What is better, taking accountability for your own actions and living an honorable life on this planet, or heaping your sins upon a poor tortured Jew who died two thousand years ago so that your god can stand the miserable sight of you?
2007-12-22 04:51:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I actually just read that statement on the "atheism,ignorance" bullshyt. I did not understand what "responsibility" I was "shirking." It seems to be the other way around. Christians/believers are the ones who "shirk responsibility" by believing anythin wrong they do, will be forgiven by someone who died for their sins. How responsible is that?
2007-12-22 05:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by phree 5 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Atheism represents the clarity of rational thought, intellectual enlightenment, wonder and joy at the beauty of life, sorrow in its transience, kindness and tolerance. We are here for such a short time - atheism accepts how heartbreaking and frightening that can be, and then moves past it because it is not something that can be changed.
Atheism frees the mind. It presents challenges. It forces you to think. It disallows mental laziness. It demands that information be sought. It brings out the absolute best in people. It allows them to think freely, to expect proof before accepting something as "truth", to find the real answers, to dig deeper, to search further, to always acknowledge one's own ignorance and comparative lack of understanding, to answer to only one's self and others. It is the best part of who I am, and the best part of every other atheist I've ever known.
It is everything that theists want, and everything they believe they have, yet it is exactly what they do not have, and that's the beauty of it, that irony - the irony is that an atheist is very likely to be happier and better-adjusted than a theist on any given day of the week.
2007-12-22 04:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by Godless AM™ VT 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Exactly, why is not having an imaginary friend a shirking of responsibility? And isn't it better to do the right thing just because it's the right thing to do rather than because of threats of eternal torture or promises of eternal bliss? And what planet are you living on Mahal that you don't think there is repression by Christians? Ever hear of the pro-life nutjobs? The Christian War on Science? Censorship? Discrimination against women and gays? What about trying to shove religion down our throat in public at every chance?
2007-12-22 04:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by mattgo64 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Taking accountability for your own actions and living an honorable life on this planet as an Atheist.
2007-12-22 04:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Believing in God represents taking on the responsibility of accountability of ones own actions of living an honorable life on this planet. But it gives credit where credit is due, not to the individual making himself a god.
2007-12-22 04:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by gismoII 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I prefer taking responsibility for my own actions. They can call us however they like, it still doesn't change the fact that they're weaklings who toss their guilt and baggage in god's direction.
.
2007-12-22 04:59:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have never taken more responsibility for my life then I have since I realized the grand sham for what it is. The belief that we are on our own demands it.
2007-12-22 04:58:38 · answer #7 · answered by Blame Amy 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The notion that atheism is a shirking of responsibility is of course utter nonsense.
2007-12-22 04:56:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 1⤋
LMAO at Mahal, who says WE are the ones who make up stories...
2007-12-22 07:07:45 · answer #9 · answered by CrankyYankee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to see that statement expanded upon. Who said it, and where?
2007-12-22 05:00:33 · answer #10 · answered by Pamela J 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋