can you not believe in God, or just dont want to?

Question

so athiests out there? cant believe or just dont want to?

Answer 1

it's a choice...always a choice. those who say they aren't making a conscious choice are liars...

Answer 2

im a believer in God. im tired of hearing all of these atheist say that we are stupid and irrational for believing.
well if you read the bible you will see that it mentions dinosaurs before dinosaurs were ever dug up, moses knew blood was the source to healing, and leeching was stopped in the 1950 when it was decided that you needed blood to survive. Jesus said we should meditate in prayer...scientist know prove that meditation can heal sickness, been known to shrink tumors and other cancer, prevents heart disease, cures depression and anxiety and that doesn't even scratch the surface of what the bible mentions thousands of years ago that science are discovering true. not to mention the archeology. also a guy in minnesota has not brain mass, just mostly fluid, and he is a genuis at math and is normally and fully functional which SCIENTIST are saying that this proves that we can survive beyond the physical senses. now a team of scientist has nearly proven that the shroud of turin is Jesus' according to real historic facts not just based on the bible , and with the imprints of the image shows the body combust into light as an atom bomb blast left negative images of things that were there but were gone after the blast. science and religion are getting closer and closer to a meeting point and not farther and farther. i think that God can manipulate atoms and what not and that is how he works..which will explain the forces behind of the actions of atoms that can't be explain.
how do statues cry blood, how do animals warn against death and tumors and cancer when doctors can't detect, how when blind people die for a certain amount of time come back and expalin in detail what they saw.....there is a lot of crazy things out there that science can't explain

Answer 3

No one could possibly no if a god/goddess/or multiple gods exist. Since one of these beings have yet to show themselves I find it highly improbable.

If were that easy to prove that their was a god(they show themselves and do some things to prove their all knowingness, create stuff on the spot(poof: a horse), show super powers like superman; then people would just have to believe because their would be concrete evidence.

i know people claim to communicate with some god, but they are lying to get your money or they are off the deep end and should never be trusted, that goes for priests, rabbis, the pope, and all the rest.

until their is concrete evidence then I will remain a non-believer, but to say a god existing isn't possible I can't say(and no one else can no for a fact) neither way could be proved.

Answer 4

We all have a free will, and can believe what we want,as for me I believe in the Lord my God, through Jesus Christ.
When the plane or ship is going down, I believe a lot of people will scream OH My God!

Answer 5

In general, atheists do not 'believe' simply because they find that the reasons or evidence purported to support the idea that invisible, magical sky-fairies (gods) 'exist' are not compelling, and thus are insufficient to initiate or support a mental state of 'belief'. The idea that there is a 'choice' involved is... well... the word 'stupid' comes to mind. The reasons are either good, or they're not. If they're NOT, then one's 'bullshit alarm' goes off. You do not 'choose' to have your bullshit alarm go off... it just does.
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Answer 6

to the best of my knowledge an atheist believes what an atheist sees so an atheist can believe in god if the atheist sees god. it is agnostic that wont ever believe in god.

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 can't believe in God. The rational part of my mind has too much power in my thinking.

Answer 9

Can you not believe in the Siva / Zesus / Odin / Great Spirit / Ninja Turtle or just don't want to?

If you say you can't believe in Siva / Zesus / Odin / Great Spirit / Ninja Turtle , then what can't atheists not believe in god?

If you say you do not want to believe in Siva / Zesus / Odin / Great Spirit / Ninja Turtle , then you are telling me Siva / Zesus / Odin / Great Spirit / Ninja Turtle is real and your god is not.

Answer 10

the evidence against the traditional conceptualization of
a god is staggering and I don't see anyone without vested interest coming up with any conepts of such that have reasonable doubt to them . do some real research outside of the propaganda bank .

Answer 11

I can't. I don't believe you can MAKE yourself believe in anything. If I told you you needed to believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, would you say oh ok, or would you say "how the hell do you expect me to do that?" It's not a matter or wanting to believe or not. I CAN'T