Atheists, Do you, like me, wish that you blindly believed in God?

Question

Having the mindset that there is more to life certainly seems like an advantange.

And all christians who tell me to let him into my heart - I'm going to treat you in complete contempt.

Actually disturbed, many anthiests have different views on life.

Oops i spelt Atheists wrong. my bad

Answer 1

no i cant say i do-i do wish that no one would blindly believe in anything-does that count--i just dont see where there are any advantages to thinking there is a mystical being that will cure my problems or the worlds problems--people need to wake up and start taking responsibility unto themselves----smile and enjoy the day

Answer 2

Stop right there, atheists do not have a mindset that there is less to life, in fact I think that atheists think that there is more to life. Just atheists do not think that there is anything past life, so therefore they must live their lives to the fullest. Sometimes is does appear, however, that it would be easier to just turn my mind off and believe blindly in God and be one of the theist zombies. But then I actually wake up from that nightmare and realize that I am thankful that my mind functions properly and I can think for myself and do not require anyone else to tell me how to think or live my life.

EDIT: So because you are an atheist, you think that life sucks obviously from your statement? I get more out of life because I live everyday like the last, because tomorrow who knows and there is nothing after death. Hence I have the mindset that there is more to life, since this is my one shot at it. Not sure if that is your attitude that you have the mindset that there is less to life and you therefore do not live life to the fullest, that other atheists would like you taking for them. I certainly would ask you to step aside and my spokes person, being that I am an atheist. Or am I just misunderstanding what you are trying to get at.

Answer 3

When I was first transitioning from being a believer to not believing I did feel this way. I really tried to buttress my failing faith in things I increasingly just knew weren't right for quite awhile for a variety of reasons. When you have had a certain worldview and way of seeing things for some time its a period of adjustment to learn to see the world and deal with life differently. Over time though I came to appreciate embracing living and thinking in ways that were consistent with what reality told me. I no longer miss my belief in God. Maybe others would not reach this point and I can't describe the process. I suspect it would be different for each individual. As I grew as a person I learned to adapt new life approaches and views. I think my life is essentially enough. I think I create meaning for myself. This can be liberating, especially for those from a religious background that held people in certain roles rather rigidly and you didn't fit the mold. I guess the afterlife issue was the hardest piece to confront but I can accept death in the ticket price for life and feel inspired by that to make something with the life I have and appreciate it perhaps more deeply.

Thomas Gray wrote:
"It is morally as bad not to care whether a thing is true or not, so long as it makes you feel good, as it is not to care how you got your money so long as you have got it."

I think there is a real danger in intellectual dishonesty and complaceny just because confronting pet beliefs may lead to a less comfortable place. It can lead to societies based on willful and imposed ignorance. Societies that stagnant, fail to progress, and in fact are harmed by their ignorance and refusal to confront evidence and new information when it contradicts ideology.

Answer 4

"Having the mindset that there is more to life certainly seems like an advantange."

How? You have no proof whatsoever that there is "more to life". Especially when you're talking about the after life. You have the same evidence for heaven as other religions do for things like Valhalla, the happy hunting grounds ect...

Answer 5

No.

Not even when I was being abused by a born-again-Christian spouse. It crossed my mind that if I was to convert and force myself to 'believe', then the pain of having to live with this person would stop, or I would become assimilated and *understand* why I was the scapegoat, or even no longer *be* the scapegoat. But a whole world of dishonesty would have been the price.

I chose honesty.

Answer 6

No, I could easily change my beliefs, but I like the atheistic ones I have.

You can construct a much larger internally consistent null hypothesis.*

*Disclaimer: Actual amount larger stems from waaaay bigger than creationists to very close to the same size for, say, pantheists or non-interventionist gods.

Answer 7

yee.. im an atheist... and i honestly sometimes do wish that i wasa brainwashed blinded christian so that i felt that little bit more about life... but i can't .... i have actually tried to but itz even more sad wen u know ur beleiving in nothing... so letz all just get over it and live life to the full instead of worshipping nothing and wasting our lives...

Answer 8

Well, I could stop thinking and act all smug, I bet thats nice. And I would think I was going to live for ever, which would be handy. But I would be a delusional simpleton, which would suck. So no.

Answer 9

I sat and thought about this, and other than a slightly moderate amount of social acceptance (of believing, versus not believing), I could not think of one single advantage to blind belief.

I'd rather be socially ostracized than dishonest with myself.

Answer 10

blindly? I do not believe in blind faith
I believe in a leap toward the light.. I am not an atheist tho