Look everyone, it's another hater up in their feelings screaming unintelligibly about something they don't understand:tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy:
A metaphysical being that is claimed to exist and perform some function. Oftentimes this function involves the creation of the universe (tried to make the most inclusive definition I could).
I like how you think;). Seriously though, I do agree that those Fundies will push people away. However, they do concern me since they want to either convert me (often by any means necessary, even through legislation), harass me or in extreme cases (ISIS) kill me. Annnnnnd I live in the US...
Note: This response is only about one the Fundamnetalist Christians/Jews/Muslims/Pagans/Hindus/ whatever who say that atheists are denying the existence of God(s), not all Fundamentalists. I try to make this clear in my post, but I want to make sure that this is clear. Unlike the people I'm...
I never said my thinking wasn't biased. I know faith has several different definitions. I'm trying to think of faith using the religious definition, "Trust in God" to better understand religion. Not so I can convert, but so I can better understand what I'm rejecting. But as an atheist, I...
I don't know. I think it's just because I've always been religious and am so exposed to religion, so because of that I'm always hearing about how religion fills a hole in people's lives and gives them answers and comfort and all that good stuff. I have a lot of anxiety sometimes and I miss...
It's not that I can't deal with not having a belief in God, it's just that I would feel better if I knew God existed. I would have easy answers, I would know what to do, etc. I can still get those things without theistic belief, it's just harder in most cases.
If I found out religion was true, then I would want to believe in it. I hope one day that I'll be proven wrong and find out that God exists. I doubt this will happen, but I would like it to.
I'm sorry you're dealing with so much suffering. We live in a very ugly world and it gets to everyone. I don't have anything else to say about it other than that it sucks.
I really respect that mindset, regardless of your beliefs. I think everyone, both atheist and theist who cares about their beliefs being true should have that view.
I'm open to the possibility that a deity or deities exist. I just don't see any evidence and due to that, find it unlikely. But I'm leaving the door open just a crack in case I'm wrong. I actually read apologetics and read about religion just to see if I can prove myself wrong.
Originally it definitely was. It was used by people to explain why things happened. As time went on, things changed and some cultures (or parts of some cultures) didn't take their mythology literally. However, it was still an attempt to explain the world. If you're positing a cosmology that...
I agree that there's no evidence for polytheistic gods (I am an atheist, after all). However, with monotheism, while there's no evidence, atheists also make arguments against monotheism. From an atheistic pov, there's exactly as much evidence for polytheism as there is for monotheism. Yet the...
I've seen many arguments (and refutations of arguments) from atheists against monotheism, but not very many for polytheism. So, my fellow atheists, how would you argue against a polytheistic pantheon like the Greek or Norse Gods?
I've seen some arguments on this page here (My Criticisms of...