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I dont believe in neither god or the devil. A lot of people are saying that my religion is atheism but i dont like to be called ateist because to me being an ateist is beliving in the devil but not god. so i want to know wat my true religion is because i cant igure it out.....{If your going to answer please do not say that i am atheist.}

2007-10-01 15:23:09 · 24 answers · asked by {unforgivable} 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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I would say you were an atheist but your spelling is too poor. How should we know what you believe? Atheism certainly has nothing to do with satan at all. Perhaps your are not well enough informed to make this decision yet?

2007-10-01 15:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by Gawdless Heathen 6 · 1 1

First of all, atheism has nothing to do with believing in the Devil. There are Satanist 'churches' that preach atheism and use the analogy of the Devil just to get attention and insult Christians. (If you're a Satanist, feel free to attack what I admit is a wild accusation on my part)
This has nothing to do with being an Atheist. Atheism is a rather hard line approach, though. It completely removes the possibility of spiritual existence, taking the stance that everything can and (hopefully) will be explained with scientific study.
I am personally an agnostic, more specifically, I consider myself a 'Convinced Agnostic', meaning that I think the truth of God's existence cannot be found, and all religion does is try to make up answers that they can't possibly know to be true. That doesn't mean that everything about religion is therefore false, it means that we can never know, in our lifetimes, what parts may be true.
I encourage you to consider that there is more to life than is evident, and that the only path to truth is the one unfettered by the preconceptions of either Religion or Atheism.
Most importantly, you can just refuse to categorize yourself at all. There are plenty of people willing to do it for you.

2007-10-01 22:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by benjamin QMM 5 · 0 0

atheist : One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods.
you don't believe in god or gods, then you're an atheist.

since the belief in the devil's existence runs alongside the belief of a god's existence, an atheist does not believe in the devil either. though this is not stated in the definition, it is heavily implied, since the belief in the existence of the devil in the absence of a belief in a god makes the devil a malevolent god, which atheists obviously don't believe in.

atheism however is not exactly a religion as atheism has no preachings or a set spiritual path or anything of the sort that defines a religion. you can be a religious atheist if you follow either secular theology, or some varieties of theravada buddhism ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism ) which are religions with no belief of a deity, but atheism itself is not a religion in any way.

2007-10-01 23:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by implosion13 4 · 0 0

Atheists don't believe in the devil either. Sorry, but if you don't believe in the existance of God(s), then you are either Agnostic or Atheist. Agnostics have more of an attitude of "I don't know..." and most don't care either. Atheists usually answer that they don't believe God(s) exist at all.

By the way, neither Agnosticism nor Atheism are religions. They are both without belief, in general, so that excludes them from the "religion" label.

2007-10-01 22:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by River 5 · 0 0

If you want to, just call yourself a unbeliever. I'll call you an unbeliever that was just now prayed for. Life around us is like railroad tracks. It comes at us in all directions. You just don't believe a train to heaven is coming. As a believer, I'll pray that when the train comes, you have a ticket, if I'm wrong, there will be no train, if atheist are wrong, there will be some empty seats.

2007-10-01 22:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by bailingwirewillfixit 3 · 0 0

your an evolutionist, you believe in science, and no God and no satan, because science does not prove that God or satan exist or do not exist. So you believe in Darwinsim. I am sorry but atheist do not believe in the devil, they hate the christian's belief in the fear that all will go to hell, so they say it does not exist, they think its a brainwashing tactic, thats why they deny satan existance. You may look up theist, some atheist call themselves theist and see if you fit in that catagory, Hope I spelled that word correctly.

2007-10-01 22:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you my friend are an atheist, its not something bad. A lot of Christians have the misconception that atheists are devil worshipers, but in fact they don't believe in neither a god or a devil.

2007-10-01 22:30:07 · answer #7 · answered by complexc25 2 · 0 1

Since athiests are by definition not worshipping any type or form of god (as in they believe there is NO superior or supreme being(s) whether positive in nature or negative (god vs devil)) then you are NON RELIGIOUS. You have NO religion, NO denomination, NO god, No religious inclination whatsoever.

So, when people ask, "What religion are you?" Your answer would logically be, "I subscribe to no religious belief."

In regards to the "agnostic" answer above, agnostics believe there is some sort of supreme being, but believe he/she/it has not influence in human life here on earth, so that's really not an option based on your description of your belief system.

2007-10-01 22:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by Carol D 5 · 0 1

You have a statement with 2 opposing opinions.

Either you do believe in the devil or your don't

The good thing about being an Atheist is.....we're not into labels.

2007-10-01 22:26:33 · answer #9 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1 1

Well you can say you're agnostic and that you believe that God, Jesus, and Satan MAY be true

But otherwards you are atheistic, if you don't believe in God or the devil

2007-10-01 22:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0 0

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