Reasons People are Atheists:
Pride. Some people are atheists because they feel too much pride. Acknowledging God exists would mean that they are no longer the smartest being in the Universe, and that might shock their system if they have placed themselves on a pedestal of superiority. It’s also possible that belief in a higher power seems too cheesy for them, and they think are above “the people that need it.”
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By cheesy, do you mean nonsensical?
And yes, often we do place ourselves above people that need an imaginary friend to feel good about themselves - can't imagine why.
The rest is a big FAIL...
My, you sure have the whole world figured out dontcha? Yep, a simple answer for everything you don't understand. It's easier to sit on your own ignorance and call anyone else who doesn't drink the cool aid names than it is to accept that we all have our reaons for being. Hell, that's even my definition for the meaning of life. Being satisfied with your own explanation for why things are the way they are. It's a wasted expression on the likes of you however. You already know everything you think is worth knowing.
Smartest being in the Universe, your god is not. Otherwise, his book would make some kind of sense.
As a higher power, he has to be the cheesiest ever invented, somewhere on the level of Toilo, the spirit of outhouses.
It's Pride against deluded ignorant inbred self-righteousness. I see no problem with pride.
I proudly laugh at you with a magnificent sneer, as I roll my eyes at your mother's ignoble taste in sex toys. Oh yes, I also break wind in your general direction.
This may actually be somewhat true. I have known people who were merely "different" in the religious sense only to stand out from the rest.
Mostly, I find myself to be an atheist/agnostic/diest mix. I don't think there is a god, but faced with overwhelming evidence, maybe I will come to terms with god; moreover, I sometimes wish that there was a god so that I wouldn't feel so depressed about the state of affairs in the world- wars and all.
I'm going to be hurt for this, but there are some atheists that think like that. Because stupid assholes exist in every group in the world.
And there is something grammatically wrong with my last sentence, but I'm not sure what.
Ew, did I just side with a fundie?
Pride? You believe your world was created, it's events influenced and your life layed out by a being with infinite power who created you in his image, elevated beyond this being's other creations via the ability of free will. Yeah, sure Atheists are the one with pride.
Reasons People are Theists:
Pride. Some people are theists because they feel too much pride. Acknowledging that they weren't created intentionally and with purposes would mean they're no longer the most important thing in the universe and that they have to make their own meaning instead of being gifted with it because they're so special. It's also possible that accepting the non-existence of any gods seems impossible to them, because they've been told it was true all of their life, and they think themselves smarter than those who would question popular belief.
Fixed.
I'm largely atheistic out of laziness. Forcing my mind to follow the tortured path that leads to belief in a deity is far too much work, whereas letting it slouch into the evidence-backed path of nonbelief is much simpler.
Not proud of it, but accepting it.
Acknowledging God exists would mean that they are no longer the smartest being in the Universe, and that might shock their system if they have placed themselves on a pedestal of superiority.
How do you justify the fact that you religious types tend to place yourselves on just such pedestals of superiority as your god's henchmen?
Bullshit. Sure, I'm an arrogant bastard, but I don't even begin to imagine that I am the smartest being in the universe. I'm rational enough to know that while I'm certainly awesome, there are plenty out there who are better than me at everything I do.
Believing in God means also that you're no longer the smartest being in the universe, because God gave you the right, according to the Bible, to screw the earth and don't care about Global Warming.
Or, maybe I'm an atheist because of the complete and utter lack of evidence for the existence of a god? Ever think of that? Ever think at all?
I like to think I'm prety darn smart, but I don't think I'm anywhere near the smartest being in the universe, Stpehen Hawking is undoubtebly smarter then I am for instance.
Wow, that's a whole lot of hate against atheists this guy has.
And strawmen. Damn, he works them like plantation owners worked slaves they *really* didn't like.
*facepalm*
How many athiest believe they're the smartest beings in the universe. That's right, close-on none.
Yet it's not pride for a theist think they're the most important being in God's sight?
Reasons People are Atheists:
Logic
Reason
Reality
There is simply no evidence for the existence of any benevolent deity, as too much horrible things are happening on this Earth, which an omnipotent deity could easily have stopped. The only deity that could potentially exist is Satan, the father of chaos.
whereas christians are prideful in their belief that thay alone will enter heaven and laugh while the rest burn in endless torment.
Unless of course God sees pride as a sin .
He may also not like the idea that modern christians have abandoned most of the laws he put in place. eaten seafood, worn mixed fibres, not stoned to death your sassy kids ? you are going to hell.
Well, speaking personally, It's because I was young and needed the money.
Wha...Atheist ?...Oh...Hmm... Just forget what I said, ok?
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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