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@lewisnotmiller comment on another thread
That sounds like a more constructive thread.
Dear atheists...I get that you don't believe in Gods. But tell me what you DO believe in...
There is no logical reason to believe in a god or gods, no hard evidence . So an atheist does not believe in god or gods.
Mentioning no names
@questfortruth and others but there are some people on RF who believe that atheists have no belief whatsoever.
So i am asking atheists what do they actually believe in.
For me
I hope and believe that i will live to see my kids fledge the nest. It's one of my dearest wishes to take them through children and launch them on a successful adulthood.
I believe my husband and children love me
I believe that my car will start when i need it.
I even believe Jesus existed but not as the person described in the bible
I believe that the bread dough i made this morning will have risen enough to bake a couple of loaves.
And much more
So all you atheists out there in RF land, please inform us all of a few of the things you believe in.
I'm a bit heavy, and an adult. As I was sitting on Santa's lap, at the mall, and Santa was begging for mercy, Santa quickly agreed to get me every present that I asked for (on the threat that I'd stay on his lap until he did).
Since Santa was actually there, in person, I came to the conclusion that Santa was real.
God never appeared to any theist (unless stoned on meth...perhaps a common occurrence with some), but the mall Santa was there at the mall.
God doesn't answer prayers, even if they come from cancer victims who are in a lot of pain. God made this world, in which one animal eats another, sometimes the animals are still alive as they are painfully eaten, and sometimes animals have to endure a long and arduous chase then get eaten. God made this world of poop and stink. God had his own son crucified, and wouldn't forgive the sins of some ancient ancestor of man until his son died a horrible and painful death (removing his kind son who cured the sick and fed the hungry from this world--depriving the world). The myth is that God is good.....good how?
While God doesn't answer prayers, mall Santas promise that they will bring toys.
Thus, there is proof that Santa exists, and no proof that God exists. There is proof that Santa is good, and no proof that God is good (in fact, there is plenty of proof that God is not good). Should one get close to the powerful just because they are powerful, or should one seek to get close to powerful good spirits?
Kid fledging (kid-a-pult)....like a catapult, but you use kids, not cats (neighbor complained that it was raining cats and dogs).
Lets all go over to the theist's house for bread (they can feed the masses with just a few loves and some fish).
Faith and trust are very similar. Atheists must trust in someone or something or they would be afraid to leave their homes. That faith (that a driver won't run over them) is not proven to be true, yet they have faith anyway.
Faith and trust are based on past relationships. Did someone act responsibly in the past so that we can trust them now and in the future? Then faith in God is forged partially by our perception of how good God has been in the past. But was God good in the past, or was he evil? Did God get made and flood the world (Noah), killing millions of innocent people, including women and children. If so, God is not good (as the myth about God insists).