am i the only one? many people in here (even atheists) have the (according to me "wrong") idea that all

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atheists are science freaks, people interested in astrology, maths and physics. Many say atheists look for answers, as if we were scientifically reasearching everything. I am an atheist, sometimes (when i am bored) i look for evidence of my disbelief and sometimes i find it, but it is so complex to explain it (even to myself) that it becomes a feeling more than rationalization. It is not i believe god doesnt exist because... i know god doesnt exist, in the general, it doesnt make sense, it is not based on rationalization. As in feeling the wind, i dont need a degree on meteorology to feel the wind, i dont need to study science and natural phenomena to feel the wind, same with god, i dont need 20 hours study per day to know there is no god, i dont need studying the bible or any other "holy" book to know there is no sapient god (one who wants, loves, feels the same emotions people have)...Am i the only one? are all atheists science freaks? do they need science toback up their disbelief?

then no one can be an atheist since there is no way one find evidence of unexistence of god...you can discredit religion with evidence but not the idea of god

you are wrong deirdre since "reality" is based on individual perception and knowledge. That is how we construct the world, based on our perception...i can know there is no god because in mypersonal construction of the world there is no god, i dont chose it simply there is not. Maybe i know because all the rational evidence i have found, maybe i dont need any more rational evidence to support it, maybe the world I live in has no god, now i am not seeing what you may be seeing...my reality now is composed of a road, three people talking, lamplights, parked cars.... your may differ so you cannot define and limit my reality because you are not behind my eyes, my senses...the world and reality for me is based on what i cangrasp, and in this reality (personal reality if you want) there is no god

Answer 1

Astrology? That's not science.

Answer 2

First, I think you confuse astrology for astronomy.

Second, one can feel the wind without studying meteorology; that's a given. Still, to compare that as you did to coming to an understanding of the lack of a god is faulty logic. Feeling the wind is evidence that something is. You have no evidence that God isn't. You may believe strongly, but you have no evidence; you cannot "know". Just as Christians "believe", and do not know, so are you in such a position, as you have no evidence. Your lack of evidence, along with the Christian lack of evidence may place you in a stronger, more tenable position than that of the Christians, but in the end, it is still a belief and not objective fact.

Edit:

If you are going to quibble over the definition and nature of reality, then it is pointless to discuss the question here. If you create your own reality, then you can believe that the sky is down and the world flat, and nobody could disagree with you.

If you wish to accept as real what can be measured and touched and conveyed to another being, then we need some common rules of evidence, at which point, your reality can no longer be subjective, but should be based on objective evidence. At this point, you need to come to terms that while there is no evidence to prove there is a god, there is likewise no way to prove that there is no god.

There is certainly no evidence in the world that necessitates such a being, but there is no way without complete knowledge of the universe to state categorically that there is no god. It comes down to a matter of belief.

Answer 3

Nope. I'm a spiritual atheist. Taoist, actually. I believe in something, I just don't think it's a deity. Something much more abstract.

The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things.
--Tao Te Ching

I am educated in science but I don't have a degree in it or anything. Just a couple of general courses and then reading up on interesting topics when I want to know how something works.

Go with your gut. It will never lead you wrong.

Answer 4

Im not a science freak, I'm a heckler. I read into biology not to back anything up, but because that particular subject is interesting to me. I didn't need a reason to abandon my religious lifestyle either- I saw through it and moved on. I was 13! Do you think I cared about or knew about Charles Darwin? I knew plenty about Jesus though- I'd been going to Church since I was very young. I didn't develop an interest in evolution until one day I was backed into a corner by a theist with an argument- and had no idea how to respond. I knew what I learned in high school, but not a whole lot. I understood how it existed, but after being foolishly told it was taken in faith- I chose to humor the person and actually research it- from both sides of the story. I read the Bible one time through (KJV), and then a number of books about evolution, books about the debates regarding the validity of either side, ape behavior studies, eugenics, and even dragged around the internet with my 56k modem. It all only stood to reaffirm what I already knew was true, but now- I have all the answers to the stupid questions people throw at me when they get offended by my use of the "a-word." What was in the Bible made no sense whatsoever, and I saw that after reading it as an adult as well (had the same thought about it after reading it at 13).

So- to answer your question- do I need science to back up my lack of beliefs?

To myself- no.
To others- most likely.

Why do I need to back up my lack of beliefs?
People like to challenge me on this issue. I don't like backing down- I'm not that weak. I never initiate it with people- they bring it to me, and I hand it back it back to them... unless I'm here.

This place is a free-for-all.

Answer 5

I am an Atheist who has no special interest in science, etc.

Personally I don't know any Atheists who really care about those things....unless that's their career field.

I just know without a doubt I do not believe in God, a Higher Power, or a Supreme Being.

That's enough for me.

Answer 6

How many Atheists believe in "astrology"? Is it good to be rational, or to have "rationalization"?

If you have no evidence and/or argument to support your belief, it is just as bad as religion.

Answer 7

I'm not a science freak, and I'm an atheist. so there's atleast 2 of us.

Answer 8

it's just that atheists look for relevant proofs to make conclusions,

and only science happens to provide them most of the times ......
so where else can they go ??