I My Opinion Athiesm Is Not A Religon Because A Religion Is Classified As To Have To Beleive In Something And Of Course Athiest Dont BeleiveIn Anything.My Girlfriend Is Athiest... But I Get Why People Classify Themselves As Not Having A Religion But Why Not Beleive And Be Better Safe Than Sorry?
2007-11-30 13:49:07 · 42 answers · asked by dudeitsme411 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Typing Makes It Stick Out More And It doesnt look like this and stui But Dude I Must Not Be The Stupid One Because Im Pretty Sure The Question Haf Nothing To Do With Typing.
2007-11-30 14:02:45 · update #1
The Typing Makes It Stick Out More And It doesnt look like this and stui But Dude I Must Not Be The Stupid One Because Im Pretty Sure The Question Haf Nothing To Do With Typing.
2007-11-30 14:02:46 · update #2
Dude Who Cares How To Spell It Its Not Really Even Important. It Means Nothing To Me Its Just A Pointless Word And I Mean Athiest Cant Actually Not Beleive I Anything I Mean Because Come On Like There Have Always Been Rocks ,Tiny Organisms....etc If God Didnt Create The Universe What Made The Big Bang Theory To Become A Theory..... Im Pretty Sure Space Was Like Hey Guys Lets Make This Thing Blow Up You Throw Some Rock And Make Sure Its A Big Bang And Later On Well Make Humans Those Idiots Will Call It The Big BangTheory. Make Sure You Make Earth The Third Planet From The Sun Thats The Only Place They Can Live Without Dying. Like Thats How It Really Happened? Rite.... There Is A creator It Doesnt Add Up If There Isnt..
2007-11-30 14:18:11 · update #3
spell check is for ******* if i mess up i dont give crock.
2007-11-30 14:38:12 · update #4
Belief with the intent to be better safe than sorry really doesn't cut the bill. You have to really believe according to most religious people. Atheism does stand for Anti-Theism or a rejection of theism as truth, but is in itself not a religion.
Taking anything for face value with absolute faith--even if it is the big bang theory (notice "theory" not fact, although it is fact to some) can work as a type of religion.
2007-11-30 13:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Are You Denying That Atheists Have A Mind Of Their Own?
Are You Calling An Atheist A Tree, Or A Stone? Without Thought?
Listen Jerk, If God Wanted Mindless Puppets, He
Wouldn't Have Created People.
Atheists Believe Their Is No God, But The God You Make.
Atheists Value Their Free Will, And Chose To Use It.
After All God Created The Atheist When He Decided To Play Hide And Go Seek.
2007-11-30 14:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by Adversity 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with the first part, a lack of belief can't be a religion no matter how you spin it. But I always have to laugh when I hear people say atheists believe in nothing. I take it your gf believes in nothing? You may not know it but atheists share only a single commonality - a lack of belief in deities. So while your gf might believe in nothing that doesn't mean all atheists don't.
"But Why Not Beleive And Be Better Safe Than Sorry?"
Pascals wager - pretend to believe in a deity out of fear - ah but which deity should one pretend to believe in?
A serious question to you. Why is spelling the word so hard? This incorrect spelling is so common I'm starting to think it's some weird theist conspiracy. And why do people think the plural form is with no 's'. Or do theists think that it's somehow insulting to atheists?
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You lost all credibility with that. I gave you entirely too much credit. I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt but honestly you sound like you're drunk and rambling.
2007-11-30 13:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Well good for you. Sorry you are so closed minded.
Many religions that you don't believe in actually do exist.
No, atheism is not a religion, because there is no belief in a Deity.
But, there are many other religions that just don't believe in the same thing you do, but are still very valid religions.
There are many people who classify themselves as Spiritual, but do not believe in any organized, mainstream religion, either.
Let people decide for themselves. You don't speak for anyone but yourself.
By the way, it's spelled Atheist, not the other way around.
2007-11-30 13:59:02 · answer #4 · answered by Nepetarias 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the heart can not worship what the mind has rejected. To believe as an insurance policy is not really belief. If the god of any religion could be fooled into accepting a person who is just saying whatever they feel they need to in order to not go to hell (or whatever the particular religion requires), then either that god doesn't exist and the non-believer is right, or that god is unworthy of belief.
It would asking the person to be either untrue to them selves, or untrue to the religion in question. The only way a person comes to belief, is through their own journey. If you want to help someone on their journey, you encourage their seeking truth, their asking of deeper questions etc...
2007-11-30 13:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by Can'tBYY 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really hate it when there is a post by someone that sounds really good...like a believer actually saying that it's NOT religion when many believers try to demand to *us* that our own beliefs are. But then there is always that bit in the end...that piece like "But Why Not Beleive And Be Better Safe Than Sorry"... So many times I would have given people a thumbs up if it wasn't for the last little add in like that.
2007-11-30 13:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Atheism is not a religion in anybody's opinion. Is a philosophical view which defines people who are skeptical about the existence of deities. I would ask you a question. If there's a true benevolent God, who protects all human beings, why should I be worried, whether I believe in Him or not?
2007-11-30 14:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So I Should Lie To Myself And Pretend To Believe In Something That I Know Is Not Real Just So I Can Hope That My Pretend Beliefs Will Fool God And Get Me Into Heaven? What Is The Point In That?
2007-11-30 13:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by Pitchy 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well if you just are believing to be "better safe than sorry" then your not really doing that much better. Might as welll not have a religion.
Religion is about believing. If you do not believe that there is a god, then you or someone else may be atheist, possibly not having any type of formal religion-believing scientifically?
But if you do believe, then you may be one that goes to a formal religion. And most people there believe and are not there just to be "safe"
2007-11-30 13:57:24 · answer #9 · answered by GoRun123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whoever told you atheism is a religion is probably also the one who told you to capitalize every word of a sentence.
Atheism doesn't mean that you believe in nothing. You have been grossly misinformed my friend.
As for Pascal's wager, what makes you think that believing in Christianity (or any other specific religion) is a safe bet? There are thousands of spiritual paths and there can be only one truth.
2007-11-30 13:54:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋