What makes atheism the logical choice?

Answer 1

If you prefer eternal death to eternal life that is your prerogative.

Answer 2

I have the same problem. I wish I could believe. I would feel so much better If I could depend on God to take care of me. To allow the right thing to happen. But I can't. I'm happy for religious people that have this. I grew up in a Christian house. I have family that are Pastors men of the cloth. But I have not been given the gift of faith. I don't think religion is a choice. I think some people have it and some don't I think alot of people "pretend" to have it when they're among others. I think alot of people use it as a crutch somone to blame and a way to make sense of things. People may call atheists lazy but I disagree. I've always looked for the truth, and I don't believe any person or group of people can understand why or how we got here. Somethings are beyond understanding. There are limits to what we can know maybe the origins of this universe are beyond us. Does not mean we should'nt try. But somday we might just have to let it go If a God fits in there somwhere good. But I don't think any being on this world has it right or has the answers.

Answer 3

To quote the good Reverend:

"Because it doesn't claim as fact anything it has no evidence for...."

Clearly, logic is only as good as the evidence and presuppositions that one is working with. If you start with "Everything has a creator" and use examples such as watches, motors, buildings, etc., then you can can claim to logically conclude that man has a creator as well. That line of thinking is seriously flawed, because of the facts that
1) This creates an endless spiral of created things (yes, gods must also have creators, if the logic is that everything has a creator).
2) If a god can be uncreated, then existence needs no creator either. If a god was always there, then all that is in existence could also have always been there.
3) This argument in no way proves that any specific god created anything at all. Claiming God did it is the equivallent of claiming Wakan Tanka, Neb-er-tcher, Khepera, or someone from the Greek & Roman Pantheons did it.

A claim is proof of nothing. Logically, it only makes sense to believe something if it can be substantiated and proved to be true. So far, no one has any verifiable and substantiated proof that any of the gods actually exist, despite the many claims and suppositions to the contrary.

Answer 4

Atheism is a logical choice. I can understand that. If you try to sort out the Bible in terms of man's logic and understanding you will definitely come away not believing. If the things of God could be buttonholed into man's logic, they would cease to be divine. I don't think man's logic and rationality will ever be able to explain or classify the Bible.
I can fully understand that in my carnal mind.
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Answer 5

I have faith in things I can observe and the strength of my faith is determined by the amount of information I can gather about it.

My faith in the form of the chair I am sitting on is strong.

The harder it is to observe and the less information I have about it, the weaker my faith in it becomes.

So I have less faith in the form of very distant stars because my only observance of them is of light that left billions of years ago - I could make a prediction of what it might be like but essentially I am guessing as to the finer details.

Once you get to God - I have made no observations, even the anecdotal information I get is sketchy and varied and usually supplied by people with a need to believe rather than a reason. So I have no faith in God because not even once have I observed God and I suspect all the anecdotes to be lies.

That is the logic behind my choice of atheism.

Answer 6

Eh, I avoid the word 'logic' since Star Trek. ;)

I prefer to think of it as the rational choice. I'm not a particularly rational person either (who is?), but atheism makes an awful lot more sense, and has a whole lot more evidence and supportive work than theism. Because it has some, rather than none.

Answer 7

It isn't..Oh I know some hard hearted individules will say sill things like that it doesn't claim as fact anything it has no evidence for....

When In fact Christians Do have evidence for it, only those who have hardened their hearts against it will refuse to see it and are Blinded by psuedo secular humanism and Moral relativism claiming that the world without religion would be a Golden age on enlightenment, when in fact a world with God would cease to exist.

Non-believers do not have the ability to understand the things that are of the spirit of God, for it is foolishness to him, nor can he know them for they are spiritually discerend (1st Cor 2:14)

Answer 8

You should worship all, not only half ----Demian


Yet most religions let me only worship half (good side) and the other side is a taboo even to mention it.

The society tends to be that way in general, whether religious or not, but when you are an atheist, you're more free.

There's nothing wrong with doing anything at all you desire unless it's outside the boundary of law. That I call "compromising with the world"

Answer 9

nothing the argument should have nothing to do with logic. i mean if someone wanted to go there i know some Christians who would make Atheist look silly with some of the arguments about truth an im sure it's vica versa. But, like i try to say it's illogical to think just because something is beyond our understanding it's not real or not possible. We as people shoud'nt be so arrogant an realize there are thing beyond our comprehension.

Answer 10

Atheism and logical are an oxymoron. I find it hard to fit them in the same sentence.

Answer 11

well i had a very good answer but now i forgot it but there r so many other good ones i dont think we should waste our time caring what other people believe in the athiests should stop harrassing the christians n whatever for believing in god and the believers should stop harrassing the athiests for being able to think for themselves and not feel the need to follow everything popular just because its popular doesnt always mean its right or best