Does Atheism make sense to you and if so why?

Question

I trust i'll get intelligent answers and none of the smart alec ones that show up daily but a serious reason why you feel Atheism makes actual sense or not and those who are not Atheist be polite in your answers please.So remember the Golden rule do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Answer 1

From an atheist's perspective, religious claims that a deity exists aren't convincing, nothing to do with rebelling against God or wanting to live without rules (we all have to live by laws, so that one is particularly ridiculous).

Answer 2

Here's why it makes sense to me: because I genuinely cannot see any reason to believe otherwise. I've never encountered any religion or religious claim that provided sufficiently substantive and reasonable evidence to support it. I was raised in Christianity, but ultimately realized that there was no stronger evidenciary basis for Christianity than for the polytheistic faiths of Greece, Rome, and Egypt, which have since been relegated to mythology. We can look at the origins and development of modern religions in anthropological and sociological terms, and trace where these beliefs came from and how they were preserved or changed.



Short answer: Atheism makes sense to me because no other explanation does. It's the default position -- a withholding of belief until sufficient evidence is provided.

Answer 3

All religions don't make sense to me. Religions are filled with paradoxes and contradictions. God is supposed to be an accepting being, they're so many things that can condemn a person. Logic and sense tells me that atheism is the way to go. Nothing in this world tells me that there is such a being or high power as god exists. There is a chance that I might be wrong, but that's a chance I'm taking.

Answer 4

Based on my observations of the world I live in, using the imperfect but mostly reliable faculties of my senses, I've found that the existence of a god is so unlikely that it would make no sense for me to live my life as if a god is out there somewhere. Every time I'm able to understand a mysterious phenomenon with logical explanations, the likelihood grows incrementally lower for me.



To put it in other terms, I could believe that a meteor is going to crash through my bedroom window in a few moments and kill me - after all, it's not impossible - but it's so unlikely that I never consider responding to the possibility.

Answer 5

It makes sense because there's no evidence of any kind to support the idea of any "god" being real.

There's also a mountain of evidence that shows the vast majority of the stories told throughout the ages to "prove" religions are completely false.

Add those together, and the only logical conclusion that can be reached is that there's no such thing as a god. Some kind of god is, of course, possible -- but without any supporting evidence, there's no reason to believe in one.



Believers justify their belief in spite of the evidence by "faith" -- but faith is worthless as a way to decide what's real and what isn't. Look at all the religions of the world (including the 30,000+ sects of "christianity") -- they all have "faith" that their religion is true, but with all of the conflicting beliefs and claims (none of which have any supporting evidence), they can't possibly ALL be true...yet they're all claimed to be true by "faith." Faith can't tell us anything reliable.



Just simple facts.



Peace.

Answer 6

There is overwhelming evidence to support theories on natural formation of the universe and life.

God is used as a means for control, war, and evil. I see religion as a dangerous, terrible thing. A sort of verbally transmitted disease.

It contradicts itself and promotes hate and intolerance. I could handle people having illogical beliefs if they keep it out of government and education.

Shut up about abortion, stem cells, evolution, the big bang, gays, lying about how the US is a christian nation, nonbelievers, and how the bible could possibly be scientific in any way while still being written centuries before modern science. If you do this I think I can leave you alone. Also, no baptizing kids or forcing anyone into your religion

Answer 7

I hope that I am correct in the fact that if you practice Atheism, you would believe in it. Yes, it does make sense to me. I used to be a very strong and devoted Christian until I was old enough to understand science over fiction. Instead of studying things that no one can give me proof for, it makes more sense to me to study logical concepts, such as evolution, the Big Bang, and not looking up to a higher power with no proof of existence.

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"But ask yourself this: If God exists, has he been a good custodian of us? Death, sickness, poverty, tyranny and countless other miseries stalk the land. If this is the handiwork of a divine being, then he is to be rebelled against and overthrown, not given obeisance, obedience, and reverence."

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Answer 8

It makes no more sense to me than any other personal attempt to grasp the meaning of what is, undeniably, a vast and incomprehensible Universe.

But if it brings comfort to the individual, then it is not a bad thing.

We all need our own ways of making sense of something that is beyond our understanding, in so many ways.

Whatever your belief, whatever your path, whatever choice you have made, if it keeps you sane in the face of the Vastness, then it is good because that small comfort that it brings makes life livable.

Answer 9

No, no sense at all.



To say "there is no god" is an absolute statement. This means the person has all of the knowledge of the universe, which is impossible. Even if they knew 1% of the knowledge of the universe (which is an amazing amount of knowledge), could not the existence God be possible within that 99% of the universe that they do not know about? The Atheist limits their search for knowledge and truth by saying "there is no god" and thus make themselves fools, by suppressing the truth.



Romans 1:18

Answer 10

I am an atheist, so yes, it makes sense to me. I became an atheist after studying many different religions. I was a Christian most of my life, but lost faith after really studying the Bible. I clung to belief for many years, and searched long and hard for a religion, but I found nothing. I eventually came to realize I did not need a god to be complete, to live a good life. It made more sense to live a good life for myself, instead of trying to please a being that very likely doesn't exist.

Answer 11

It's very simple, really. The default position for any claim of truth is not to believe it without evidence. Evidence does not have to be absolute proof, but it does need to be independently observable and verifiable. Now, the bigger the claim, the bigger the requirement of evidence in order to justify belief. If you say you bought a dog, I wouldn't really require any significant evidence in order to believe you. That claim doesn't make any difference in my life, or pose any challenge to my understanding of reality. People buy dogs all the time. I have experiential evidence to back that up. On the other hand, if you said you bought a dragon, I'm going to need you to provide some really hard evidence before I'll believe you.



The claim that a god exists is a big one. It has all sorts of metaphysical connotations, and depending on what specific claims you make about that god, it could have many different impacts on how I view life and its meaning. So, understanding all that, I'm not going to believe in any claims of the existence of god until such time as the claimants cam provide some really startlingly amazing evidence to back them up. To date, all of the evidence and arguments I've seen and heard amount to hearsay, circular reasoning, appeals to authority, appeals to popularity, special pleading, and many other logical fallacies. I have yet to see anyone bring forth one shred of really credible evidence for the existence of a god.

Answer 12

Although I'm technically agnostic, I choose to identify as atheist. Why? Because after closely considering the other religions atheism is all that's left. I didn't "choose" to be atheist, it's my default position after all other theistic religions have failed to resonate with me.

Answer 13

It is a good idea not to invoke the supernatural.



Does worshipping Zeus make sense?

Answer 14

Does it make sense that we have a supernatural being watching over us? Does it make sense to believe in a 2,000 year old religious book? Does it make sense to believe in prayer when nobody can prove one prayer has been answered?

Atheism makes perfect sense.

Answer 15

yes it does. I am an atheist but I used to be a christian.



why it makes sense is that they idea of god and all religions that i know of have so many contradictions and i have so many questions against theism that nobody can answer.



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where did your god come from

Answer 16

of coruse, otherwise i woudlnt be an atheist



why, because im a logical rational person who accepts evidence , science and truth

Answer 17

Absolutely -- skepticism is the only rational stance to take when you're faced with unsubstantiated claims.

Answer 18

It makes sense to not believe in something that you can find no reason to believe and many reasons not to believe. So, yes, it makes sense to me.

Answer 19

Does not believing in the Easter Bunny make sense to you, or not believing in Santa Claus? Same reason.

Answer 20

Believing in something that has no evidence to back it up or has evidence that shows something to be wrong is called delusion.



i would rather accept what can be proven then believe in something that can not.



absence of evidence is evidence of absence.

Answer 21

It deals only with truth and reality.



No supposition, no mythology and no faith required.

Answer 22

to me Atheism is living without rules and not being judged by God..

the easy way out



I am not an Atheists, thank God

Answer 23

It may sound vulgar...

But I say athiesm is easy and for the arrogant...

Answer 24

It is more that theism doesn't make sense.



Theism has never made its case.

Answer 25

Farah Fawcett died and went to heaven. God told her one wish and she said for all the children in neverland to be safe. So God killed Michael Jackson.