Does this pretty much sum it up, with a Atheistic Belief?

Question

1. GOD does not Exsist
2.Evolution is the only answer on how life was created
3. When you die..no afterlife..turn to dust that is it.
4. The only knowledge you can acquire is from man and what he un-covers
5. The Bible, Torah, Qu'ran are fairy tales..
6. No such thing as Miracle Healings..People are lieing or delusional
6. No such thing as a Near Death Experience..People are having brain delsuions
7. Life in Outer Space might exsist but GOD didn't have anything to do with it.
8.Morality and Rules were created by man...
9.Perfection will never exsist
10.Life would be great if everyone realized GOD does not exsist and humanity has no need for religion?

Answer 1

Well, your responses could use a little editing:

1.) It's "exist".

2.) Evolution is about speciation -- why there are so many DIFFERENT KINDS of life. it doesn't really speak as to how the first self-replicating molecules came about.

First #6.) It's no small matter, the capacity for the human brain to trick itself into feeling better. Atheists who know anything about psychology or medicine are not so dismissive of it -- even if a side-effect of that ability is an equal capacity for believing superstitious nonsense.

Second #6.) People DO have Near-Death Experiences -- it's just that their origins are neurochemical, not supernatural.

7.) True. The universe we live in is EXACTLY the kind you would expect if there was no god running the show -- you need billions of galaxies, each with tens of billions of planets, mixing and matching chemicals for 13.5 billion years, to get that first lucky combination of elements to create the first self-replicating molecules. If there was a God responsible for it all, he would only need to make ONE planet, and he'd probably put it in the CENTER of the universe, and the skies would just be a big dome or something to hold it all in. This is the universe the bible predicts, but we now know it's a model that's 100% wrong.

8.) Morality is an evolved trait, hardwired into our brains because it's a useful trait that helped our early ancestors survive in a hostile world. It's not completely arbitrary; we know this because basic rules about being nice to each other and not hurting others transcends time and cultures worldwide. And we wouldn't all go on arbitrary murdering and raping sprees without god precisely because it is so ingrained into our very nature.

9.) Again -- it's "exist". And anyhow, how do you DEFINE perfection?

10.) Humanity DOESN'T have any real need for religion. Some of the species are just a little slower on the uptake.

Answer 2

1. GOD does not Exsist - Yep, you got that, except it's "exist"
2.Evolution is the only answer on how life was created - no, science does not claim it as an absolute, just the most likely possibility.
3. When you die..no afterlife..turn to dust that is it. That's the atheist belief as well.
4. The only knowledge you can acquire is from man and what he un-covers. - again, yes...because who else is there?
5. The Bible, Torah, Qu'ran are fairy tales.. - not so much fairy tales as very ancient allegorical histories.
6. No such thing as Miracle Healings..People are lieing or delusional. -also there's the placebo effect to consider.
6. No such thing as a Near Death Experience..People are having brain delsuions. the term would be "illusions", but yes.
7. Life in Outer Space might exsist but GOD didn't have anything to do with it. - since they don't believe in god, that would go without saying, wouldn't it?
8.Morality and Rules were created by man. - survival instinct as well.
9.Perfection will never exsist - define "perfection"
10.Life would be great if everyone realized GOD does not exsist and humanity has no need for religion? - probably yes.

Answer 3

1. GOD does not Exsist
--Correct

2.Evolution is the only answer on how life was created
--No. Evolution has nothing to do with Atheism or the creation of life. In any event, we can't be 100% certain it happened, it just seems incredibly highly likely.

3. When you die..no afterlife..turn to dust that is it.
-- Probably.

4. The only knowledge you can acquire is from man and what he un-covers
-- The only knowledge you can acquire is what you can acquire from yourself

5. The Bible, Torah, Qu'ran are fairy tales..
-- Yes, mostly. They have some historically accurate portions.

6. No such thing as Miracle Healings..People are lieing or delusional
-- Right

6. No such thing as a Near Death Experience..People are having brain delsuions
-- Right

7. Life in Outer Space might exsist but GOD didn't have anything to do with it.
--Right

8.Morality and Rules were created by man...
--Yes

9.Perfection will never exsist
--Define perfection...it depends.

10.Life would be great if everyone realized GOD does not exsist and humanity has no need for religion?
-- No...it'll still suck

Answer 4

1 - As far as we know, God does not exist. The "god" hypothesis has the same standing as the notion that there are magical leprechans.

2 - Evolution does not attempt to explain how life originated. It is, however, the best current explanation for the variety of life that we see around us. Creationism is demonstrably false.

3 - As far as we know, consciousness does not continue after death, and given that it is the product of brain activity that ceases at death, the odds seem pretty low.

4 - Our knowledge of the world around us comes from many sources, including science, simple observation, word-of-mouth, reading, and reasoning.

5 - The Bible, Torah, and Qu'ran are largely false, inasmuch as they're full of unsupported supernatural claims.

6 - There are no miraculous healings as far as anyone knows. Those who claim such things are often lying, and always wrong.

The other 6 - Near death experiences are the product of our interpretations of physiological events that occur under extreme stress. There's no evidence to the contrary.

7 - Life may exist in outer space, or more likely, on other planets or moons. Since there is no god, of course god didn't have anything to do with it.

8 - Morality is not created by man, but rather things simply are moral or immoral, just as there are natural laws that are not dependent on man. Rules come from man, of course.

9 - In some very limited realms some things are perfect. The universe will never be perfect, at least in any sense that does justice to the word "perfect".

10 - I don't know whether or not things would be better if everyone realized that there is no god. Many people seem dependent on that belief. Things would certainly be better though if people who do not believe in god weren't forced to make so many accommodations for those who do.

Answer 5

1. correct. The lack of a belief in Gods is the definition.
2. evolution has nothing to do with creation. evolution is just about how organisms change over time.
3. Yup, this is it, no returns, no sequels, no replays. Life is not a rehearsal, life is it, the real thing.
4. Yes, pretty much so, but even what we have learned is not to be trusted totally. We are always learning new stuff that means we may have to modify what we believe.
5. Yes, all of the magical stories are mythology.
6. Lying, delusional, decieved. Every miracle investigated so far has been a fraud.
7. If God does not exist the answer to that one is pretty obvious.
8. Human morality is a human creation. Some of it seems to be genetically wired, but most of it is traceable through our cultural archaeology.
9.Absolutes do not exist. No absolute vacuum, no absolute zero, no absolute truth and no absolute perfection. Absolutes are better thought of as directions. You can go towards north but you can never really get to *north*. Happiness is not a fish that you can catch.
10. I like to think so, but it is a myth. People will still have problems and be jerks. In other words we would still be humans. It might eliminate some of the problems though. It can not be forced. I can not make you think about reality by threatening you. I might be able to teach you the scientific method and introduce you to some other neat thinking tools.
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Scientific methodology is extremely conservative and sceptical. It is not like what you see in the pop-sci magazines.
Remember a theory without the experiment is just faith.

This is my set of beliefs, others might believe differently than I do.

Answer 6

That basically sums up how theists are taught to view atheism.

1. Atheism is more about not believing in any deity, and not all positively state "there is no God."

2. Evolution exists... the theory of evolution explains how life changes, not how it was created. It is currently the only theory worth scientific credibility. However, not all atheists think evolution explains everything, and not all theists are quick to deny it.

3. You are correct, but not everyone views this as negatively as you do.

4. No, you acquire knowledge from the universe, not man.

5. Yes, they are myths.

6. Correct.

6(2). NDE's have been studied and it seems the logical explanations are that they are no more than hallocinations. I still find it fascinating.

7. True

8. Morality was not created by anyone, but is imbedded within all of us because we have a need to be social. And by benefitting society as a whole this is an evolutionary advantage. Rules are created by man.

9. True

10. Life would be better if people focused more on making the world better rather than fighting over which god is real. Noone should be forced into believing or not believing anything.

I think all atheists would agree with most of these views, but all it takes to be an atheist is disbelief in the supernatural.

Answer 7

1. The supernatural which includes dieties, demons, heaven, hell, angels, ghosts, faireies etc. from recorded time until this minute does not exist (with an x) due to lack of evidence. Any evidence.
2. Evolution has nothing to do with religion. Evolution is science, religion is faith. One understands evolution, one believes in religion.
3.Humans are animals, just like all the other millions of species of animals on earth. All animals die the same way, always have, always will. Again, no evidence of the afterlife exists. (with an x)
4.Whats wrong with humans acquiring knowledge from other humans and what others have discovered. I call that learning.
5.All writings from all religions, not just the big 3, are urban myths. Look it up. Some of it is real, most of it has been translated and handed down so many times that a lot of it is indeed a myth. I prefer a World History book instead.
6.Go look at James Randi's website. He has been able to dispell any so called "miracle healing" that comes his way.
7.See Above.
8.Of course they were and they are always changing.
9.Why should it?
10.Life would be great if humankind had faith in itself. Simple.

Answer 8

I'd disagree with 2, 6, (the first 6), 9, and 10. I can only speak for myself though. The only thing that "sums up Atheistic Belief" is belief that God does not exist.

2. Evolution is not the only answer, it's simply the best fit for the evidence.

6. They're not delusional or lying, they just don't understand the placebo effect.

9. There are plenty of perfect things.

10. I don't think the secret to having a great life is denying that God exists. There's other far more important things like being a good person.

Answer 9

1: True
2: Evolution does not talk about how life was created. Only how it changes over time.
3: True
4: True
5: True (but that does not mean they have no value)
6: True
7: True
8: True. Morality is a construct of mankind but, again, that does not mean it has no value.
9: "perfection" is also a construct of mankind. Its existence depends on how you define it. A biologist would say that every living organism is "perfectly" suited to its environment.
10: If there were no such thing as religion, I do not believe that life would magically be made into some Utopian paradise, there would still be problems with greed, violence, poverty, etc., but at least religion would not exacerbate these problems. It would be a step towards a higher level of society.

Answer 10

1. Most likely.
2. You used the 'c' word. And evolution does not deal with abiogenesis, only with organisms with DNA.
3. Most likely.
4. Knowledge comes from observation of natural phenomena and induction.
5. Pretty much. Might be a couple historical facts sprinkled here and there.
6. There can be natural flukes. As for NDE, everyone can have some sort of experience. They are most likely natural phenomena.
7. Life probably exists elsewhere. God probably does not exist.
8. Nope. Morality and Rules are natural, and some animals have similar (if more rustic) rules.
9. It exists in Mathematics. We create mathematical universes, so perfection exists in those. Only in those.
10. We would still kill each other. We'd just make up other reasons.