Are you an atheist? Page 2

Started by GymLeaderMisty November 19th, 2009 4:41 PM
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luke

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I'm atheist. I believe in souls and spirits but I think that were bound to the Earth after we die. No paradise, no hell (I guess you consider Earth both though).
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I fully believe in my lord Jesus Christ.
Wouldn't you rather live your life like there is a God and then die finding out there is not (you still live a good life) than living like there isn't only to find out there is a God (then you go to Hell anyway)
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I'm atheist, yup. However I do acknowledge we'll never surely know if there's a god unless he shows himself to us. Perhaps stating there's a god is the same than saying that the air has emotions. Can you prove it wrong? No, but you can se it's just a stupid thing to believe in.
People chose to believe in a god because life may be easier if one thinks he was made by someone with a purpose, or he'll have an afterlife, anything like that. God is an effect of people's needs, and that's why it is manifested differently by different cultures and peoples.
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I'd describe myself as more of an agnostic atheist. I don't believe in a god and think the chances are low that he (or she) exists, but I accept that it's completely impossible to completely rule out the existence of any omnipotent being.

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Wouldn't you rather live your life like there is a God and then die finding out there is not (you still live a good life) than living like there isn't only to find out there is a God (then you go to Hell anyway)
Oh, that silly Pascal, thinking that it is a 50/50 chance. That argument brings logic to its knees.


I'm an agnostic atheist(as in, I don't believe that a god exists, not I don't know, that is gnostic atheist), and quite frankly, I was never taught that it should be what I believe. The symbolism mixed with the real history just confuses everyone into what to believe.

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I was talking to my friend on this subject, and he said it takes MORE faith to me an athiest. To belive that the world happened by chance, and belive in stastics and to say to your self there is no god. and that there will never be a god, takes more faith then just saying I belive in go. If you say i belive in god and in his mysteys ways then you can basicaly chalk up anything you dont know/understand as god's works.
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I'm atheist. I believe in souls and spirits but I think that were bound to the Earth after we die. No paradise, no hell (I guess you consider Earth both though).
He has a good point I believe in that too now I don't know if I do believe in god and I'm confused and should think about this more. But we will all find the true anwser when we die.
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I was talking to my friend on this subject, and he said it takes MORE faith to me an athiest. To belive that the world happened by chance, and belive in stastics and to say to your self there is no god. and that there will never be a god, takes more faith then just saying I belive in go. If you say i belive in god and in his mysteys ways then you can basicaly chalk up anything you dont know/understand as god's works.
This is why debates start. Someone says something profoundly stupid and it just snowballs into a flame war.

For one, just because you don't know something doesn't mean that you should make an excuse. Another flawed thing your friend said(hopefully it isn't one of those stories where you are replacing yourself with the friend) is that it takes more faith to not believe in a religion, knowing the plethora of them. That boggles the mind on the level of stupidity. Scientific studies show a very probable way that the Earth may have been formed.

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I'm agnostic. I believe in god, yes. But I don't believe in the same god everyone else does. My understanding with religion is limited since I don't understand the kind of god other people see. I follow my own beliefs and not what other people tell me.

I'm not really sure if that's being agnostic or not but... yeah.
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What if when you die you become a ghost and then use your energy to get on the computer and come on this site so then that means their could be a ghost among us. Nah I don't know but if I die I will send myself a note to come on here and tell you guys what I see XD
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I'm agnostic. I believe in god, yes. But I don't believe in the same god everyone else does. My understanding with religion is limited since I don't understand the kind of god other people see. I follow my own beliefs and not what other people tell me.

I'm not really sure if that's being agnostic or not but... yeah.
Agnosticism has to do with not being sure about it. If you believe in a god but not an intervening one, that'd likely make you a Deist. That is, a god that makes laws for the universe to follow, but absent are the miracles and covenants with man associated with most of theism. I used to be in that category myself.
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I don't know how to describe what I am. I go to a Roman Catholic church, was baptized and confirmed there, and have been in Catholic school all of my life. I believe fully in Jesus Christ, and that there is a God. But there are things in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament, that I don't believe. Though the writers of the Bible had inspiration from God, it was still written by man. I don't take it word for word like I'mma-shove-my-religion-down-your-throatists do.
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I'm agnostic. I believe in god, yes. But I don't believe in the same god everyone else does. My understanding with religion is limited since I don't understand the kind of god other people see. I follow my own beliefs and not what other people tell me.

I'm not really sure if that's being agnostic or not but... yeah.
Well, yes, but only if you are talking about agnostic theism. That is basically you believing in god but not 'knowing' that said god exists. Agnosticism is open minded and relies on the evidence at hand, while gnosticism usually can never be changed and relies solely on faith and the like. Agnosticism (on its own) is really nothing. It is being on the nonexistent fence. The way I see it, you either believe in a god or you don't. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

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I'm a confirmed Roman Catholic and I believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. I'm not the "convert to my religion or u go to hellz" kind of Christian that so many agnostics and atheists believe represent all people of faith...I hate them just as much as you people do. >_>

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I'd describe myself as more of an agnostic atheist. I don't believe in a god and think the chances are low that he (or she) exists, but I accept that it's completely impossible to completely rule out the existence of any omnipotent being.
Nobody can "disprove" any given concept. Nobody can prove that there isn't a secret magical tribe of unicorns that barf rainbows into the sky; it's a possibility, and you can't disprove it. That doesn't mean it's not scientifically and logically absurd, however. People are free to believe what they will, but "agnostics" that claim you can't deny the possibility of a higher power... it just seems like a bunch of semantics to me, that's all.
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No.

I once was but, spiritually, I felt lonely and now I'm a part of a religion that I'm happy with.
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I'm a Jew-for-Jesus. Yay!

I most definitely believe in God. I really don't have a reason not to, and I find I'm usually a lot happier when I believe in him. He is the one told me to go out and do things, so I did! I've been on mission trips before, and I got to help a lot of people in His name. (We built people houses, gave people medical treatment, fed people, and I got to play with the kids, there, too.)

He certainly has does some amazing things. I am very grateful for everything He has given me. ♥