Atheist who told you that there is no God. How did you invert that?

Answer 1

no one did i just knew it didnt exist

Answer 2

No one told me there was no god.
I'm pretty smart - I worked it out myself.
Firstly, I couldn't find any evidence supporting such a concept.
Then the more I found out about the concept I realised it was a man made thingy.

So far as inverting anything.

I come here for the comedy.
You haven't let me down.
Thank you.

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ThatBlondeChick:
FYi - I've been in a war - I didn't and I don't pray to the sky like y'all do.
That 'even atheists pray' is a myth y'all tell yourselves so you don't think you're in that crazy delusion by yourself.
Stop telling lies.
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Answer 3

I came to that conclusion on my own. Believe me, its not easy to be an atheist in Texas. No one here encouraged me. If no one had told you about God would you believe? Atheism is the more natural state.

I am curious. What do you mean by invert? Its early here and I may be a bit obtuse, but that question doesn't make sense.

Answer 4

There's no point in arguing with an atheist. They will believe what they want to believe and nothing you say will change their minds. What you can do is not let others tell you there is no God....because the truth is that they can't prove it any more than you can find definitive proof that would change their minds.

You can reaffirm your own faith by observing the miracles in life that make YOU believe again whenever you need affirmation that yes, there is something bigger out there than any of us know. I know it really bothers some people, but you can't expect everyone to believe what you believe and you have to feel sympathy for those with no spirituality and how empty they must feel sometimes. Belief in God is a personal choice and not a human law. What you will notice that is really odd is that even atheists, when in trouble, pray to God. :-)

Answer 5

I have not tried to turn anything inside out. I think religion does a good job of inverting itself

Answer 6

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 for 'believing' are either good, or they're not good. If they're NOT good, then one's 'bullshit alarm' goes off. You do not 'choose' to have your bullshit alarm go off... it just goes off.

"If you claim that something is true, I will examine the evidence which supports your claim; if you have no evidence, I will not accept that what you say is true and I will think you a foolish and gullible person for believing it so." ~ Richard Dawkins
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Answer 7

I pretty much had it figured out in Sunday school.The stories were too insanely ridiculous for even my then 5 year old mind to listen to without snickering.Then I read the bible in it's entirety.That sealed it for me.As the years passed,and I increased in knowledge,it only affirmed my notion that the christian concept of god is not only insane,but dangerous for modern society

Answer 8

No one is told there is no god, only brainwashed into believing in one..

Who's the dishonest, scientifically illiterate, illinfomed, narrow minded simpleton that told you there was a god..?

Answer 9

No one needed to tell us that God doesn't exist - most atheists have worked that our for themselves. Although you must have accepted the explanation that there is no Zeus. Why did you do that?

Answer 10

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 11

True, you can't physically prove there is no God. Also true, you can't prove there isn't. For atheists to say to Christians that its stupid for them to believe in something that can't be proven factual, but also believing somthing that can't be proven factual (that there is no God) seems to be hypocritical to me...

Whoa, I think I'm right.