Is the reason people are Atheist is because of all the wars and killing and bull s h i t?

Question

in the name of religon?

My guess is they probaly read history and turn on the news and say this is bull s h i t I'm not believing in this?

Isn't it people of faith that mis represented their faith the reason?

Or not?

Answer 1

Theres a whole load of reasons, not at least including the one you stated.

I. Suffering
Probably the number one argument: if God exists and is all-loving why does he permit the innocent to suffer?

II. Contradictions in doctrines:
I have to add this, my primary argument for abandoning theism:
Consider - If there is a God, who is good, why would it make a difference whether I believed in him or not? If there were consequences wouldn't that mean good people in the mountains in Tibet (where people are buddhist) for example would go to hell for not believing in him? AND even if there WERE a God does that mean what humans have written down is true? It's all too ambigious and erratic .

III. Can't prove there is, cant prove there isn't:
Atheists usually have come to the [logical] conclusion that there is no evidence supporting the existence of a God or that s/he created the universe. No matter how much they try, no logic can be found.

IV. Freedom of thought:
Many Atheists find the humand mind needs to be able to think explore and express thoughts without confines or unwarranted fear; many of the greatest minds of old times were persecuted for thinking outside of 'what is written in book X'. Not so long ago a mother made the choice to make her children orphans by refusing a blood transfusion rather than save her life, because of her religious beliefs.

V. Science
Undeniably the most powerful argument for atheism, science has challenged religious explanations on how the world works and always supplies evidence. Therefore, some choose to believe that because the existence of a God is unable to be put forward as a scientific argument it is not a credible hypothesis.

There are millions of reasons but whatever the reason, atheists - people of no religion - simply persue their own understandings.

Answer 2

I don't think anyone can really be an atheist because you cannot prove that God does not exist no more than you can prove that He does exist. You can however, be an agnostic and question the existence of God. Most people are either brought up in a religion and may choose to follow that religion when they become adults or choose to participate in a different faith or belief or choose none. As a person of science who was raised by devout Catholics, I have left the church for many reasons. The is a 50-50 chance that God or some other supreme being may exist and have created the world or the entire cosmos might have happened by chance. I personally that if there is life after death we will find out when we die.

Answer 3

No; I was an atheist long before I went to Vietnam as a warrior for Truth and Justice and the American Way.
It was there I saw frightened and permanently traumatised children for the first time.
This is NOT evidence of a god.

I first heard of the SkyBoss concept when I was seven - I was amazed that adults believed in Invisible Sky Critters.
My amazement has not abated.

I tried for many years to see, feel, hear this imaginary being but 'he' kept away from me.
I gave 'him' adequate chances to convince me 'he' existed but 'he' never did.

For proof that he doesn't exist all I gotta do is look at the starving dying children.

Epicurus: Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. If God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?

Seneca: Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
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Answer 4

Ok I am Christian...soooo that should get me about 30 thumbs down..

But I don't believe anyone should kill anyone else in the name of religion. .. But true, far too many people have been murdered in the "Name of God".. as I recall something like 30 million innocents have died that way. Pretty sad Huh??

All I can say those who murder missed a very important commandment and that is Exodus 20:13
“You shall not murder"..... But now that I think of it...
if they miss that one...they probably don't even worry about the other 9. Or if you are Jewish the other 613 Commandments.

Mankind will misuse anything they can to further their own selfish interests.

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Answer 5

I'm a atheist because i simply do not believe in god but wars and killings in the name of religion makes me angry that they are using it as a excuse and if i did believe in any god it would make me question my faith, as i wouldn't want to praise a god who's followers are responsible for that

Answer 6

I'm an atheist because the whole myth of a god is laughable. There is not one shred of evidence for god and its a complete fairy tale. One day when I was about 15 I stopped believing in all the lies I'd been told up to that point and have never looked back.

Answer 7

No. The reason I'm an atheist is because I don't believe in god. All the BS associated with religion is why I wouldn't be religious even if I did believe in god.

Answer 8

What about agnostics? I don't think it's the case that just because someone is not enamored with religion automatically make them an atheist. I'm not sure what the rest of your question is. I think you've been watching too much Ali G.

Answer 9

People war.
Chimpanzees war.
Animals war.
People have huge brains that think too much, and they have to rationalize things for which they cannot accept the actual reasons.
We're animals. We run in huge, unclearly defined packs.
The groupings become a bit more distinct when 3500 people die in one day, but even then, we can't tell who's really one of us, for all of the various subgroups ruinning around calling themselves "Irish-American" and "African-American" and "Chinese American" and "American Jews".
We will go to war because we are animals, and we are competing for resources.
That's it.
You couldn't see the picture any clearer than that.

Answer 10

Maybe at first, I thought wars were a main side-effect of religion, but now I know wars are fought for money even when the soldiers think it's for religion. There are many other issues that religion is more directly responsible for than war.