This might sound crazy but I was actually afraid of him and now... that I know he isnt real I feel like for the first time in my life I am "Happy" =)
So to all atheists out there "How different has your life been since you stopped believing in *God*. "
2007-11-19 23:50:41 · 28 answers · asked by ☺Love yourself☺ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Much better then Paulo's!
2007-11-19 23:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by Birdy is my real name 6 · 10⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, there is a feeling of liberation. But at the same time, it plays hell with my sense of justice - I always liked the idea of a certain Someone who'd take care of the children who are abused to death, for example, and it almost hurts to think that no such Someone exists, that those kids are just bloody unlucky. So in many ways I'm what you might call a reluctant atheist. But while I'd like to believe there's a God, I can't do so honestly, because all the available evidence points to him being as fictional as Frodo Baggins, and I can't ignore that, even though I'd like to.
Additional: At least now I can have one off the wrist without having to worry about a disapproving God watching. That really puts you off.
2007-11-20 07:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Scumspawn 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
It removed a lot of doubts like...
'am I good enough?',
'am I a sinner?',
'why do I have sinful thoughts?',
etc...
Nobody, NOBODY, can live up the the moral standards of religion. They're just too high, and they're against a lot of human nature (esp. the sex stuff). 99% percent of those who say they do, are lying. The other 1% are unnatural.
I've realised that I can enjoy life, and not feel guilty for doing it. For example, I'm not a bad person because I think my mate's wife is hot. I don't hit on her, but I still think she's hot. Who care's what men wrote in the bible that 'gawd' said about coveting thy neighbor's wife (or house, or slaves).
And other than the removal of guilt for breaking ridiculous rules, Atheism just makes a lot more sense. I didn't choose atheism because I didn't want to feel guilty any more. I just went looking for proof. Real, actual, proof. And I found it in atheist, not religion.
And since I found it, I don't feel like **** any more for being human, and the world makes a lot more sense.
2007-11-20 08:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by romyn_79 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
When I was a Christian I both feared and loved God. It was a strangled kind of love because I was always fearful and watching my step lest I believe or feel the "wrong" things.
After I left Christianity and became Pagan, now I am free to love the Gods with a whole heart and be honest about what I'm really thinking and feeling.
2007-11-20 08:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by kriosalysia 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
my life has become free since i stopped believing in the God people kept telling me about. that doesn't mean Ive given up on the whole idea though. a-theist = away from religion or theology.
im not an atheist in the sense that i dismiss the possibility of God existing though
2007-11-20 07:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by nacsez 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I feel like I put down a really heavy bag that I've been carrying around since I was 6 yrs. old. I am mostly still in the closet with my atheism, but I'm coming out slowly but surely. I met a woman in the produce dept. who was complaining about the lack of Christ in Christmas and she asked me how I felt. I told her that I was an atheist, so to me Christmas meant family togetherness. She called me a godless baby killer. It's hard not to take that personally.
2007-11-20 08:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I never believed in god, so I don't know... used to believe in Santa Clause, so I'll answer you that way.
Whilst I no longer worry that I have'nt been good enough to recieve presents, I also dont have the creepy sensation that an old man is watching me sleep and hit my brother.
Sure the 'magic' of christmas is gone, but I know that my parents are the ones who loved me enough and I understand the limits of reality a bit more, which is ultimately a better thing.
2007-11-20 08:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by GEISHA 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Death is hard whether you're religious or not. It's not like God comes down and personally hugs you if you're grieving a loved one, if you believe in him. Atheist's find more realistic ways to deal with their problems rather than clinging to a teddy bear for protection like a young child would. Religious people treat God like their teddy bear.
In fact it was the day my nan died i stopped believing in it. When they began saying, "she'll now go up to a better place." I found it insulting they were filling my head with such sh-t, when my nan had just died. I'd rather hear the precious moments she had in life, not rehearsed speeches for every dead Christian that comes into that cemetary.
Yes i have been happier since i stopped believing in God. I feel more confident in my own decision making on what's right and wrong, and don't need any bible to tell me. I think it's bad when people lean on God too much for support.
2007-11-20 08:06:23 · answer #8 · answered by [REC]-in-process 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Besides being able to watch the early game on Sundays, not much. I'm not an athiest because I have a philosophy of how things should be. I believe in the "Golden Rule". I think that all organized religions are evil and if you need to find faith in church, you're not looking for it at home. There isn't anything in this existence that can get me back to church, religiously speaking. If there were no money or gold there would be no organized churches.
2007-11-20 08:02:38 · answer #9 · answered by smarq17 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
well you can't be christian with the name calling; if you believe that you are an accident of whatever , if you believe that you are not protected, provided for in every way from the intricate design of our bodies, one that we can't figure out or replicate; or if you feel that the atmosphere and gravity were an accident and/or that plants use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen that which we need to breathe are a mere freak of nature or that the universe works in perfect harmony and needs our input to do so then your happiness is justified? The laws of God aren't hard to follow but when greed , selfishness and our whims are the only thing that matter at the expense of others and it is only me me me ; I don't know how long that happiness will last but the best to you in your knowledge. This section is religion and spirituality isn't it ??
I have seen the great things that people think are so wonderful ; football on Sunday, an unfettered soul ; it all equals selfishness, greed and the me me me syndrome ; no surprise
2007-11-20 08:03:58 · answer #10 · answered by sml 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
My life is SOOOOO much better.
When I was a Christian, I considered life to be of about the same worth as a handful of dirt. It was cruel and demoralizing. But I guess that's the intention of Abrahamic religion.
That's like asking "How do you feel now that you don't think of humanity in general as inherently worthless pieces of ****?" Or "How much better do you feel knowing that there is no evil tyrant judging even your good acts as unworthy and wicked?" Or "How do you feel now that you don't think most of the people you do and don't know are going to Hell?"
I feel liberated.
2007-11-20 08:05:48 · answer #11 · answered by Dany 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋