Why so many athiests in here, I thought this was yahoo religion and spirituality?

Question

I'm new here, just asking.

Ding a ling a ling

(more drooling)

Oh yes, i before e, I know, it just adds that little extra spice to breakfast, I'm hungry.

Oh, I forgot to add "drink up"

Cheer up Shawn B, goes both ways now doesn't it?

Answer 1

Thanks for the drink! *cheers!*

Stock Answer: We must stay ever prudent in ensuring that religious dogma does not infiltrate our schools, laws and government. It is our duty to care about religion.

Answer 2

The Atheists I know are all very religeously educated. They have studied many faiths and are very spiritual beings. The concept of one God is actually pretty new. If you think about it. I feel the harder I look the more confused I get. I feel the most comfortable just being myself. Being honest and keeping my ethics in tact. All of the religions are pretty much the same, just the usual man made adjustments through the decades. Friend2Friend, J

Answer 3

If everybody here thought religion was good, there wouldn't be much discussion, would there? This is essentially a forum for discussing religion.

For example, if everybody in the "Ford Cars" section liked Fords, nobody would be able to answer "what are some problems with Ford cars?"

-Atheist

Answer 4

FREE WILL

We start with free will. We choose what we do and how we do it. We choose how we act, how we react — and sometimes more importantly, not to act. Along the way, we learn that we get to deal with the consequences of our choices.
As we progress through this learning process, we develop a certain degree of understanding, an inner knowing — call it intuition — that guides us towards making better future choices. We begin to foresee the probable consequences of any contemplated choice and are able to avoid choices that knowingly lead to negative consequences. We learn to make ‘good’ decisions when confronted with ‘bad’ situations.
We also learn that, before we can move forward, we will have to deal with not only the mistakes we have made in the past, but also with the mistakes we are making in the present as well. We learn moderation. We learn about compromise and consensus. We achieve an understanding that it is only after the needs of our spiritual selves and the greater good have been met that we should make choices to satisfy our own wants and desires We begin to achieve a balance between our physical and spiritual selves. We find that we are on a path to true spiritual wisdom, we are walking the Good Red Road.
Throughout this process, teachers come into our lives that help us expand our knowledge, gain a deeper understanding and advance further towards wisdom. Our free-will choices will determine both the teachers and the lessons we encounter on the Red Road, so, bear this mind — In the physical world, opposites attract; in the spiritual world, like attracts like.
If our choices are made for the benefit of our own ego or physical self without consideration of the consequences of those choices, then the teachers (and thus the teachings) we attract will not come in a good way. The spiritual lessons they teach will be difficult, and often times negative. The object lesson will be, more often than not, what not to do and how not to do it.
We may find ourselves trapped in a cycle of being unable to make good decisions. Again and again we will be sent back to the very beginning, repeatedly offered a multitude of similar situations and events. Each time, we are being afforded an opportunity to make different choices and experience different outcomes. In short, we are being gifted with many ’second-chances’ to learn from our past mistakes, in order to break from spiritual stagnation.
But, if our choices are made for the benefit of the greater good or spiritual self while minimizing negative consequences for all involved, then the teachers will come in a good way. The spiritual lessons will be much easier because we have already learned how to avoid the traps laid by our own egoself. The teachers that come will be able to help us to proceed along the Good Red Road, rather than just working towards helping us to get on to it.
Just remember this, the path we take, the choices we make, the lessons we confront and the results we attain are all ultimately of our own choosing.







Wahoo!!!

Answer 5

Being atheist doesn't mean we don't have an opinion of religion and spirituality-obviously we do.

I never try to sway anyone (see the whole swaying thing is one of my major contentions with religion to begin with) but I do state my own opinion as I am entitled to.

Actually most of the questions I answer in here is to point out that Christianity is not the only religion.

Answer 6

I'm an atheist, and for some reason I love answering questions about religion and spirituality. I don't really have an explanation for it.

Answer 7

Atheism, lack of a belief in God, is still a subject of Spirituality. Plus, a lot of us Atheists are ex-Christians and know a lot about the bible. There are no sub-categories in this section, and I have put in requests for this to change, but there hasn't been this change yet.

Answer 8

Atheists know more about religion than anyone, they have all the answers about all your religious concerns. It's similar to how a drug user will know more about drugs than a doctor or pharmacist.

Answer 9

Good question, and one which I will happily answer.
Quite simply, we're not here to promote religion, we are here to hear people's opinions on religion and give our own. Questioning your beliefs is important for everyone, whether you hold any or not.

Answer 10

I do not believe in deities but that does not mean I am not spiritual. Spirituality and religion need not cross. I find my spirituality in other human beings, nature and music.

Answer 11

first, ill start by saying im a christian who beleives in and have given my life to Christ.

second, athiests have the right to voice their oppinions. in fact, its actually quite interesting to hear their stories,theories, and ideas, and being a Christian, i can give them examples, stories, etc. to counter-act their own. maybe if everyone would do this, more and more people would be giving their life to Christ.

just a thought.