Do atheists hate rules? Is this why you became an atheist?

Question

Do you hate all those rules associated with believing and obeying God? Have you ever considered that all these rules are made for a Reason? recently i've found out the hard way it's just best to obey God. Do you agree rules are made for a reason? Thankx!

oh look, its 'hypno pope' who seems to be on here whenever i drop in. do you sit here 24/7? please get a life, thanks.

Nobiz, thank you for your honesty. i respect honesty :)

'hypnopope'- you're obviously one of those atheists who has numerous accounts on here because you get deleted so often from bitter and hateful comments. i wonder which one you are LOL.

i'm @ work from 8 to 12 hours a day monday through friday. i assure you i don't sit here and watch the atheist bicker at christians all day which i'm sure 'hypnopope' does. k, i'm done thanks answers!

i haven't lied, childish paul. grow up.

Answer 1

I became a Buddhist because after much study and contemplation, I found that ahimsa and loving-kindness were the best path for me. If you read the eightfold path and 5 precepts, you will see that Buddhists who are atheists, are not afraid of rules.
Furthermore, the vast majority of atheists do the right thing because it is the right thing. It's not rocket science.

Answer 2

The reason I became an atheist is all because of Santa Claus.....when I found presents hidden that said "from santa" I immediately found out that my parents had lied to me about Santa and told me I needed to be good to get presents at xmas.....now I put two and two together and figured that they probably told me to be a good little boy and obey god otherwise I wouldn't go to heaven for the same reason as they told me about Santa and that is to just have me be a good little well behaved boy.

So since the age of 8 I have not believed in God, sure there were times in my youth where I just wasn't sure...maybe there was, maybe there wasn't a God.

It's not that I hate any rules, I think I have the right to decide for myself what is right and wrong.

I don't need some imaginary father figure telling me it's wrong to have sex before marriage (or whatever other rule we are supposedly meant to follow) and if I do I will suffer eternally in hell. If that's the case then I would much rather go to hell knowing I've lived a life where I enjoyed myself and didn't hold back on doing anything because of an ancient belief system that's so outdated it's not even funny anymore...not that it ever was funny to begin with.

Answer 3

I see this question seems to be spilling into something outside of the main inquiry. Miss Nicole wanted to know if Atheists became so because of a hatred towards rules, and my answer to that is no. I am not going to get into my personal religious views here, but most atheists I personally know have acquired their point of view because they cannot see a logical reason how God can exist, or are simply not religious for any particular reason.

I will agree that many religions in many different cultures across time and continents have created rules to help protect their followers. In past history, many people did not know how to read or write, and many looked towards religion to show them the proper way to live. Eating pork, for example is off limits in some religions because in ancient times, many followers did not have the means to cook the meat fully and properly. Eating undercooked meat could cause sickness and even death. The same is true for Christianity. The rules and regulations were created originally to help keep people safe, and to help them exist together in a society. Many religions stay true to their old teachings even though our technology today has increased to the point those rules need not apply. Changing such beliefs is difficult in older religions so instead they stay.

As a matter of fact, United States Law is based on English Common Law which can trace its roots to religious teachings. All of us can agree that the Ten Commandments, for example, are a good thing even if we do not share the same religion or no religion at all.

But is it truly fair to say people hate rules just because they do not believe in a God? I feel that the proper answer to your question is once again, no. I do see, however, in your question that there was something that happened to you that cemented your belief in God, and for good or bad, it is important.

We all need to believe in something: be it God, spirits, karma, magic, or simply life it self. Everyone can get behind me on that statement no matter who you are, because we are all human. And as humans, having a strong hold of something…religious or not…is what truly matters most.

Answer 4

The only thing atheists have in common is the lack of belief in god. Everyone has their own reasons.

I am an atheist because I consider belief in the supernatural to be illogical and something that I just cannot accept. I think it would be hypocritical of me to pretend that I believe in god. I do not go around telling everyone that I am an atheist, but if someone asks me what religion I am, I say that I am an atheist. Atheism is NOT a religion, but that is a completely separate topic.

I would agree that rules are made for a reason. I do not believe that making rules requires divine intervention.

Answer 5

No, I do not hate rules. As a teacher, I am somewhat enamored with them. I do not find the rules of a mythical sky faerie of any import, however. Society and common sense have had sufficient rules since the dawn of time without having to rely on imaginary pals.

I became an atheist for the simple fact that I see no evidence of any god. Period.

As stated by other responders, your weak accusations and rantings sound remarkably similar to a pot calling a kettle black.

Answer 6

Although I am not an athiest I am most definately not a christian, I have atheist friends and they are not an unlawful bunch. They choose not to believe in your god. Like most people they do follow laws. Laws are set by governments to benefit mankind, on the whole, and not by religios leaders for obvious reasons - leaving it up to religios leaders causes little things like wars as very few mainstream religions are really tollerant of others. Christians claim to be tollerant but I KNOW the majority aren't, I used to be one. Now I am a Pagan.

Answer 7

Those rules you cite come from religion, not God. Religion is only one source of societal rules. Compared to the secular Code of Hammurabi, Mosaic Law is tame. Even if the rules are made for a reason, as times change, and rules need to adapt. How many Biblical rules pertain to slavery? The dearth of atheists in prisons (0.21% of US Federal inmates) indicates they are capable of following rules.

Answer 8

No. It is not that I don't like rules. I obey all my school rules. It is just that there is no sufficient evidence to proof that there is god. Why would anyone believe in something that they are not completely sure exists? It seems absurd to me. Really absurd.

Answer 9

Darling, let me explain something to you. Athiests simply do not believe that God exists, so how can they follow rules set down by something they don't think exists? Christian rules, I believe were set down by the early founders of Christianity for their followers. I believe these founders wanted people to live a certain way, therefore set down these rules and told them if they didn't follow them they would go to hell.

Answer 10

Not at all. Simply brave enough to question authority. If there are good reasons for rules and laws, we follow them gladly. If they are nonsense or harmful eg don't eat prawns we do not.

Tradition is not enough, logic and reason need to be applied. The rules of religion are mostly absurd - one should stone adulterers, shun homosexuals (well kill them to be precise), not pick up sticks on the Sabbath. Honestly the 'FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER'S" 8 I would really rather you didn't are far more useful.