Why are you an Atheist?

[Eleutheria]

It annoys me that a lot of atheists I know have a far greater knowledge of religion and the bible than any christian ive met, you would have thought the theists be familiar with their own "Good Book"s

[Numer]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

[Hossaim]

It annoys me that a lot of atheists I know have a far greater knowledge of religion and the bible than any christian ive met, you would have thought the theists be familiar with their own "Good Book"s

I once went through the bible with a pen and corrected everything scientifically incorrect.

Then brought it to school.

The detention was worth it.

[Dyakovo]

I'm an Apathetic Agnostic, which is pretty much as close as you can get to Atheism without actually being an Atheist. I find Atheism to have too much of a finality to it, which doesn't appeal to the scientist in me at all.

I am unsure whether a higher entity than us exists beyond or observation or understanding, and I think we'll never know either way. If God does exist, our limited understanding of the Universe couldn't do this entity justice in even attempting to describe it.

The more complex we understand the Universe to be, the less likely it seems we are of any focal importance. I accept that some things are beyond knowing, and the possibility of a god-like being is one of them.

If you "don't know and don't care if a god exists" then you "lack belief in a deity or deities" and thus are an atheist whether you want to admit to it or not.

[Hossaim]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

It is boring and depressing, but it's the truth. I prefer to be realistic instead of lying to myself so i feel better.

[Ceannairceach]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

I worry more about having a life now than having a boring afterlife, thank you very much. A life without the worry of a judgement following my death. To continue, I hold that the lack of an afterlife means every second of life on earth is very valuable, and thus, every moment of life is special. I don't quite see how this is depressing to you, but to each their own.

Also, since I hold it to be the truth that no afterlife exists, why would I lie to myself simply because its less depressing or boring?

[Eleutheria]

It annoys me that a lot of atheists I know have a far greater knowledge of religion and the bible than any christian ive met, you would have thought the theists be familiar with their own "Good Book"s

I once went through the bible with a pen and corrected everything scientifically incorrect.

Then brought it to school.

The detention was worth it.

Marry me please I am in love with you now

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

Reincarnation's a pretty sweet deal for me, but I view the atheist view of nothing after death better than the Heaven Abrahamic religions advertise.

[Unchecked Expansion]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

Isn't it a bit depressing that nothing matters in this life except whether you follow some rules or not?

[Ceannairceach]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

Reincarnation's a pretty sweet deal for me, but I view the atheist view of nothing after death better than the Heaven Abrahamic religions advertise.

Eh, unless I got to choose how I reincarnated, I don't think I'd much like the idea. Floating, metaphorically, in deep dark nothingness seems preferable.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Reincarnation's a pretty sweet deal for me, but I view the atheist view of nothing after death better than the Heaven Abrahamic religions advertise.

Eh, unless I got to choose how I reincarnated, I don't think I'd much like the idea. Floating, metaphorically, in deep dark nothingness seems preferable.

If you did well in this life and your past ones, the next ones should be going pretty well.

[Mavorpen]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in unicorns, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "pink, lovely unicorns with magical rainbow powers not existing" seems pretty depressing to me.

Fixed.

[Eleutheria]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

What could be more interesting that the vibrancy and brilliance of evolution, its so interesting! It annoys me that a second rate explanation like creationism is so boring as well as being wrong! I feel proud that I will live on in part through my children and in the plants and bacteria that my corpse will feed, its amazing to know that one day I shall be viewed by future humans in the same way we view homo erectus and austrolapithecus, atheism is amazingly interesting! Once you accept that you dont have all the answers you go out looking for them and find out how interesting the real explanations are

[Tlaceceyaya]

It annoys me that a lot of atheists I know have a far greater knowledge of religion and the bible than any christian ive met, you would have thought the theists be familiar with their own "Good Book"s

I once went through the bible with a pen and corrected everything scientifically incorrect.

Then brought it to school.

The detention was worth it.

That must've taken weeks...

[Eleutheria]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

Its depressing to me that people dont acheive their full potential and dont follow their hearts because they are waiting to do that in a non-existant afterlife

[Unchecked Expansion]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in unicorns, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "pink, lovely unicorns with magical rainbow powers not existing" seems pretty depressing to me.

Fixed.

True, if I were going to believe things just because it made life less depressing, judgemental gods would not be high on my list. Magic, superheroes, Star Trek technology...

[Samuraikoku]

I'd rather be remembered after the only life I had. That way I'll live forever in memory.

[Mavorpen]

True, if I were going to believe things just because it made life less depressing, judgemental gods would not be high on my list. Magic, superheroes, Star Trek technology...

Quite frankly aliens would be the top of my list. I'm really expecting they're out there (I mean the possibility that they aren't is EXTREMELY small) so that humanity can realize that they are NOT special, that they are NOT the best, and that they are insects that have no right to claiming to be "special creatures created by God".

[Eleutheria]

I quite like the analogy that sort of explains why religion isnt necessary anymore and actually hinders us, if you are walking down a road in the night, it is best to be led by a blind man, as he knows the roads and paths in darkness far better than you, but when the sun enters the sky it is stupid to be led by a blind man, as you can now walk far better by yourself.

[Streamland]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

I worry more about having a life now than having a boring afterlife, thank you very much. A life without the worry of a judgement following my death. To continue, I hold that the lack of an afterlife means every second of life on earth is very valuable, and thus, every moment of life is special. I don't quite see how this is depressing to you, but to each their own.

Also, since I hold it to be the truth that no afterlife exists, why would I lie to myself simply because its less depressing or boring?

Actually, that varies from person to person. The lack of an afterlife is depressing to me, even though I'm an atheist.

It's not about belief, it's instinctual.

[Hossaim]

I once went through the bible with a pen and corrected everything scientifically incorrect.

Then brought it to school.

The detention was worth it.

That must've taken weeks...

Took an entire summer of on and off work on it.

It go confiscated tough.....

I once went through the bible with a pen and corrected everything scientifically incorrect.

Then brought it to school.

The detention was worth it.

Marry me please I am in love with you now

[Leepaidamba]

I can understand why you wouldn't believe in God, but, come on, isn't looking at life that way a little boring? I mean the whole "nothing happens when you die, its like sleeping" seems pretty depressing to me.

It is boring and depressing, but it's the truth. I prefer to be realistic instead of lying to myself so i feel better.

Boring and depressing? We can enjoy the same myths and stories, we just realize they're fiction. And what about the beauty of reality itself? That's got to be worth something. Religion on the other hand says "don't look there, we've got stories" and when someone does look and sees that the story is wrong, they'll either be silenced, or the story is changed and everyone acts as if nothing ever happened.

Quite frankly aliens would be the top of my list. I'm really expecting they're out there (I mean the possibility that they aren't is EXTREMELY small) so that humanity can realize that they are NOT special, that they are NOT the best, and that they are insects that have no right to claiming to be "special creatures created by God".

Unless they came to us wearing the cross reading from the bible in their language with exactly the same stories in it.
Chances are about as slim as there being no other life in a universe of undetermined size but we may never know.

[Mavorpen]

Unless they came to us wearing the cross reading from the bible in their language with exactly the same stories in it.
Chances are about as slim as there being no other life in a universe of undetermined size but we may never know.

Sorry, but the society would need to move past religion in order to have technological advancement of millions of years ahead of us.

[Ifreann]

Unless they came to us wearing the cross reading from the bible in their language with exactly the same stories in it.
Chances are about as slim as there being no other life in a universe of undetermined size but we may never know.

Sorry, but the society would need to move past religion in order to have technological advancement of millions of years ahead of us.

There's really no reason why that would have to be true.

[Brickistan]

That must've taken weeks...

Took an entire summer of on and off work on it.

It go confiscated tough.....

Marry me please I am in love with you now

Wait...

What...?

You pointed out the factual errors in the Bible and it was confiscated while you got a detention?! What kind of crazy society do you live in?