2007-10-08 10:15:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
*sigh* [roll my eyes]
when can you accept God is non-existent? You won't? Well then, I'll just leave you be. After all, how is YOUR salvation, beliefs, faith etc any of MY business or my concern?
2007-10-08 10:19:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5 · 10⤊ 1⤋
One thing is certain, Christians (Rogue, J.B.) who spread deliberate falsehoods while they presume to speak for all atheists certainly don't help matters. It's definitely not about pride or ego, and never has been.
The idea of a god seems intuitively obvious to people who are Solipsists and imagine their own subjective perceptual experiences are real. All of religion and spirituality presupposes that human thoughts actually shape reality.
I am a scientist. This literally means that I know the physical realm is the only objective reality. This means reality contains all of the matter and energy in the universe and behaves according to the laws of physics. I know that my mind and all the perceptual experiences within it are a cunning illusion created by my own living brain. My five senses provide the limited information my brain uses to create my own subjective reality. In this way, objective reality actually shapes my thoughts and perceptions. I know that, if I were to imagine God existed, He would be nothing more than an imaginary creation of my mind and thus, of my living brain. God is simply not real and that is precisely why I can't accept Him as part of my life. Christian charlatans have been attempting to deceive me my entire life. It may well turn out that the greatest achievement of my entire life will be simply that I was able to completely avoid being duped by Christian proselytizers.
2007-10-08 10:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why can't you form the plural of "atheist?"
Ponder that for a while as I address the substance, such as it is, of your question.
I can most effectly do this by asking you a question: Do you accept Zeus, or Marduk, or Santa Claus as a part of your life?
No, you don't. And why? Because you don't believe these entities are real.
It's much the same with atheists (observe the plural) and God.
The Greek particle "a" means "without," and the Greek stem "Theos" means "god." The word in English, then, means "without god."
Atheists do not believe that God or gods, for that matter, have reality.
Just as you do not accept the unreal Santa Claus into your life, atheists do not accept the unreal God into theirs.
2007-10-08 10:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. I'm honest.
2. I'm not egotistical enough to think that the Earth was created for humans, or that I am made in the image of a perfect deity
3. I'm not a patriarchal primitive, nor will i adopt the mind of one.
4. I'm not superstitious.
5. I've studied mainstream religion for twenty years
6. I don't believe in deities.
7. I believe my part in the cosmos to be microscopically unimportant.
8. My only responsibilities are to myself and other living things. It is my responsibility to be ethical, empathic, rational, sane, reasoned, non-superstitious and (above all) - entirely responsible for my own thoughts and actions.
For these reasons (and more) I get called an atheist/agnostic. Not by choice but by default.
2007-10-08 10:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Only the Holy Spirit can change a person's heart to belief...all we as Christians can do is proclaim the Gospel of Salvation to anyone who will listen.
For whatever reason, they choose to reject the idea of a need for a personal relationship with God and all the joys, serenity and comforts it brings.
2007-10-08 10:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i became an atheist not that long ago, not because my mind is limited or because of pride. i just went through things in my life that made me question him. i am still exploring what it is that i truly believe deep inside and for now i feel comfortable saying i dont believe in him. there are many reasons why people choose to believe in the things they believe in. the people who are truly limited are those that criticize others for believing something different.
2007-10-08 10:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in Kindergarten, I had a friend named Charlie Weaver. Well, he moved away, didn't stay in touch. Charlie Weaver is no longer a part of my life, and hasn't been since I was about six years old.
2007-10-08 10:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simply because I can find no reason to 'worship' a 'god' who may or may not exist. Furthermore, which 'god' are you referring too? Allah? Christian god? Ahura Mazda? Etc.
The idea of 'god' is a human invention. Only a human could come up w/a 'god' that says one thing, does another and chastises humans for doing either.
2007-10-08 10:20:14 · answer #8 · answered by enkiduthemyth 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Why can't you accept Isis as part of your life?
2007-10-08 10:40:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to accept something into your life when you don't believe it exists.
2007-10-08 10:23:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just can't. I have nothing but respect for the religious. I find no strength in blind faith. I don't think it's a fault if anyone else does, though. What's that saying......Happy are those who have faith without question? I'm not happy.
2007-10-08 10:20:49 · answer #11 · answered by Frank B 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋