What's your take on athiesm?

Question

I can not fathom how someone can't beleive in a supreme creator.

Answer 1

Just like they can't fathom you believing in an imaginary man in the sky. It's quiet simple: atheists are believers in logic.

Answer 2

Here's my take.

As a child, you were told about these god-things. You believed. You had no rational mind at the time. This indoctrination usually takes place at a time before anyone learns to deal with evidence or higher thinking.

The same process can be shown to work in racism. A parent tells a child that another race is inferior. The child believes it. The child doesn't question it.

the same process can be shown to work in sexism. A parent teaching directly or indirectly that one sex is inferior to the other. The child believes it. The child doesn't question it.

The same process can be shown to work for Santa. A parent tells a child of a Santa character. The child believes it. The child doesn't question it.

That you are still acting on something that you learned and accepted at age 3 or 5 is far more the thing that I cannot fathom.

Answer 3

Atheism's problems are the same as theism's problems:

It seems that atheists attack theists for basing their beliefs on the point at which they can comprehend no more, when atheists themselves base their beliefs on the extreme opposite, the point at which they cannot fathom any less. An arbitrary lowest common denominator(sense perception). Decided by atheists to be the point at which all things can and will be determined. The basis for all reasoning. It is just as arbitrary as theistic faith because, like the theological struggles with God's existence, sense perception has no known basis. It is limited, imperfect, and up to subjective alteration by the perceiver.

~Toll Booth Willy

Answer 4

Atheism is still a metaphysical declaration. As such it can only be construed as a belief freely accepted, just as theism is. Neither is demonstrable. The atheist would argue the theist has the burden of the proof, since he is claiming the existence of something, while the atheist is simply denying the need to posit such an entity as God.
But either way, you must make a declaration as to the metaphysical nature of the universe. It is all fine and dandy to say there is nothing but matter, but we can't actually pretend to understand what matter is, or what relationship matter has to the impressions we have of it in our minds. (i.e. blue is not a physical reality - it is a mental construct that is forced upon us by biology).
Therefore, either stance is presumptuous insofar as they present themselves as ultimate and final truths.
Now, of course, different people believe different things for different reasons. I can respect that. But I stop at thinking that "proof" has anything whatsoever to do with it.

Answer 5

There is really nothing to take from atheism. Not believing in something SHOULDN'T have a virtue. Its what you accomplish and do in your life that has meaning. Don't look at atheism and try to imagine what isn't. The people who are atheists ( me included ) are there because we choose not to believe. If you cannot or choose not to unravel your own theistic ideas, then trying to figure out why I don't believe is a lost cause.

EDIT: Opinionatedkitten, I have to strongly disagree with you in that either theism or atheism are absolute constructs.
2nd EDIT: Toll Booth Willy and others, you should really bulk up on you understanding of agnosticism , theisim and atheisim. Read this for clarification:
http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Atheist_vs._agnostic

Answer 6

Atheism is a tough nut- to state firmly and emphatically that there is nothing... wow! I'm an agnostic, which allows me to completely disagree with organized religion, divine intervention and all that other hokum and yet not have to say that there is nothing. There universe is infinite, it's impossible for mere mortals to know what lurks beyond the darkness. All I can suggest is, be moral (morals as defined by the greater good, not crazy conservative religious morality), have fun in life and at the end of the day, whatever works for you, run with it.

Answer 7

I can't either. They don't believe in anything in the after life either. Haven't looked to much into it but it seems like a odd way to look at the universe. Even people that believe in evolution have some sort of spiritual connection. I don't get it either. You can't prove it though, so I guess they don't have enough 'faith' to believe in an after life.

Answer 8

I am an atheist but i never said i didn't believe in a supreme creator, i just don't believe in god

Answer 9

One day, a conversation began on a flight about the same subject. Three guys in front made it a point to speak loudly about their non-belief in God. When the aircraft suddenly hit bad weather. Guess what they all blurted out to everyone' surprise; OH GOD HELP US.

Answer 10

The gift of free will and the bible does say that faith was given in different measures I continually pray for a strengthening of faith.