.
2007-06-01 07:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I suppose to honestly answer your question I would have to agree that most people have misunderstandings in regards to another person's happiness. Not everybody is the same. That's why God created us uniquely different from one another.
A Christian may wonder how an Atheist can find happiness in his belief and possibly not understand his reasoning, but I'm sure you would hear, more often than not, that it's the Atheist who finds it more harder to understand the Christian way.
Bottom-line is both the Christian and the Atheist have faith in their belief's, only different standards.
Atheists' moral code is derrived from secular considerations, rather than Christian Text. So, absolutely, misunderstandings and skepticism, is the norm between both groups.
2007-06-01 08:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by trieghtonhere 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of them, yes, are quite happy. I don't have a hard time explaining this at all. It all depends on what someone bases that happiness on. Example, if someone based their happiness on successful business ventures, then when he or she had that, then he or she would be happy. If someone based happiness on family, then if they have good family dynamics and relationships, then that person would be happy. A Christian often bases their happiness on pursuing the will of God. An atheist, obviously, does not have that same thing, but it does NOT mean that they don't base their happiness on SOMETHING.
2007-06-01 08:29:35 · answer #4 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! I don't have a hard time believing that Atheists are often quite happy. Atheists are human beings they get sick, go to the doctors, get upset at times, have to work and they enjoy life like everybody else. The only difference is their doctrine in what they believe or don't believe. The scriptures says in St. John 8:31-32 (Amplified Bible) So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in my word [hold fast to my teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly my disciples. (32) and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. So, if the Atheists know the truth about the creator, the one who created them they indeed will believe, that he exist.
2007-06-01 08:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by Rose 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's okay that they are happy, and understandable. Why not feel happy with no burden of guilt or shame? But the real issue is that this is not the end of the story. This life is not the end for us, and without being saved by Christ, eternal life will be spent in a very unhappy place.
2007-06-01 11:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone can be happy with humble pleasures of life. We should all make the most of them. Good food, friends, companionship, love, amusements, thrills, ...
Massively high ambitions can be disappointing in a world like this, with all the competition and selfishness out there.
However, in the end do you not as a thinking atheist have to be like Bertrand Russell, seeing that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave". And there's also the fear that actually God may exist.
2007-06-01 08:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm a Christian, but quite a few of my friends and acquaintances are atheists, and they seem to be doing just fine. I'm not even sure what you're getting at. Why should atheists be less happy (or more happy) than the rest of the populace based simply on the fact that they choose not to embrace theism?
2007-06-01 07:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think Christians question the happiness quotient of non-Christians (including atheists), but their faith includes an obligation to spread the word of salvation and eternal life. If they witness their faith, they are not condemning others, they are trying to share what they believe.
If a person believes he or she knows the secret of eternal life, how could they fail to share it with others?
Some, but not all, Christians believe in reincarnation and believe that if you have not been saved and brought into the Kingdom of God, you will keep returning to earth in one life after another until you get it right. If you consider their witness to be a "get out of earthly troubles" card, you can understand why they evangelize.
Their efforts are not always appreciated, but in these days when there are people who believe their God wants them to kill anyone who is not a member of their particular sect of their religion, the evangelizing efforts of Christians seem pretty mild and their motives seem pure.
2007-06-01 08:03:06 · answer #9 · answered by Suzianne 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't trouble me - incidentally, did you ever contemplate the word, "happiness?" It gets its origin from the old-fashioned word, "happenstance," and is an excellent description for the temporary state of pleasant feelings which people experience. You see, most people depend on things going their way in order to be happy. If the majority of the things that happen to a man are against his desires, I would venture to say that he is probably unhappy. Christianity, however, teaches that one can have joy in the midst of greatly vexing circumstances by exercising faith.
2007-06-01 07:55:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, not really. Everyone finds their own ways of being happy; their own truths. My truth is God and the Bible, because God will always be there, He will never rust, or crumble, or die, or give up, or break His promises, or wash away; He is eternal. That's why I live for Him, because He's an eternal source of joy, peace, and beauty. Whatever makes you happy, I guess.
2007-06-01 08:03:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋