For those of you who don't believe in God I want you to answer these questions for me, thanks.?

Question

Who or What made you?
Do you forgive? Why?
How do the feelings of Love reside in you? Where do you get those Love feelings from?
When you do wrong or bad, do you feel guilty? Why?
What is your purpose in life? How do you know that is your purpose?

ok, I am listening to you all and you all have very interesting answers, but.... Tell me how evolution made such wonderful brains and all the brain chemicals to work so good?

lets not get nasty about this question, I am just curious about your beliefs, I didn't bring God into this, I just said "for those of you who do not believe in God", my goodness you seem so angry, why?

Thank you for all of your answers, I didn't mean any harm in asking this question. I am a believer in God and I love all people. I have a lot of friends, and some who are very different from me in beliefs, but I love them just as they are. Some of you said some harsh things to me just because of my question, and I just wonder why those of you are so angry. But anyway----- Thanks for the answers!

Answer 1

- my mommy and daddy
- yes, because I need to be forgiven sometimes also
- chemical reactions in my brain
- yes, because I am a decent human being moving in a web of trust and love between me and parents, siblings, children, lovers and friends
- I create my own purpose, and that is how I know. It includes such things as traveling the world, meeting wonderful people, sampling all the creative outpourings of the human race, and trying to add my own and more.

Answer 2

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The reason for the hostility you got (most answers weren't hostile, just a few, of the ones I've seen) is that your questions stuck some people as condescending.

The question "who made you"? -- like the question "who made the universe?" -- begs the question, presupposing there's a creator.

As atheists, we don't buy that, so the "who" makes no sense.

I won't give my answers, as many others have said what I would have said, but, in your Additional Details you ask how the complexity that is us came to be.

Here is a website that talks about that:

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/

If you're really interested in understanding what it is that we believe regarding how we came to be, it's a great starting place.

Just in case you didn't know, most people who believe in god or gods also accept evolution; they are NOT in conflict with each other.

If you want to understand how we think and why, then you need to put aside your religious assumptions.

Of course we feel remorse, and love, and the rest of the basic human emotions.

Asking "who" put those things in us is obviously the wrong question.

There are a lot of books that explain atheism, and a lot of books that explain evolution -- if you're really interested, I encourage you to do some reading, or surf around on the web.

All questions and answers that aren't removed by the asker or by Yahoo for violations are in the database. You can search for them.

Thus, you could see all the answers given all of the thousands of other times your questions have been asked.

Being asked the same questions over and over is the other reason some people get testy.

To us, feeling love, remorse, or wanting to do good or make things better for others are NOT the product of some outside force.

We don't do these things or feel these ways because we are afraid of burning forever.

To us, that's an even better reason than being a descent human being out of fear.

The motivation is more honest and direct, at least to my way of thinking.

It's one of the worst things about religion that it gives so many people that false idea that, if there weren't a Sky Bully out to get them for being bad, that they would cause nothing but mayhem.

That just seem inaccurate to me, and diminishes people to feel that way.

Love and desire to do good are not alien things imposed on us from the outside, that we have only because we're forced and threatened, they are part of what we are.

It simply isn't true that people who don't believe in god are less than human.

Answer 3

My parents created me.

I forgive because to not forgive only hurts me, not the other person. Holding a grudge is storing bad feelings. I like to let them go and move on.

The feelings of love are induced by my brain and they reside quite nicely, thanks.

Of course I feel guilty if I do something wrong. I know I have in some way harmed someone else. that is the definition of wrong. I would not want harm done to me or to those I care about, so in return I strive not to do harm to others. It's pretty simple, actually.

My purpose is to do whatever good I can in the world before I die. Good for my family and friends as well as good for those I have never and will never meet.

Since you only asked non believers I would have to assume that you think all of those answers come from a god in some way. If your god gives you feelings of love, guilt, forgiveness, etc then that's fine, but please don't assume that people could not have those things without learning them from an ancient book.

Answer 4

1) Nobody "made" me. I'm a natural born human being.
2) No I don't forgive. I hold grudges forever because my parents never forgave any of my errors.
3) All feelings, of love or otherwise, reside in my living brain.
4) I do feel guilt when I wrong someone, because I am a moral person.
5) I have no current purpose in life. I lost whatever purpose I had when I was compelled to retire because my company down-sized. I spent twenty years getting my education and I was extremely good at my job, for which I was well paid. Life without significant work is meaningless.

Answer 5

I am an atheist, and I shall try to answer your questions:

1) My parents procreated, and thus I was born.
2) Yes, I forgive, because carrying a chip on my shoulder hurts me more than anyone else.
3) I love, because it is an emotion that was cultivated by example from my parents. I am not sure feelings reside in any singular place in my body.
4) Yes, when I behave badly, I do feel bad, because I have done something that I would not like to have done to myself.
5) My purpose in life is to live it fully, love, and provide for my family, educate my children to be useful contributing members of society.
6) I know this is my purpose in life because I determined it.

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 6

1. My parents made me by combining my father's sperm with my mother's ovum.
2. I forgive because it is pointless to harbor resentment. My time has better uses.
3. Like all "feelings", they are responses to both external and internal stimuli. The entire process originates with the senses and the responses are sent from the brain either through impulses or conscious effort.
4. I am an Eastern thinker, so I do not think in terms of "right and wrong" or "good or bad". Those are concepts developed by humans in order to create societal norms. I don't get angry, and I don't intentionally harm anyone. Therefore, I have nothing from which to feel guilt. There is simply what is.
5. There is no purpose. Life just is, and I, like everyone else, can choose what to do or what not to do.

Oh, and you're welcome.

Answer 7

1) I do not know what made me, other than my parents. I don't think it matters, I am, and that's all.

2) Yes I forgive. I believe we are here in this lifetime to channel as much Love as we can, in every action. I forgive to change anger, fear or hurt to love, in myself, and maybe the person forgiven.

3) Twice I have had encounters with a Power. I didn't perceive it as a being at all. It looked like Light, and felt like Love. Words can't begin to describe it, the power of the Love and the brilliance of the Light, all pouring through me. That is the Love and Light that I try to channel always, as perfectly as I can.

4) When I do not act from love, I feel deep regret. I make amends if I possibly can. It feels wrong to act from my own negative emotions, it's hard to describe but I feel like I've made a wrong turn while driving, or like I'm walking through something icky.

5) My purpose in life, as I said, is to act from Love and Light in every situation, to act to bring healing not destruction, to offer compassion not judgment, and to grow and learn as much as I can.
I don't "know" that is my purpose. I can only trust my best judgment and my heart.

Answer 8

1. I was made the same way everyone else was. My parents had sex. (Oh jeez! I really didnt want to think about that. Shudder)
2. I do forgive. In fact someone I work with said I she was surprised at how I was so forgiving. I forgive because holding resentment does no good. It only hurts me. Why let someone hurt you twice?
3. I think love is something that serves us well. It keeps us in solid relationships; it binds us as friends; it prevents unsolvable conflict. I think it evolved in us. (Yes, I did use the E word!)
4. I do feel badly when I hurt someone. I realize how it feels to be hurt and I don't want to make anyone else feel like that. I try not to hold on to guilt long term.
5. My purpose in life is to further the well being of the human race. I think that is everyones purpose.

Answer 9

1. My Parents
2. Yes, if the person apologizes.
3. My brain chemistry. Love originates from within humans.
4. Yes, because I have a conscience and I'm not a sociopath. It's called having empathy.
5.The purpose of life is to give it a purpose and the goal is to enjoy it and hopefully leave the world a better place.

Answer 10

> My parents made me; their parents made them; etc.
> I forgive people everyday, because it is often not worth the time and effort to create a fight.
> Love and other emotions are products of our brains. Some people who have sustained brain injuries are no longer capable of having feelings such a love.
> Yes, I feel guilty after doing something wrong, because it harms others.
> My purpose in life is to create as much happiness as possible. Within obvious constraints of our environment, everyone has the choice to make whatever they can of their lives. It is up to each of us to decide.

Answer 11

1) i have no idea.
2) i forgive or forget. isnt that life? i love anybody that wants my friendship. if you dont want it why cause drama.
3) love comes from the heart i guess. according to the human biology.
4)i feel guilty sometimes. guilty means you regret. and yes i wont lie i dont regret much but i regret few things in life. like no finishing high school.
5)i dont have a purpose. the only thing i can do is survive. help other when in need. and get my career hoping it doesnt led to giving out drinks to drunks. or selling drugs. i want to become a teacher.