For atheist only?

Question

What are the reasons that you dont believe in GOD? I am just curious. Im not trying to judge you so an answer is all I seek. Thats it. Thank you.

Answer 1

While I think it is great you are curious and not being judgmental, the way you word the question is very telling.

Your question makes it clear to me that you assume there is one God, with a capital "G"... before I answer your question, I will pose one of my own to you:

"What are the reasons that you don't believe in all the other gods?"

My reason for not believing is that it doesn't make sense to me. It is illogical. I believe that all religions based on a creator god, on an all-knowing, all-powerful god, are made by man for man's benefit. The notion of an afterlife is dangled like a carrot before us, tempting us to believe. Once we are hooked, we fear to disbelieve because the consequences mean our death. This is a powerful tool that has been used by man for centuries to shape the world, and not always in a positive way.

And, I think that belief in a god of this kind is arrogant. Yes, arrogant.. to imagine that I am so important that I must have been created. That this planet is here for mans' benefit. That when I die, I can go on living... That to me is the height of arrogance. I cannot accept that for myself. I cannot hold myself above other creatures, and above others who would not share my beliefs.

That is why I don't believe in any gods.

Answer 2

I didn't buy it when I was told about it at age 5.

When I was 15 God did appear to me in a very powerful dream. The following day at school a hymn was sung which happened to describe what had gone on in the dream. Unable to explain the co-incidence, I became an agnostic because I had read the Bible already and knew it didn't make sense. Then as the years passed, and I learned more and more about the world and about the forces that govern life and matter, I became aware that the dream I had had of God was only that - a dream, followed by a co-incidence, which just so occurred at a bad time in my life when my powers of rationality and reason happened to be weakened. Now, I am happy to call myself an atheist.

Don't know if this answers your question or not, but it's the truth.

Answer 3

I know that this may sound rather odd to you but I just dont' buy the whole creation story. A deity that creates the universe, the people on this planet, etc. And then, divinely inspires man to create a book of laws, proverbs and stories that make no sense or are so outdated that they no longer relate to us.

And then let's look at the fact that there are thousands of different deities that people worship on this planet. Why aren't they given consideration? Why do you think your god is the true god?

I also see that, over recorded history, there have been so many claims that god did this or god did that only to have those claims proven otherwise. Or, how about how many times the church has changed the rules in order to stay relevant? The god concept is flawed and outdated. It's time to move on.

Answer 4

I came into my inability to believe that deities real while studying some descriptions of near-death experiences. It was interesting, that such descriptions from people who were not brought up in Western Culture were completely different than the descriptions from people who were.... on the surface. The project was an exercise in rhetoric and in studying the words people used and finding meaning in their experiences, it seemed that most people experienced very, very similar things, only in the context of their dominant religion or culture.

I came to the conclusion that deities and all the other supernatural entities are not actually real, but are metaphors for something our human minds can't comprehend - an attempt to define the undefinable.

I am now a pagan Taoist - because paganism is fun, and because Taoism is an excellent description of my spiritual views (it's an atheistic religion).

Answer 5

Simple direct question. Here's a simple direct answer: I've never seen, heard, smelled, tasted or felt a god. And there isn't even the tiniest shred of empirical evidence to support the existence of a god. Therefore, there's absolutely no reason I should believe a god exists.

Answer 6

Well, I always thought he was there until I actually went looking for him and he was no where to be found. I even hung out a while to see if he would show up. Nothing. I don't believe in the Christian God. I'm still making up my mind about whether there is a Supreme Creator or somthing equal to that, but as for your version of God, no.

Answer 7

The bible didn't just contradict with reality, it contradicted itself on hundreds of points.

Eventually after going thru the university, I came to realize that there is no reason for a god. No evidence of one. Things make more sense without one (in a natural explanation of how things came to be this way)

Answer 8

The lack of evidence. There is no evidence supporting the existance of any god. The only piece of evidence supporting the believer's opinion is usually their holy text, and they are ripe with circular logic, contradictions, brutality, ext.

Answer 9

*drink*

I don't believe in god because there is no proof of god. Zilch, nadda, zip, zero! The only proof ever offered for the existence of god is warm fuzzy feelings and a dogmatic belief that the Bible is infallible.

"Prove the Bible is true." "God said it was true." "Prove there is a God." "The Bible tells me so." "Why do you trust the Bible?" "The Bible is the word of god."

Circular reasoning is not a valid argument.

Answer 10

My reason tells me it is rediculous and fantastic.

Knowing where religion came from also makes it very easy to understand what it is and why it was and still in popular.

There simply is no god. It is an insane idea.