Do Atheists have some doubts about atheism, like religious people have some doubts about god?

Answer 1

Since there is no proof of anything, I think most people have some doubts from time to time.

Answer 2

I can't speak for all, but as for myself, I question everything. I came to the conclusion that a specific type of god can't exist, but that does not mean that there is absolutely nothing in the universe that could be considered a god.

Imagine going into the past, just 10 years ago. Knowing all that you know of today and the history of the past 10 years, you'd be able to predict a lot of things, and perhaps even tell people how to do things better than they did at the time. That knowledge would make you seem as though you were divinely connected to god, even though all you had was the knowledge you went there with.

Now imagine a being from a civilization that can travel across space from star to star in ways man hasn't even imagined yet. The technology you bring and the things you would be able to do that man has not achieved or even imagined would make you appear godlike, because man wouldn't understand how you did those things. That doesn't necessarily make you a god, but it makes you seem to be a god to the humans you interacted with.

In short, I have no reason to believe in an omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent god because such a thing could not exist, but that does not mean that there are not things in the universe that man could consider to be gods if we ever came into contact with them.

Answer 3

Well I can only speak for me personally

But no, I don't have any doubts. To me it's like asking if I have any doubts about the non existance of fairies

I can't think of anything that would make me have doubts - based on what we currently experience in life.

If we don't know the answer to something I don't think that doesn't mean the answer is god - it just means we haven't found it yet.

Answer 4

Atheism is very simple. It just means no belief in god(s). If an Atheist had doubts about that, then they would be an Agnostic and not Atheist.

Answer 5

I am a Christian and I admit I have doubts. I CHOOSE to believe in Jesus Christ and heaven & hell etc, however, doubts do enter my mind. If an atheist is really honest with you he/she will say they have doubts too. They have to have doubts. The majority of people in the united states are christians or religious. That many people can't be off their rocker. There are only about 10% atheists in this country and they think they have the only right answer to this delimma.

Answer 6

I can't speak for atheists.

As an agnostic, I allow for the possibility, however remote, of a god of some sort. I also accept that there is no evidence of a god that is concrete, testable, observable or otherwise capable of proof.

I have no doubt that there is or there is not a god.

However, I also have no doubt that the judeo-christian-muslim concept of god is in error.

Consider that concept of god. A god who is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent and really, really wants us to know, love and worship him/her.

So, to make sure that humans know of me and worship me, I (god) decide to make myself known to the entire human race by communicationg through visions made to small groups of itinerant goat herders, leaving behind a body of inconclusive and ambiguous writings some which humans claim are divinely inspired, all at a time when people are barely literate, there are no printing presses, only a few hundred thousand at best speak aramaic, hebrew or arabic (my chosen principal languages for communication), there are more chinese and hindus than hebrews or arabs but I just leave them out of the full disclosure, I spread stories about creation and then plant all sorts of contrary scientific evidence to delude people who think I am beyond such foolishness, I send a redeemer who certainly didn't think it important to leave a single written word behind or travel the world to spread the really important information about my love and concern and how to miss out on the amusement park called hell, I decide to condemn all who don't (and can't) hear of my important messages or who don't believe it even though I could have communicated directly with the entire population, I allow my minions to slaughter others in my name with no concern for the slaughtered or my reputation and a just and loving god, . . . the list goes on.

Answer 7

Well, I could be wrong - a god might exist, for all I know. But my doubt about that is like my doubt about my belief that there are no feathered purple flying elephants, and for exactly the same reason.

Answer 8

Absolutely not....... I became an atheist precisely because I had doubts about god and religion..... now that those doubts are gone, I don't have any others. Atheism is the way to go!!

Answer 9

I think smart people will always question..it's those who are so tied to their beliefs that in reality they are no longer searching for the truth that will deny doubts. I care about truth and because of that I will always look and always question..I will grow and change. Those who say otherwise are either liars or are so concerned that they appear consistent they refuse to look or even deny truth.

Answer 10

Not this Atheist. Asking anyone to take the many tales and fables and the acts subcribed to their god or gods is just a bit too much.