atheism

What would have to be different for you to stop believing in God? This question is directed at theists, who do believe in God. I'm looking for first-person answers. Hardly any theists here, I know. Let's also include one-time theists here, people who at one time did believe in God. If...

Agnosticism = Gateway Drug to Self-Righteous Secular-Theism Agnosticism is an egregious delusion... it is a gateway drug to the self-righteousness drug of secular-theism. In 2023, no sane rational educated functioning human can conscientiously maintain belief in the biblical turpitude. So...

Karen and I were driving on US11 west of Knoxville today. I noticed a lady pull up to a church sign at the Church of Niota, and thought the sign read “THERE ARE NO ATHEISTS IN HELL”. Seemed an odd thing to put on a church sign. We turned around to verify that’s what I had seen, but by the time...

This seems to be an interesting tactic, to counter the interference by some religious groups in medical decisions by the use of the same regulations that allow that interference. (They also campaign to have statues of Baphoment erected authorities have put up the 10 Commandments on state...

I have used prayer before and never was seeking "comfort" or asking for a certain outcome. Rather for something like a boost in some kind of strength, insight or institution. For my purposes, it doesn't really matter if God exists. I just know that if I use it this way, it seems to alter my...

Atheists seem to assume that people who believe in God and an afterlife are mentally weak and gullible. Thereby assuming intellectual superiority over them. But have they considered what it means to really believe you are answerable to a higher power in everything you do? Is it not easier and...

The therapist in the below cited article believes that if you don't believe in God or heaven you should lie to your kids (about God) to promote better mental health. From an article in the Christian Post by Leonardo Blair "...I am often asked by parents, ‘How do I talk to my child about death...

Clive James has died.:( Clive amused us with comments like: "advertising agencies for a product that doesn't exist" when describing religions, and saw atheism as the obvious default position to take. Hard to argue against this presumption I think, given that children raised without being...

Guardian article about astrology submitted for general interest to members of the forum. Link: [I was an astrologer – here's how it really works, and why I had to stop] Excerpt:

Having no underlying spiritual beliefs to mitigate suffering, are atheists inevitably seeing the world through a glass darkly? "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." 1 Corinthians 13:12

Stephen Hawking's Final Book Says There's 'No Possibility' of God in Our Universe

State Sponsored atheism rears its ugly head again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/asia_pacific/group-officials-destroying-crosses-burning-bibles-in-china/2018/09/10/55d68366-b4af-11e8-ae4f-2c1439c96d79_story.html Appalling.

I am an atheist because I know its common sense that if there's zero proof of something there's no reason to believe its true. Therefore since I have yet to see any serious evidence for any deity's existence I have no reason to believe in any god. I'm glad that atheism is no on the rise but it...

This thread is for the exclusive purpose of debating the meaning of the word “atheist”. It isn’t for debating other words like “agnostic”. Please don’t derail this thread. Here’s my current definition of “atheist”. I’m happy to change it if anyone comes up with a better one. An atheist is a...

Theists often defend their god beliefs by attacking science with silly comments like - “Science doesn’t know everything, Science isn’t always right, Science can’t explain love”, etc. My response is usually - “So what? I’m an atheist mainly because theism has failed to convince me any god exists...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD6HjAGyim4

From my impression of many activist atheists (meaning actively engaged in political and/or philosophical debates/struggles) are fine with anything goes against many religions, especially Christianity. For example, there were some atheists who publically implied that the god of the bible would...

Here is a summary of an interesting new study that reveals that Atheists thought immoral, even by fellow atheists. And it revealed that "atheists are broadly perceived as potentially morally depraved and dangerous." The study measured the attitudes of more than 3,000 people in 13 countries on...

I was raised in the church. I went to Sunday School and services every Sunday. I went to Vacation Bible School in the summer and Bible camp as a teenager. I was involved in church activities all the way through college. But in all that time I doubt I had read more than a few chapters/books...

I recently struck up a conversation on Facebook with an old high school friend. She spent 15 years on a mission in Thailand and works in personnel for the missionary group now in Colorado. She has four great kids (only 1 under 18), wonderful husband and is an all-around swell person...

I'm curious if any of the posters here (atheist or otherwise) would like to address any bad ideas that are common among nonbelievers. Here's my (least) favorite: You can't reason someone out of what they did not reason themselves into. I don't think I've ever heard a single non-atheist repeat...

This poll asks “What” not “Why”, so there is no requirement to explain your vote. ETA - For the purpose of this poll . . . Theism = Belief in a god or gods Atheism = No belief in a god or gods The reasons people are either theists or atheists are of no importance to the definitions...

Saw this today: http://religionnews.com/2016/04/20/dying-christopher-hitchens-considered-christianity-new-book-claims/ I haven't read the book yet, but reading the comment by the author and this article sounds to me like either a) this guy sold out the memory of his friend or b) he's revised...

Atheists are smarter, but believers are more empathetic http://www.oregonlive.com/faith/2016/04/belief_empathy_intelligence.html#incart_river_mobile_home

Recently, I got caught up in a religious discussion on a gun forum (!). That started me working on the following essay, something I'd been planning to do but it took the forum to get me started. Thought I'd put it up here, my "home forum" (warning, it's a little more than two typewritten...

I agree with much of what is said in here (although the word "stupid" is in dispute for me - it's just the tag line for the youtube series) and wondered what others thought. Ofc, I won't pretend that when it comes to confrontation and other things that only atheists are guilty of this, either...

We have two distinct meanings of the word “atheist”. Historically, the word “atheist” referred to someone who believes there is no god. Again, historically, the word “agnostic” was used to denote someone who chooses not to take any position on the issue. The modern meaning of “atheist” (or at...

The statistics suggest that a lot more people say they are Christian than actually are Christian. I didn't have this material at hand when I started the thread about the usefulness of the terms theism and atheism. That thread is now useless. Perhaps this can be discussed here without falling...

:D WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s constant references to Jesus Christ in his speeches and campaign ads are sparking a strong interest in atheism among millions of Americans, atheist leaders report. I am not amazed at all, that it's people...

There is no god. There, I said it. The discussion surrounding the two flavors of atheism has been bogged down for a while. Far too often a watered-down argument (and a perception of weakness) is presented when a more assertive claim is perfectly defensible. And all of this is done in...