how would you feel if they got away with it and were never caught. is it so hard to believe that after this life they will face God and be judged, they wont get away with such things, would you hope this to be true in this situation?
and do you accept that the atheist faith, is faith that God doesn't exist which still renders it a faith of some sort?
im looking for serious answers, i hope you atheists can be maure about this.
2007-11-25 04:53:15 · 44 answers · asked by mg© - anti VT™ MG AM© Fundi4Life 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thank you for answering athiests, within 100 years time we will all be dead and we will see if there is a God and judgement.
2007-11-25 09:09:00 · update #1
I assume you aren't an atheist since you misspelled the word "atheist"
2007-11-25 04:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by I'm an Atheist 3 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Overlook any perceived ridicule, I'm being serious and mature in my response as best I know how based on the question.
People get away with murder all the time. If you feel the need to believe they will face some sort of punishment upon their death, that may make you feel more warm and fuzzy, but atheists do not need such.
Unsolved crime and murder happens all the time. It is sad, and heartwrenching for those left behind, but making believe an invisible man will punish them does not ease the pain. Nor does it give an atheist comfort to imagine his lost loved one is sitting on a cloud eating bon bons while an angel plays the harp. Sadly, the loved one is dead and gone. Life goes on.
It is better to deal with life as it is. Harsh, but true sometimes. It would be more productive to begin your own investigation which may possibly yield results than to sit back and wish bad things will happen in an afterlife that does not exist.
Besides, what makes a religious person so sure their god won't 'forgive and forget'. I mean, really, if there are ten commandments and numerous other rules to go by, what makes murder worse than adultery in your world?
2007-11-25 05:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by wuvie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would want to ******* destroy them slowly. By the way, your first question is only exhibit "X" showing that Christianity is a human-created convenience.
The answer to your second question: yes, "there-is-no-god" atheism requires faith. Some atheists say this, but others just don't profess a knowledge of any gods, and are therefore still atheist, and they require no faith. I'm of the latter sort. So, yes, I have faith, and I'm not ashamed of it. After all, my faith is based on tangibles and observable evidence, whereas Christian faith is of a deeper, maniacal variety, and is completely blind. I just can't jibe with that (anymore).
Besides, if there were a god, I wouldn't care about it. I don't want to exist after I die. And if I ended up in Heaven, so be it. Whatever. If there were a Hell, I'd rather go there than be with the one that would send me there, because that would mean that the one that would send me there is evil.
So Christianity isn't for me no matter what the argument is.
Good luck with your god.
2007-11-25 05:07:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"is it so hard to believe that after this life they will face God and be judged"
As unfair as it is that they got away with murder, I don't believe some deity will be their to judge them in the afterlife.
"do you accept that the atheist faith, is faith that God doesn't exist which still renders it a faith of some sort?"
Does believing in gravity make it a faith of some sort? Anything can be faith if you look at it the right way. Faith implies that you are taking a leap; that you are trusting someone (in the religious case, god) and believe that they have the truth despite a lack of evidence. There are hundreds of religions, many people are taking a leap of faith by choosing just one. Atheists aren't taking a leap of faith because we only go by what we know and anything that can't be explained is simply labeled unknown.
2007-11-25 04:59:55 · answer #4 · answered by Nicholas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, one could argue: "Why did God let that happen to my family?" But I'm not going to get into that - I'd rather make mine short and sweet.
My friend, the truth is that, this day in age, anyone that doesn't want to believe in something is not going to believe in that something - and if you prove that something to him/her, the person is just going to reply: "Well... that's YOUR opinion." Yes, opinions are immunity to being told that you're wrong (best said by Relient K).
I think that a better question might have been: "What do Atheists think happens to the loved ones that die?" These manipulative questions could actually set you further apart to those that you are trying to reach. Like my wife always says: "I'd rather lose an argument and win a friend."
Let us answer your question: Yes, it's hard to believe that "after this life they will face God and be judged, [et cetera]..." because an Atheist doesn't believe. Someone kills their family, they mourn and grief (just as you, I hope), and then label it under the "S*#t Happens" Bin or blame God for it. Then, after a while, just like any other human being, they go back to living what life they have left. And no. Atheism is not the "belief that God doesn't exist" - they are convinced by it. No faith necessary, their knowledge is enough.
You see, my friend, atheism is all about pride, knowledge and the pride IN knowledge. It's very hard to convince someone in this ever-deceiving world. Jesus was a humble guy and there are not many Christians around like that today. Jesus didn't convince - he provoked. How? He lived it. He breathed it and acted it. THEN he spoke about it - AFTER he had given the example. That "Lead by Example" bit, that's Biblical and it works. They can't see God - it's up to the Christians to reveal Him.
Good Day! :-)
2007-11-25 05:19:03 · answer #5 · answered by Jacob F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you read The Stranger by Camus? It deals with this question from an Existential point of view, it is very interesting. And no, I would not hope that there is a God in this situation, because God is not great. Also I would hope that the government catches the murderer because the government should only exist to maintain law and order.
Also Atheism is not a faith, because it has (scientific) evidence to back up its claims, unlike religion.
2007-11-25 05:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by mannzaformulaone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheism is not a faith. Faith is accepting something without any evidence. Atheism is a non-belief, we don't believe a god exists. And based on the world around us, it makes a lot more sense that there are no gods.
As for someone killing my family and getting away with it, I would not wish anyone to spend an eternity anywhere, that's way too long.
2007-11-25 05:00:44 · answer #7 · answered by Higgs Boson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm an 'atheist', from the plural 'atheists'.
I think 'athiest' are a US anti-Christian singular-plural entity. I don't know what they believe about afterlife judgement or whether they are a 'Faith'.
As an atheist, I can only state my thoughts.
1. If they (murder) get away, then maybe they just get away. I don't know anything about what happens to them when they die. I don't have belief in gods because so far the only evidence I have seen supporting them is all superstitious hand-me-downs.
As for uncaught murderers? For all I know they will just die and rot.
For all I know they might have a soul and be in limbo waiting to be re-incarnated as a slug, or go to another metaverse as a beam of pure thought.
Who knows? I do not subscribe to 'belief out of comfort', so I cannot trick myself to imagine the murderer will face 'judgement' in an afterlife.
2. No, my not-knowing if a deity exists (and being honest about, not worshipping something I don't have evidence of) is not a 'faith'.
My assessment of patriarchal primitive deities from the Middle East is not a 'faith' either, I use all the evidence available and have deduced that they are more myths derived from older myths. They do tend to have a distinctly misanthropic and despotic root to them, but the Bronze Age in the Middle East was probably quite harsh and male-dominated.
Religion is obviously organized superstition. It does not take faith to see that, the evidence is there.
So no, my so-called 'atheism' is born of honesty, not 'faith'.
2007-11-25 04:59:56 · answer #8 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You're a sick individual for even suggesting such a thing. In this hypothetical situation nothing changes as to the existance of a god. My anger and sorrow does not cause your god to magically appear and take care of the problem years or decades down the road. It is an ineffectual punishment. This is why you people (christians) like the death penalty.Because you think it is somehow righteous. An eye for an eye just makes everybody blind.
2007-11-25 05:13:25 · answer #9 · answered by Stainless Steel Rat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why, oh why are so many people so ignorant of the fact that atheist simply do not believe in a God? Any god not just yours!!
It is not a belief system of any sort. Atheists can believe in any religion sect, spiritual existence etc that does not have a god.
The real question should be if Christians are so sure they are right - why are they so scared of atheist and science?
Surely what your question illustrates is your lack of faith and of life after death etc!!!!
2007-11-25 05:08:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're an idiot, and obviously have no idea about what you're trying to preach.
If someone were to murder my family, and got away with it, how would thinking that they would be judged by God help my situation? It wouldn't bring my family back. Besides, if the guy happens to give his heart to Jesus, then he goes to heaven anyway. What's the use?
Atheism is NOT a faith. It's a trait. It's not a belief or disbelief, it's just something about someone. Is that so hard to understand?
If you really want me to be "Maure" about this, which I assume you're asking me to be television talk show host Maury Povich, then at least learn how to convey a complete thought without making a fool out of yourself.
2007-11-25 05:01:06 · answer #11 · answered by Kemp the Mad African 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋