Why can't people accept the fact that God doesn't exist?

Question

Seriously, as time goes on it becomes more and more obvious. People just can't accept it, however, because that would destroy their purpose in life. They will be scared that we are alone in the universe and no one is watching over them.

But it's time to get real. There is no god.

Vote atheism

Answer 1

Logically, just because there isn't any evidence of a god, doesn't mean there isn't. Do you have hard evidence that god doesn't exist?

Answer 2

Why cant you accept that He does. As time goes on, more and more poeple come to know His love. More and more evidence points to the existence of a higher being. I am being real, and i see clearly that the God. Why do you try so hard to diminish other believes. At least Christians have reason. you just do it to spite others.

Answer 3

Even though I share the same non-belief as you....I vote CHOICE.
Let anyone and everyone believe what they want. It doesn't make them bad people. Having faith in something makes those people stronger, with stronger outlooks on life. In essence, better people. I have faith that I know right from wrong, am humble enough to apologize that I HAVE wronged, and MAN enough to know that I am NOT a bad person.

Answer 4

I think that people can't accept the fact that God doesn't exist because they rather believe in what feels right than what is right.

Answer 5

Why can't you accept the fact that he does exist and that he created all good things. It is time to get real, because very soon, there will be no unbelievers, God is going to put them out of existence, forever.

Answer 6

We are not going to gain anything by believing god doesn't exist .So there is no point in Atheism.

Answer 7

Do Buddhists believe in a creator god?

No, we do not. There are several logical reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern scientists, sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the god idea have their origins in fear. The Buddha says:

"Gripped by fear men go to sacred mountains, sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines." *Dhammpada 188

Primitive man found himself in a dangerous and hostile world, the fear of wild animals, of not being able to find enough food, of injury or disease, and of natural phenomena like thunder, lightning and volcanoes was constantly with him. Finding no security, he created the idea of god in order to give him comfort in good times, courage in times of danger and consolation when things went wrong. To this day, you will notice that people become more religious at times of crises, you will hear them say that the belief in a god gives them the strength they need to deal with life. You will hear them explain that they believe in god because they prayed in time of need and their prayer was answered. All this seems to support the Buddha’s teaching that the god-idea is a response to fear and frustration. The Buddha taught us to try to understand our fears, to lessen our desires and to calmly and courageously accept the things we cannot change. He replaced fear, not with irrational belief but with rational understanding.

The second reason the Buddha did not believe in a creator god is because there does not seem to be any evidence to support this idea. There are numerous religions, all claiming that they alone have god’s words preserved in their holy book, that they alone understand god’s nature, that their god exists and that the gods of other religions do not. Some claim that god is masculine, some that she is feminine and others that it is neuter. They are all satisfied that there is ample evidence to prove the existence of their god but they laugh in disbelief at the evidence other religions use to prove the existence of another god. It is not surprising that with so many different religions spending so many centuries trying to prove the existence of their gods that still no real, concrete, substantial or irrefutable evidence has been found. Buddhists suspend judgement until such evidence is forthcoming.

The third reason the Buddha did not believe in a creator god is that the belief is not necessary. Some claim that the belief in a god is necessary in order to explain the origin of the universe. But this is not so. Science has very convincingly explained how the universe came into being without having to introduce the god-idea. Some claim that belief in god is necessary to have a happy, meaningful life. Again we can see that this is not so. There are millions of Atheists, free-thinkers and Buddhists, who live useful, happy and meaningful lives without belief in a creator god. Some claim that belief in god’s power is necessary because humans, being weak, do not have the strength to help themselves. Once again, the evidence indicates the opposite. One often hears of people who have overcome great disabilities and handicaps, enormous odds and difficulties through their own inner resources, through their own efforts and without belief in a god. Some claim that god is necessary in order to give man salvation. But this argument only holds good if you accept the theological concept of salvation and Buddhists do not accept such a concept. Based on his own experience, the Buddha saw that each human being had the capacity to purify the mind, develop infinite love and compassion and perfect understanding. He shifted attention from the heavens to the heart and encouraged us to find solutions to our problems through self-understanding.

But if there is no creator god how did the universe get here?

All religions have myths and stories which attempt to answer this question. In ancient times, when man simply did not know, such myths were adequate, but in the 20th century, in the age of physics, astronomy and geology, such myths have been superseded by scientific fact. Science has explained the origin of the universe without recourse to the god-idea.

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Answer 8

I agree with Brandy B. Also get in a situation that you cannot see yourself get out of, or worst get horrible new about a love one getting into an accident or even worst lose its life.Then you will know HE exists.

Answer 9

Your question suggests that Atheists don't have a meaning for their life--many Atheists on this forum, however, would staunchly argue that we give life purpose ourselves.

Answer 10

Because they are cowards, idiots, or hopeless.

Or, worse, some combination of all three.

Some of them are pretty sincere, and use it to make better lives for themselves. That type are generally pretty cool, despite the whole irrationality of deific beliefs.

The rest are just... well... sad.