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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 5/12/2007 2:58:16 PM |
Myself along with alot of people don't believe in God, the Heavens, Hell and everything that coinsides with religion. Is this wrong?? or do the believers around the world and especially in this country look down at these people and think there better than us.....
I have no problem with you being an atheist.
Then again, I do not decide whether or not you receive eternal pleasure in Heaven or eternal torment in Hell.
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 5/29/2007 5:14:47 AM | Absolutely not.
I get tired of intolerance across the board whether it be about religion or lack there of.
I personally am more spiritual then religious - I really don't find that organized religion as known can fit with all of my beliefs. It does happen though. Most people are too closed minded to understand. They don't want to understand.
I find that most are like sheep following a heard - That and most people really seem to have the need to feel that there is something beyond death. For some reason they seem to think it would make death easier. If you ask me it's just easier to accept that we all die.
I'm sorry people are judging you. It does happen, I myself get judged often based on what I believe and don't believe. | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/9/2007 11:22:49 AM | | You got the right to believe in what you want. I have to believe that the Universe and Earth wasn't just created by the Big bang! G-d is there and he has created many things. Where have miracles come from? | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/9/2007 2:01:15 PM | | I guess there's nothing wrong with it. I wouldn't want to be a close friend of someone who was one. I don't understand the whole concept. Why? Nobody really knows for sure if there's a God but I'd rather believe in something good than not believe in it. What's the point of being a non-believer? I'd rather live my life as if there is a God then find out there isn't rather than live my life as if there isn't a God then find out there is. I don't think I'm better than an atheist, just happier. | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/9/2007 11:19:28 PM |
Then again, I do not decide whether or not you receive eternal pleasure in Heaven or eternal torment in Hell.
Uhhh, nobody does. Both are human-born concepts in relation to another human-born concept of an invisible, untouchable, unevidential Master of the Universe who made those. Much like getting a lump of coal or awesome presents if you're naughty or nice. :) And in actuality, the concepts of an eternal paradise and eternal hell aren't required to believe in a God.
I don't understand the whole concept. Why? Nobody really knows for sure if there's a God but I'd rather believe in something good than not believe in it.
Why fool yourself into something that seems good? I could believe in a God that lets me do what I want and will give me a million dollars when I am 50 years old -- but that belief itself, just because it may sound good to me, doesn't mean actually believing in it is a good thing. It's immature, actually.
I myself have grown out of the concept of emotionally needing or desiring a belief in a big brother watching over me. It can be much more rewarding knowing that life and the universe itself is a wonderous thing. I can't make myself actually have a belief in something that has no evidence that it's there. Popularity and cultural ties makes it dishonest to fool oneself. That's negative to me, not positive. But to each is own! | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/10/2007 1:29:00 PM | Personally, I don't look down on atheists I feel sorry & have concern for them. As for thinking I'm better than them...no, just that I have better things in store for me. God bless! | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/11/2007 5:14:13 AM | Aww happyhellion (interesting name btw lol),,,,,you dont need to feel sorry nor have any concern for me! Im perfectly happy and content in my belief that there is no god nor ever was, and for those who think Atheists will be sorry someday,,well,,that just makes me shake my head and smile and go about my day. haha
To answer the question tho,,,there is not a single thing wrong in being Atheist and there is nothing wrong with those who 'think' there is a higher power either. To each their own. :)
 rip | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/11/2007 1:49:23 PM | | Uh-oh...I didn't realize (untill your responce , Rip) that I came across in a very negative way, which I certainly didn't mean to do...sorry. It's just that when you believe so strongly that there is a God you can't help but believe that an atheist will miss out on the same benifits & afterlife that we'll be rewarded with. I'm probably still commming across wrong (sigh). I'm sure you (Rip) lead a very happy & full life as you appear to be an absolutly beautiful person (read your profile & some of your posts). The few atheists that I know personally are also wonderful people & it just bothers me to think that despite being a good person they'll eventually be short changed (for their sake I hope I'm wrong). Just my opinion. | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/12/2007 2:38:27 AM | Aww happyhellion,,,,,your response actually wasnt negative and i didnt take it that way! lol Yours was probably one of the nicer ones on this thread! haha I was just responding that there is no need to feel sorry for me (any and alll Atheists actually). Its funny you know,,when you read something like that because everyones belief system is different. Believers think the non-believers are silly and crazy and visa versa !! lol
I think tho,,in my opinion,,that the only time religion or lack of religion really is a problem is when you get 2 people who are genuinely interested in each other then they find out that 'hey, you dont believe in the same thing i do so now i cannot date you'. I personally dont care if a man i date believes. That is fine, BUT as long as he doesnt try to convince me and talks about it 24/7 (you know what i mean,those 'extreme' churchy types who go to church 50 times a day lol). Ive already had the misfortune of meeting a really great man a longgg time back where it was such an issue for him that it dissolved a budding relationship that had the potential of being something really special were it not for our difference. | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/14/2007 7:29:06 AM | | Fool myself? I believe in God as do 80% of Americans. I'm not "fooling myself". Hold on to your negativity, it obviously rocks your world. To each his own indeed! | |
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| What is wrong with being an Atheist??
Posted: 7/22/2007 12:43:36 AM | About the OP...are you talking about in general or dating/relationships?
In general, it's your belief (that we are on our own literally) and you have every right to it. I'm a believer in Christ myself, but I have friends and associates of different religious beliefs and non-belief. As long as we respect each other, that's fine. I'm in an environment where being non-Christian is the norm (university in social sciences), and what I find is that intolerance often goes both ways. Because one side believes that they are right (and the idea that science and natural reason tells us everything we need to know about life is just as much of a belief as an other) and the other is wrong, it's kind of hard for there to be any dialogue and understanding.
In a relationship, though, having completely different worldviews is going to be a problem, especially if what we believe about the framework of life plays an integral part in how we view and live life. If religion or non-religion is held a priori, then it just won't work. If they're not, then it doesn't matter. I have a couple of friends who are in a long-term relationship, one of them was raised in Texas with Christian beliefs, the other is from overseas and was raised Muslim. However, neither holds these beliefs tightly, both are for the most part agnostic, and so religious differences are not an issue for them. But, if one's faith or non-faith informs their world, then it will matter because that can influence purpose, life direction, etc. For me, being a Christian is important to me, and some of the things I want to do with my life stem from my faith, and so it would be hard for someone who isn't of my faith, especially if they're of no faith at all, to understand and respect that. | |
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