Atheists: If you had to choose a religion or die which would you choose and why?

Question

If you choose to pick a religion which would you choose? By the way before you get ready to bite my head off this is a hypothethical situation. Let's say a future president gave you those two options which would you choose and why?

P.s. I know that some of you are thinking that this question and situation sucks but please just play along with it.

Answer 1

I would choose biblical Satanism.

That's right.

Assuming the President is an intolerant Christian fundamentalist, Satanism is a comment against their faith, and I'm rooting for the "other" guy. In the bible, Satan killed ten people max. God punished killed millions. Plus, what better way to tick off the people who enforce this insanity?

I wouldn't actually believe in the bible or gods, of course. I need evidence for that. The label would be the symbolic fight against religious evils.

But if I were to choose a religion that actually followed my spiritual position, I would tend for deism, pantheism, Buddhism, Taoism, or Shinto, because many of these do not have gods yet are also considered a religious belief.

Answer 2

I am not an Atheist but since this is a hypothetical question I would choose to start up a new religion. Religion of love.

Answer 3

Most likely taoism, as I already digg many elements of philisophical taoism, and it's generally a pretty laid back thing (Yay for having a principle of inaction as the core of the religion!)... My second choice of course would be Buddhism. as that way I get to choose a religion, but not actually believe in divine beings (and still live my life in an all-around good thing, as I can't think of anything too horrible Buddhism has justified, unlike many other religions)

Answer 4

Well...
If i had to choose another religion becides being an atheist, i guess i would be agnostic. Becuase agnostics are the closest thing to being an atheist. I could never choose a religion that believed in any type of god becuase i think thats just a joke. I dont know how anyone could believe in a god.. it just doesnt make any since. And i'd rather be agnostic, instead of dieing becuase i enjoy life. I'm still young and i have so much more i want to experience before i die.

Answer 5

I'd decide upon one wherein the claimed "god" is not a whole ignorant douchebag, and who does not order fans to do ridiculous, foolish rituals or "prayers" or such. But on the grounds that I do not know of such a factor...cross :) Peace.

Answer 6

Simple: Agnosticism


Believers and Atheists are one in the same-- they both take a leap of faith to reach a belief unproven.

Answer 7

I'd probably do what most people in history did and convert to whichever religion that president wanted me to. Look at Europe in the 16th century. Whoever was in charge, be it the papists, the reformers or the evangelicals, burned heretics at the stake. Eck and ouch. None of that for me. While my relationship to god matters greatly to me, my relationship to earthly religions is of no significance.

Answer 8

Buddhism, because it's an atheistic religion. Also there's no meaning in having another corpse, and there's no worse enemy than the one within.

Answer 9

If it was a future president trying to impose this on me, I might die. That would be in direct violation of the constitution and would start a civil war. A war that I would be willing to fight.

Answer 10

Buddhism, of course. It is logical, open-minded as well as understanding, wise, aware, etc.

Of course, it all depends on if you consider Buddhism to really be a religion. It is only worthwhile after you have extracted the cultural aspects from it.