Atheists: Do you think you believe in what you believe because of lack of information of other religions?

Question

Like really, some of the questions you'll post have answers all over the Bible... but if only you'll have read the bible! Do you think this is because these days there is so much science in your face that you believe science and dont bother to actually read the holy scriptures for yourself to see if there is any truth in it. Or maybe because it is so much extra work and religion is so damn hard to follow!!! Is it that what makes you'll atheists... do you'll ever stop and think?

well, seems i was misinformed... but why do you'll ask really silly questions sometimes?

And btw, i am currently doing research on thermodynamic heating of turbofan engine rotor blades for my masters degree... so your assumption that I believe in "only fairy tales" is wrong. I know a lot about physics, biophysics and chemistry and really there are holes everywhere. Thanks for your time anyways and I dont need to hear anymore.

Answer 1

I am christian.
Don't fool yourself with preconceived ideas about atheists many of them know the bible very well. It just hasn't appealed to them

Answer 2

I have read the bible and there is not a shred of evidence or anything in it that would make me believes its more than a dusty old tomb with a big fairy tail in it.

The thing is with science I can saw how does that work and go look at the peer reviews and the scientific journals and get an Idea of whats going with a specific theory and its corresponding hypothesizes.

So really what makes me an atheist is the lack of any evidence provided by religions to show their beliefs are true.

Answer 3

Ho-hum. Another Christian needs telling that if anyone has read the bible thoroughly and closely, it's probably atheists.

And the only hard thing about following scripture, if you're comparing the process with reading a scientific paper (surely you've read no end of those, so you'll know what I'm talking about) is that the scripture is riddled with holes and contradictions while the scientific paper, though dealing with complex concepts, is structured for easiest assimilation (assuming a degree of expertise).

Answer 4

I'm a Deist. I studied religion in college and hold a degree in religious studies. I reject the Bible as scripture because I can find no justification for it to be the word of God. I cannot justify it being more worthy of scripture than the Qur'an, the Zend-Avesta, the Rig Veda, or any other scripture.

I used to be a very religious Christian, but there is too much illogic in the theology. I do, however, view Jesus as a great moral teacher.

Answer 5

Actually when I was christian, I'd never read another religions book. Now that I am atheist, I am extensively read in other religions. Can you say the same?

Your problem is that you say b/c the bible has the "answer" that is is the complete truth. Well b/c I have read books by authors following so many different religions--I have of course come across more than your one "answer". Perhaps you think thats the only answer b/c its the only religious work you've read.

Answer 6

I have studied about several religions, I've read the Bible and fractions of other religious texts. They all contain something beautiful and something silly and many contain something horrible too. None of them though has come across to me as completely true and I have never experienced anything that convinced me there is a god. THAT's why I'm an atheist. Believe me, it's not out of lazyness.

Now, out of curiosity, have YOU studied about various religions and science and taken time to give it all some deep thought?

Answer 7

Er, you're not making any sense at all. Obviously atheists are people who did stop to think about religion, and so came to question what they'd been told.

Of course if you did think that people are atheists because of something they don't know about, you could obviously tell us what that "something" was. So far believers have been utterly unable to point to anything that they know but atheists don't know that would explain why atheists don't share their beliefs.

On the other hand, atheists have been able to point to quite a few things that they (the atheists) know but believers don't. For example, there's a steady stream of believers here who challenge us to "prove that there is no God". Those believers obviously don't know about the burden of proof. There's also a steady stream of believers who challenge us with "Pascal's Wager", obviously unaware of the myriad flaws in that argument.

It's pretty clear that it is belief, not nonbelief, that is the product of "lack of information".

Answer 8

Actually, I've studied the beliefs and read the texts of many religious groups, which is one of the reasons I'm an atheist. When you're presented with hundreds of belief systems that profess their correctness, and none give more reason than "Because I said so", it's hard not to believe that it's all just a crutch mankind thought up to explain what they couldn't at the time.

Answer 9

No. Most atheists are rather well informed about religions, generally, and usually quilte well acquainted with the Bible.

There are those, of course, who pose as atheists, usually adolescents who want to be shocking, but if you take a look at the mature atheists you'll find them very well read on the subject of religion.

Answer 10

There are many atheists who have read the Bible and use it's passages in their arguments. Personally, I've only studied Christianity's ideals and beliefs...I'm too lazy to read the whole Bible. :)

And yes, I stop and think plenty--far more than you, I'm willing to wager. You're too busy trying to cling to your faith that you blindly ignore every tiny little piece of evidence that could be against your god. Also, I'm not the biggest science geek (I like, say, environmental science, but physics is way over my head).

Answer 11

I've read the Bible. And I have a religion, just not a theistic one. Ergo, I'm an atheist.

I love how people think that if you would just accept a divine presence, you'd be part of THEIR religion. If/when I am forced to acknowledge a deity, I think it's much more likely that I will experience one from my own religion.