Christians---Faith there is a God.
Athiests------Faith there isn't a God.
2007-06-26 08:15:50 · 23 answers · asked by Me 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not arguing anything. I am asking a question. There is no mysterious hidden message here, just a simple question.
If you don't agree...say...ummm....no. Why do some of you always get so darn defensive?
2007-06-26 08:27:12 · update #1
i don't feel like atheists have any kind of faith. Christians walk by faith and live by faith. please don't put them in the same category
2007-06-26 08:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by CHERISH 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Being an athiest myself, I could say that when I do die, and there occurs to be a god, i in my opinion sense like I easily have no longer something to be fearful of or unprepared for. From what i've got heard approximately God i've got faith that when I die, he would be merciful. I easily have accomplished no longer something incorrect, and nor do I plan to so why could my ideals mirror on what occurs once I die? of direction because of the fact i do no longer think in a heaven or hell, i'm no longer able to truly think of what the two could be like.
2016-10-03 04:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if you know anything about atheists.
Atheists: There is no evidence for the existence of a god, and considerable evidence against the existence of one, especially the logically inconsistent ones described by most religions. Therefore, until you prove otherwise, the only intelligent position is acting as if one does not exist.
That's nothing like faith.
2007-06-26 08:21:30 · answer #3 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't say as such.
Your definition of atheism is false. Atheism includes both weak atheism, the state of having no beliefs in a deity or deities, and strong atheism, which is the active denial of the existence of deity.
Besides, if you want to say atheists have faith, then you have FAITH, not KNOWLEDGE, that Zeus doesn't exist.
Congratulations, you just validated every deity ever conceived of by man.
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." -- Stephen Roberts.
2007-06-26 08:21:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
It doesn't take faith to believe that there isn't a god, any more than it takes faith to believe that there isn't a polka-dotted chimpanzee dancing on my head.
I know you want to believe that this is a "both sides have the same issues" thing, but that's simply not true.
2007-06-26 08:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The flaw in your logic is the fact that, except when faced directly with questions like this, atheists don't even think about the question of god. It doesn't rule our everyday lives.
Can you really call conclusions based on empirical evidence "faith"?
2007-06-26 08:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by Octal040 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are things I think are true because of evidence. There are things I think are not true because of evidence, or the lack thereof. There are things about which I withhold judgement until there is evidence.
No. This atheist does not have faith.
2007-06-26 08:31:17 · answer #7 · answered by YY4Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So your argument is that it takes faith not to believe in Odin, Zeus, Bauhaus, Jupiter, Anubis, Ammut, and the several thousand other gods?
It takes no faith to not believe in something with no evidence.
2007-06-26 08:20:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Only if you think it's fair to say that both Christians and atheists have faith that there are no such things as fairies.
2007-06-26 08:19:49 · answer #9 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Sure!
But the atheist's "faith" is rational.
We can also divide the world into people who believe in leprechauns, and people who don't. Which group is less likely to contain lunatics?
2007-06-26 08:19:12 · answer #10 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋