why don't you believe in god? were you religious before? what turned you away?

if you're still religious, have you ever considered atheism?ZumaJones07

No lol only a fool would

Which god?

Which god?

Blue-Sky

god had to have been the catalyst for the universe seeing as how something cannot come from nothing.ZumaJones07

Not buying into the "can't explain, thus god" card.

>Used to be religious

>Now atheist.

Which god?

Blue-Sky

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

I found out that God had a nicer car than me so I stopped believing in him out of spite.

Now my GPS keeps falling off my dashboard.

I believe in god, but not religion. To me its seems illogical to base your life on a set of rules from a religion that cannot prove that its god is the real one. Also the organzied religions are devoid of the more basic laws of science.

there are things we as a species do not understand, but we should search for answers with logic and reason, not seek answers in 2000 year old stories.

Seriously,did you just take an interest in religion or something? So many religious threads lately.washnwax

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

themajormayor

this board seems to have more atheists and agnostics and other variations of non-believers than believers. god had to have been the catalyst for the universe seeing as how something cannot come from nothing. so why don't you believe in religion? were you religious before? what made you see the light? if you're still religious, have you ever considered atheism?ZumaJones07

God was the catalyst? So he's the bastard who created the Reapers! Nietzche was wrong, it's not "god is dead, for we have killed him," more like, "god will die for we must kill him, TO SAVE THE FUTURE!"

Seriously, though, I stopped going to church because I got sick of religion (the petty arguments, the dogmatism, the heavy-handed methods for pushing it onto other people), I stopped believing in god because I accepted that there was no proof and decided that there are two kinds of people, those who can accept religious belief without proof and those who can't and simply aren't meant for religion. I accepted that I fell within the latter group, and therefore I became an atheist.

There's no necessity for a first cause. When you prove to me that there MUST be a first cause then I will accept that god MIGHT be that first cause, but I see no support for the former statement. It's not saying something came from nothing, it's saying that perhaps the universe did not begin but is infinite. Either way there's no evidence, but it seems as likely an explanation as a first cause and therefore there is no necessity for a first cause.

I believe in god, but not religion. To me its seems illogical to base your life on a set of rules from a religion that cannot prove that its god is the real one. Also the organzied religions are devoid of the more basic laws of science.

there are things we as a species do not understand, but we should search for answers with logic and reason, not seek answers in 2000 year old stories.

RahXephon101

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

Fundai

Simply by accepting his argument you've killed the same amount of brain cells as you would by taking a belt of whiskey. Well, maybe not my whiskey, but most whiskey.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

Fundai

Aren't you agreeing with me like all the time? Or maybe I have selective memory or somethin

[QUOTE="Fundai"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

theone86

Simply by accepting his argument you've killed the same amount of brain cells as you would by taking a belt of whiskey.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Which god?

themajormayor

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

An overwhelming majority of Atheists are agnostic.

It's a matter of semantics to what defines the word "god." Most people are 100% positive Zeus and Odin don't exist.

[QUOTE="Fundai"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

theone86

Simply by accepting his argument you've killed the same amount of brain cells as you would by taking a belt of whiskey. Well, maybe not my whiskey, but most whiskey.

[QUOTE="Fundai"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

themajormayor

Aren't you agreeing with me like all the time? Or maybe I have selective memory or somethin

where is charlesdarwin55 when you need him

where is charlesdarwin55 when you need him

Joshywaa

[QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

I believe in god, but not religion. To me its seems illogical to base your life on a set of rules from a religion that cannot prove that its god is the real one. Also the organzied religions are devoid of the more basic laws of science.

there are things we as a species do not understand, but we should search for answers with logic and reason, not seek answers in 2000 year old stories.

themajormayor

I WILL NOT JOIN A RELIGION ABOUT KITCHENWARE HANDLES

Sounds silly.

I believe in some form of power of creation for this existence with an open mind to even a God of some kind, but I sincerely doubt it's some dude with human tendencies that had some infatuation with us. The Bible is just ridiculous, it's a fun little book with a lot of crazy stories but I doubt even religious people don't read some verses and just think wtf.

where is charlesdarwin55 when you need him

Joshywaa

crator of eavoultion :lol:

It was a slow process. I believed for a while, then I started thinking about how strange it was that a God would deny people heaven for believing a different faith, even if they lead good lives. Then I kept thinking about all the suffering in the world, and all the people who go unpunished. Then I looked at all the other religions, who all believe they are the one and true. It was a pretty wild ride. No event turned me away, I thought more about how amazing the universe is, and how it all works together following the same basic laws, always. I thought that was really cool, and I figured there was no way a being could create the universe to follow certain rules and at the same time create life from those rules originating at the big bang. In my religion, I claim God would reverse engineer the universe from a point of life, but I made that up, and it seems just as plausable as anything else.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Which god?

Blue-Sky

That would make you agnostic not an atheist. An atheist would have had to propose the non-existance of God.

An overwhelming majority of Atheists are agnostic.

It's a matter of semantics to what defines the word "god." Most people are 100% positive Zeus and Odin don't exist.

It's not the same thing.

In any case what you're saying is to you the existance of a God is just as likely as its non-existance?

.,

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

[QUOTE="Fundai"] This is a really really strange day. I actually agree with themajormayor... Quick someone get me a glass of whiskey and call an ambulance.

Fundai

Aren't you agreeing with me like all the time? Or maybe I have selective memory or somethin

[QUOTE="Joshywaa"]

where is charlesdarwin55 when you need him

Fundai

[QUOTE="Fundai"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

Aren't you agreeing with me like all the time? Or maybe I have selective memory or somethin

themajormayor

I considered atheism for a brief moment, a crisis of faith mind you. That was soon resolved however and I have since learnt that Christianity has more depth and truth than I have yet to fully realise.

I considered atheism for a brief moment, a crisis of faith mind you. That was soon resolved however and I have since learnt that Christianity has more depth and truth than I have yet to fully realise.

Philokalia

i neaver once consideurd ateism

i ve always nbeen a good christine

christien

Blue-Sky

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

ZumaJones07

aren't you religious?

[QUOTE="Joshywaa"]

where is charlesdarwin55 when you need him

Jamalamanabad

crator of eavoultion :lol:

Blue-Sky

In short: Because he wills it, not because he feels like it.

I'm an atheist because of things like Blue-Sky posted. Was raised catholic, not once did I see any sound reasoning or logic or any good come from religion. I was at much peace with myself once I stopped going to church with my family.

I'm an atheist because of things like Blue-Sky posted. Was raised catholic, not once did I see any sound reasoning or logic or any good come from religion. I was at much peace with myself once I stopped going to church with my family.

wis3boi

I'm just curious did you ever try to see the logic in it? Were you ever catechised about the lives of the saints and Christ?

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

I'm an atheist because of things like Blue-Sky posted. Was raised catholic, not once did I see any sound reasoning or logic or any good come from religion. I was at much peace with myself once I stopped going to church with my family.

Philokalia

I'm just curious did you ever try to see the logic in it? Were you ever catechised about the lives of the saints and Christ?

juest let him be a heathen he oesnt appreciete gods love

[QUOTE="Philokalia"]

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

I'm an atheist because of things like Blue-Sky posted. Was raised catholic, not once did I see any sound reasoning or logic or any good come from religion. I was at much peace with myself once I stopped going to church with my family.

Jamalamanabad

I'm just curious did you ever try to see the logic in it? Were you ever catechised about the lives of the saints and Christ?

juest let him be a heathen he oesnt appreciete gods love

I guess logic.

Believing based on nothing is wrong.

Also cookies. Atheists get free cookies.

[QUOTE="Jamalamanabad"]

[QUOTE="Philokalia"]

I'm just curious did you ever try to see the logic in it? Were you ever catechised about the lives of the saints and Christ?

themajormayor

juest let him be a heathen he oesnt appreciete gods love

what do yo u mean

[QUOTE="Philokalia"]

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

I'm an atheist because of things like Blue-Sky posted. Was raised catholic, not once did I see any sound reasoning or logic or any good come from religion. I was at much peace with myself once I stopped going to church with my family.

Jamalamanabad

I'm just curious did you ever try to see the logic in it? Were you ever catechised about the lives of the saints and Christ?

juest let him be a heathen he oesnt appreciete gods love

[QUOTE="Jamalamanabad"]

[QUOTE="Philokalia"]

I'm just curious did you ever try to see the logic in it? Were you ever catechised about the lives of the saints and Christ?

wis3boi

juest let him be a heathen he oesnt appreciete gods love

whenevar i tell a athest that ia m a religious theyget quick to tell me god doasnt exist