Would our loving God above clobber me on the head if I were partialy atheist?

Answer 1

God bothers only those who believe in Him!!

Answer 2

Well, if you are partially an atheist, I believe you'll be partially clobbered while if you're a fully atheist, you'll be fully clobbered by God above.
Nevertheless, please don't go by my word for it, since I've never been very close to God, to actually realize how offended he feels at one of us being an atheist.
So, until you receive an answer, from the most reliable sources, I recommend you better stick to being a theist.

Answer 3

You can't be partially Atheist, it's all or nothing. If you're Atheist, you need not worry about God clobbering you. But you're likely agnostic, meaning you don't know if there is a God.

Answer 4

:-) Being partially atheist is rather like being sort of pregnant. I think maybe you would be better off saying you are agnostic. You don't know if there is a God or there isn't. Admitting ignorance is not a crime as far as I am aware.

Answer 5

Why would a God care what we think we are thinking?

What would God have to be insecure about?

Love and blessings Don

Answer 6

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 7

does a unicorn have two horns?


if you say NO, so you believe there are unicorns...

the same with your question.. if you believe in God, He does exist but even partially not believe in him, don't bother even thinking he will clobber you..

Answer 8

A good father enjoys the differences in his children.

Answer 9

You can't be a partial atheist. Take a stand!

Answer 10

Your faith or faithlessness adds to or subtracts nothing from God. The only gain or loss would be in relation to yourself.