And even if you claim you do not believe, I do think that
there is a part of some, who want to. But are too afraid,
because they feel why should we trust, in something we
cannot touch or see. Best answer here. ~~~
2007-12-20 02:23:52 · 70 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maxi Ryan. Uh, luckily for you, this
is Christmas. Would love to call you
out "big" time. Oh, never mind......
2007-12-20 02:30:38 · update #1
Hello Dominic C. My friend. Well,
I got this name from a cartoon
character, on He Man Masters of
the Universe. His name really is
Zodac Man. Google it. But I realized
that Zodiac" Man sounded better.
Thanks.
2007-12-20 03:05:01 · update #2
Not all of em. But how would you
know. Did you have one ? LOL*
2007-12-20 03:59:21 · update #3
who else are they going to blame?
besides, its just a "saying" to them.
not all Atheists blame God for their problems. and i am sure you will hear all about it :)
2007-12-20 02:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by FarmerCec 7 · 7⤊ 13⤋
I have my own beliefs, they just do not agree with most ... I live a happy, ethical and above all thoughtful existence. I do not write off the possibility of a higher being, yet do not sign up for it whole heartidly either. There is nothing to be afraid of bar thought.
To my mind the majority swallow the Bible as a truth, rather than parables/fables within a parable/fable. As said before now .. if Humanity is both good and bad ... and God is good and that which opposes him is bad, then better to use the Bible as method of ethics for those times than to assume that Genesis be literal. As if God is humanity, then he would be omnipresent and the potential for good in us all is based on that ideal.
Sadly too many only use religion to feel superior to those that do not feel the same. A constant battle of Atheism vs Faith seems daft when to follow an ideal as most sane humans do anyway is neither religious or not.
Btw ... How can an Atheist blame God ? You are missing a fundamental point, they do not believe in Gods.
2007-12-20 02:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by brianthesnailuk2002 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, what you said is pretty stereotypical. "Why do Atheists blame God for their problems?", not every Atheist blames God for their problems, but I could see why some might. If any Atheist would blame "god" for their problems, it would probably not literally be any "god" at all, but rather what religion has done to society. It's caused wars, made people devote their lives to something they cannot prove, and make the USA unfair for those of other religions. In the constitution, it says that America is in no way connected to Christianity, and is not based off of any religion. If this is so, why is "In God we trust" put on our money? Why do we claim our nation is 'under god' in the pledge? Yes, the majority of Americans are Christian, but its created more prejudice in America than ever before, in my opinion. If you are a follower of Christianity many people will refer to you as a 'good person' or 'good Christian', but if you don't follow Christianity they will look down on you, or say you are a hopeless soul, etc.
There are many ways to interpret what someone means when they blame God for their problems, but that is how I see it. In many atheist's eyes, religion has been and continues to bring down our country, and even us as a species. I hope this all makes sense.
2007-12-23 12:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by √τom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The atheists do not blame God for their problems but they do postulate that if God did exist then there would be no problems. I find this ridiculous because I believe that God gave us choice and that he wants more than just sheep. With choice it allows for when someone hurts you, God does nto stop it because he gave that person choice and must allow it, the person making the choice will eventually suffer the consequences. On the sheep part, what is the most worthless member of society today, the pampered rich kid. Never had to worry about money or responsibility. God would not do that to us since he is a good parent. He allows us to grow through hard times, when we do we become worthwhile people, if we choose correctly. The other side is when we don't and we allow trial to overcome us, but he has to allow us to fail if we are to actually succeed.
2007-12-20 02:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by The U.P. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know of any atheist that blames god for their problems. On the whole, atheists are very big on personal responsibility and apply it to all aspects of their lives. If you are speaking of the god in the bible, even if it was proven without a doubt that he existed, alot of atheists would still choose not to follow him. Maybe some would, but either way, it has nothing to do with fear. It has more to do with extensive research of 'god' and thinking out and knowing what the atheist's own true belief system is. I personally would not 'believe in' or follow or worship anything or person or entity that was responsible for or committed the acts that the God of the bible supposedly did. It has nothing to do with fear or trust, unless you would say it comes down to trusting my own value system. But blame? No. I am responsible for my own actions and reactions.
2007-12-20 02:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by none 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Atheists believe, trust and follow the dictates of the State. That's where their allegiance is, their faith. And when the Catholic Inquistion starts up (again) against those who obey and follow the One True God (YHWH), they will be in perfect harmony with the Roman Catholic Church State.
So let the so-called "Atheists" alone. They know they have a choice to either drink from the cup of devils or drink from the Covenant of Love.
2007-12-20 02:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sounds a bit silly, i agree.
A Christian i worked with said i must worship the devil because i do not believe in a 'god'!? the idea of the 'devil' in my view is just as silly as a 'God'
I don't think most religious people really do believe but have family reaction to worry about and just in case there right I'll say i believe.
it maybe just a fear of death that attracts them to religion and heavenly places after death.
p.s. i wish it were true do good and live in a perfect place forever but that's just a wish I'm afraid
2007-12-21 15:01:32 · answer #7 · answered by godhonesttruth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...I do? Since when?
Atheists don't blame God. If they did, it would be an oxymoron, because that would be admitting that they believe he exists.
I don't blame anyone or any imaginary deity for problems at all.
Yeah, I'd like to think that there's some kind of a higher, perfect, completely moral being that's going to guard and help us our entire life. Gee, that would be nice. But I learned that fairy tales aren't real, and I would absolutely think any 56 year-old that STILL believes in Santa Claus is a moron, so I choose to believe what I KNOW is real, not what I THINK is.
2007-12-20 02:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by Dream Awake 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The fact that you 'think' that there is a part of Atheists that want God to exist, doesn't mean that it is true.
That is the problem with faith based belief, it supports anything you want it too. Hitler used faith to believe in a super race, he was wrong, it wasn't based on science and had no real evidence to support it.
That is why belief based on faith alone is dangerous. There is no way to keep it sane and safe.
From my perspective, as a former born again Christian, I used to give God credit for all the good things in life, and absolve him for all the bad things. I would claim he blessed me by giving me a job, or helping me in a relationship, but at the same time blame starvation in Africa on the devil or free will.
When I started to lose faith, I did Blame God for things, I started to see him in a different light, but I was STILL a believer. It took several years of painful honesty and soul searching and anger at God, as I tried to maintain belief.
Then one day, it just clicked. I realized where my belief system had come from, and why I behaved the way I did. I realized that God actually didn't even exist, and the torment and anger I was addressing at God was wasted energy. That was a huge load off. Now that I am honest and am willing to admit God doesn't exist, I am free of the sillyness that used to take up my time and cause me grief.
I don't blame God for my problems, I address them and take care of them, I don't get angry at Gods or Demons when things go wrong, I just look at the situation and do my best to change it. Life is much better.
Its not a matter of trust for us, its a matter of evidence. You think in terms of trust, because you are relying on faith. That is ok, until your faith causes you to hurt others. Most Christians don't really think about how violent their end time belief system is, because they either don't really think it is going to happen, or can't face the fact that they worship a God who will send people into a lake of fire.......
2007-12-20 02:27:20 · answer #9 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 10⤊ 1⤋
Thats a funny Question...
I think Men in general will look around at the evils of this world, and say "if there is a god, why doesnt he do anything about this!"
in reality, if WE did something about the evil in this world, we would be "doing the Lords work."
We should be His hands and voice on this planet, the spirits do not have these fleshy devices so they need us, just as much as we need them.
Most of the time, we are the answers to our own prayers, we being everybody, atheist to christian...
2007-12-20 02:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by 2009 time to shine 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh, yes. Oh, what a great revelation! I was never aware that I was blaming god for my problems, even though I'm an atheist. I'm supposed to deny god, yet I blame him for my problems! How stupid is that? And yes, now that I think about it, there's still a part of me that believes in god. Oh, becoming an atheist was the stupidest thing I had ever done in my life! Oh, I now convert to Christianity!
You happy?
2007-12-20 02:32:18 · answer #11 · answered by Maus 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋