Why are you an atheist?

Because I don't believe in any religion. To be honest I'm a bit shocked how many people are religious.

I don't have any faith. I don't care to know about how we all got here, and I also don't believe in something I can't see. In the end we all die anyway. I'm not going to waste my time worshiping something I can't actually communicate with for real. I'm not convinced by reading the bible. It's definitely not believable to begin with. There are so many religions out there that have this idea of some god, it is ridiculous. Life's too short for all of that in my opinion.

Edited just for you :)

No faith. Don't want faith. Don't care. Don't believe in something I can't see. In the end we all die anyway, not wasting my time worshiping something I can't actually communicate with for real, something I can't see. Not convinced by a book. Have you even read it? It;s definitely not believable to begin with. There are so many religions out there that have this idea of some god, ridiculous. Life's short. Don't wanna worry about it.

tepni

[QUOTE="tepni"]

No faith. Don't want faith. Don't care. Don't believe in something I can't see. In the end we all die anyway, not wasting my time worshiping something I can't actually communicate with for real, something I can't see. Not convinced by a book. Have you even read it? It;s definitely not believable to begin with. There are so many religions out there that have this idea of some god, ridiculous. Life's short. Don't wanna worry about it.

nimatoad2000

[QUOTE="tepni"]

No faith. Don't want faith. Don't care. Don't believe in something I can't see. In the end we all die anyway, not wasting my time worshiping something I can't actually communicate with for real, something I can't see. Not convinced by a book. Have you even read it? It;s definitely not believable to begin with. There are so many religions out there that have this idea of some god, ridiculous. Life's short. Don't wanna worry about it.

nimatoad2000

Because I have no reason to believe in a god and I don't like religion.

No faith. Don't want faith. Don't care. Don't believe in something I can't see. In the end we all die anyway, not wasting my time worshiping something I can't actually communicate with for real, something I can't see. Not convinced by a book. Have you even read it? It;s definitely not believable to begin with. There are so many religions out there that have this idea of some god, ridiculous. Life's short. Don't wanna worry about it.

Because they don't believe in the Jesus KitKat

It's simple, i don't believe in god.

Because I think self-exploration and questioning the world around me and how it functions is somewhat incompatible with religion. My main gripe with religion is its ability to explain everything so easily. It's very convenient and comforting. Personally I'd rather be scared ****less about not knowing what's going on around me and trying to find out as much as I can than subscribing to a pre-set notion of how everything works and why.

EDIT:

Actually, I do believe in God, so the above applies really only to organized religion.

[QUOTE="Merc_Scar"][QUOTE="nimatoad2000"] wow you need to learn to form sentences better, reading that felt like the longest drag on sentence ever, and i could even hear you talking while reading it " dont need it, cant see it.. " i can imagine a girl just talking really fast just rambling.nimatoad2000

[QUOTE="Merc_Scar"][QUOTE="nimatoad2000"] wow you need to learn to form sentences better, reading that felt like the longest drag on sentence ever, and i could even hear you talking while reading it " dont need it, cant see it.. " i can imagine a girl just talking really fast just rambling.nimatoad2000

Because god and religion seem irrational to me. I don't mean any offense, but I'm quite surprised that so many people could believe in something so rediculous.

[QUOTE="Merc_Scar"][QUOTE="nimatoad2000"] wow you need to learn to form sentences better, reading that felt like the longest drag on sentence ever, and i could even hear you talking while reading it " dont need it, cant see it.. " i can imagine a girl just talking really fast just rambling.nimatoad2000

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"][QUOTE="Merc_Scar"] And you need to get your shift key checked out.AAllxxjjnn

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[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"][QUOTE="Merc_Scar"] And you need to get your shift key checked out.AAllxxjjnn

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"][QUOTE="Merc_Scar"] And you need to get your shift key checked out.AAllxxjjnn

Well, I'm not one. :P

I personally adhere to the example set by Jesus in the Bible, although I imagine there are those out there who would retch at the idea of me calling myself a Christian. I don't think there's any real way of knowing with absolute certainty what the ultimate truth is, so as a result, I tend to look at beliefs more in terms of the effect they have on the person than on their objective factual merits. If one's beliefs lead to hatred, spite, and malice, then I can only come to the conclusion that those beliefs are not particularly good; conversely, if one's beliefs lead to selfless love for one's fellow man, generosity, and penitence, then I certainly will not tell that person that they ought to change their ways.

The way I see it, at the end of the day we'll all be gone from this world, and the only thing left will be the effect we have had on the world, so that really ought to be our number one focus as we go through our mortal existence. Our money and material goods will only be good for our extremely short time on Earth, but the impact we have on others and on the world is here to stay - so we'd darn well better make it something good.

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"][QUOTE="nimatoad2000"] You shouldn't start sentences with "and"tepni

Well, I'm not one. :P

I personally adhere to the example set by Jesus in the Bible, although I imagine there are those out there who would retch at the idea of me calling myself a Christian. I don't think there's any real way of knowing with absolute certainty what the ultimate truth is, so as a result, I tend to look at beliefs more in terms of the effect they have on the person than on their objective factual merits. If one's beliefs lead to hatred, spite, and malice, then I can only come to the conclusion that those beliefs are not particularly good; conversely, if one's beliefs lead to selfless love for one's fellow man, generosity, and penitence, then I certainly will not tell that person that they ought to change their ways.

The way I see it, at the end of the day we'll all be gone from this world, and the only thing left will be the effect we have had on the world, so that really ought to be our number one focus as we go through our mortal existence. Our money and material goods will only be good for our extremely short time on Earth, but the impact we have on others and on the world is here to stay - so we'd darn well better make it something good.

GabuEx

[QUOTE="tepni"]

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"] You should put periods after your sentences. :xnimatoad2000

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"][QUOTE="nimatoad2000"] You shouldn't start sentences with "and"nimatoad2000

I like to have faith. I am able to be spiritual and consider religions equal. I can be agnostic at times, but I wouldn't consider myself an atheist. CleanPlayer

aw damn now this is going to get into a religious debate... WhiteSnake5000

aw damn now this is going to get into a religious debate... WhiteSnake5000

I'm not an atheist. I'm too open-minded to reject the idea of a higher power out of hand.

How dare you assume that I am an atheist! :x My christian butt is going to prosicute you in the name of baby jeezus! You seen what we did to Galileo, you're next OP!! YOU'RE NEXT! You better start eppur si mouving, cause I am coming for you.

I'm not an atheist. I'm too open-minded to reject the idea of a higher power out of hand.

OrkHammer007

How dare you assume that I am an atheist! :x My christian butt is going to prosicute you in the name of baby jeezus! You seen what we did to Galileo, you're next OP!! YOU'RE NEXT! You better start eppur si mouving, cause I am coming for you.

Siofen

I'm an Atheist because I simply don't know how the universe started.

Nobody does. Everyone who thinks they do is probably wrong, so get over it.

[QUOTE="CleanPlayer"]I like to have faith. I am able to be spiritual and consider religions equal. I can be agnostic at times, but I wouldn't consider myself an atheist. mindstorm

[QUOTE="Siofen"]

How dare you assume that I am an atheist! :x My christian butt is going to prosicute you in the name of baby jeezus! You seen what we did to Galileo, you're next OP!! YOU'RE NEXT! You better start eppur si mouving, cause I am coming for you.

WhiteSnake5000

I'm atheist because I don't think that the Christian god, or the bible, make any logical sense. I used to think as a poor little kid why I went to church every morning. Then I started skipping with my friend(I went to a catholic school). I was raised as a catholic and I honestly never understood any of that bull. Merc_Scar

Well, first, it's not exactly a either/or thing between Christianity and atheism; otherwise, there wouldln't exactly be the dozen other religions out there.

That said, however, I think that you kind of missed the real point of the Bible (though I can't blame you - many others are guilty of this too). One passage I like was written by St. Augustine of Hippo in the early fifth century, and reads as follows:

"With the scriptures it is a matter of treating about the faith. For that reason, as I have noted repeatedly, if anyone, not understanding the mode of divine eloquence, should find something about these matters (about the physical universe) in our books, or hear of the same from those books, of such a kind that it seems to be at variance with the perceptions of his own rational faculties, let him believe that these other things are in no way necessary to the admonitions or accounts or predictions of the scriptures. In short, it must be said that our authors knew the truth about the nature of the skies, but it was not the intention of the Spirit of God, who spoke through them, to teach men anything that would not be of use to them for their salvation."

In other words, the Bible wasn't intended as a scientific or historical textbook, and treating it as such is pretty much missing the point. It is a book that is intended to instruct humans in how to live their lives, and is teeming with a message of unbounded and overflowing love that all humans ought to aspire to. Taken in this way, I think it's really a rather beautiful book with a lot of passages teeming with profundity, even if one does not accept the literal factual accuracy of accounts contained therein.

[QUOTE="WhiteSnake5000"][QUOTE="Siofen"]

How dare you assume that I am an atheist! :x My christian butt is going to prosicute you in the name of baby jeezus! You seen what we did to Galileo, you're next OP!! YOU'RE NEXT! You better start eppur si mouving, cause I am coming for you.

Siofen

[QUOTE="Siofen"]

[QUOTE="WhiteSnake5000"] Yeah, I also think that faith believers should know. This topic wasn't geared towards you. The question clearly states "Why are you an atheist?". If you aren't an atheist, then it doesn't really apply to you does it? WhiteSnake5000

...He's being sarcastic; you know that, right? :P

[QUOTE="OrkHammer007"]

I'm not an atheist. I'm too open-minded to reject the idea of a higher power out of hand.

WhiteSnake5000

[QUOTE="WhiteSnake5000"][QUOTE="Siofen"]Yes it said "Why are *YOU* athiest, and I am not! Thusly I AM OUTRAGED! :evil: I expect and apology from the OP in a nicely writen private message in my inbox soon. Such assumptions are ridiculous, I am completely and utterly outraged.

GabuEx

...He's being sarcastic; you know that, right? :P

I'm an Atheist because I simply don't know how the universe started.

Nobody does. Everyone who thinks they do is probably wrong, so get over it.

Rikusaki

Sorry for going off-topic. I got distracted by that guys massive douchiness, sorry. Merc_Scar

Yeah, what is with THAT GUY?