This question is for atheists. Why do you not believe in God? Why do you hate what he represents?

Question

Just curious and want your opinion.

Notice I didn't point fingers, nor did I say if I had a religion, so don't get offended. I simply ask an opinion, and thanks to those who have RATIONALLY answered my question. :)

Answer 1

No hate. I don't hate Santa ether.

Answer 2

*Drink* Cheers.

I could write an entire novel on why I don't believe in God so I will leave the answer to that question to a simple, yet cliche, there is no evidence that God exists. The fact that the entire premise upon which Christianity was built was stolen from other, previous religions also has a lot to with it. The beliefs are simply not original or believable.

As for your second question, I do not hate everything that 'God' represents. I do not believe he exists so how could I hate him? I hate religious extremists. Please do not confuse that with hating all religious people or hating all religions. There are, however, religious extremists and fundamentalists that I believe to be a danger to society.

Answer 3

I do not believe in God because after Years of being sent to Sunday School/Church etc. I decided that I could logically believe that the many fantastic stories of miracles were actually the result of chinese whispers - i.e. one person tells a tale to another person, that person passes it on to another with a little bit tagged on to make the story more interesting and so on. Who would be interested in a tale about a bloke holding a meeting where you all had a bit of food and a little drink, but if the tale was about a bloke and he fed 5,000 with a handful of loaves and fishes - now that's interesting, but if these tales are untrue then logically the whole concept is untrue, taking in to account Scientific evidence of course. I do not hate what the idea represents as I have no emotions linked to the concept. If some people want to believe and it makes them feel better about life, so be it. If others do not believe, again it is their choice.

Answer 4

I'm not an atheist but I have friends who are and it's not that they hate what God represents they just do not believe that there is a supernatural deity overlooking humankind which controls all things. They believe that everything has a logical explanation and that God is a man made idea meant to give people hope for the future and also instill some fear in them to keep them on their best behavior (Going to Heaven vs. Hell).

Answer 5

It's not so much that I hate what he represents. It's more that I came to the realization long ago that the mortal capacity to understand and define real divinity is somewhat lacking. So to fill the void we create gods, give them human characteristics (and your god is certainly no different), and bow down to worship them. But it's all a lie. It is a creation of the human mind. That's where the true power lies. Within each of us. We don't need some remote deity that really would have no reason to give a damn about humanity other than we think he should to give us the strength and ability to get through the trials and tribulations of life. We are strong enough on our own. We are capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for. We just need to realize it.

Answer 6

Hmm... the answer is pretty simple. Imagine you're happily walking along a ravine, admiring the scenery and such. Then you see someone on the opposite side desperately in need of help. You wanted to help, but it's beyond your ability. There's also another guy over there, and he ignores said person. Will you be disgusted at his action?

Apply this analogy to the world and you'll see why I don't believe in God. I don't hate God, no point feeling less peaceful over this. Mostly I just try to help anybody less fortunate than myself, 'cause the supreme being's not going to.

Answer 7

I'm an agnostic. My view is that atheists don't believe in God because of an absence of conclusive evidence. It has nothing to do with "hate," merely an opinion.

May I ask whether you believe in Santa Claus? If not, does that mean you hate what Santa represents?

Answer 8

wow, 930am and already someone starts the drinking game.

For your information, Atheists don't hate what God represents. They simply do not feel the need to live their lives by someone else's moral code. For the most part, they want tangible proof of a higher being. Since most religious people can't offer it, the Atheists don't believe.

Answer 9

Romans 8:7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

The unbeliever's problem is much deeper than acts of disobedience, which are merely outward manifestations of inward fleshly corruption. Unregenerate man's basic inclinations are geared toward gratifying and glorifying self and are directly hostile toward God.

Answer 10

My spiritual path and what I DO believe in relegates deities to being archetypes, symbols, and metaphors, which frankly makes the most sense to me.

I do not like what the Christian deity represents because he is misogynist, murderous, cruel, heartless, selfish, vain, irresponsible, and basically evil. I have no qualms hating those things. Might does not make right, power does not equal good, love does not demand. This particular archetype does not inspire any amount of respect or awe, much less subservience to it.

Answer 11

No evidence for gods. We have no need for gods to explain the universe. The universe came from the Big Bang, life came from abiogenesis, species diverity came from evolution, and we are getting closer to understanding consciousness (and we know it's not mystical). No room for gods.



The universe has been around for 15 billion years or so. We humans have only been around for a tiny fraction of that. Why, then, should we think that some of our ancient folk tales just happen to explain everything?