How can people be athiest?
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I am athiest and it is easy. Just be a good person and don't think that there is some parent finger shaking his finger no at you everytime you do something he says is "wrong." If there is a hell, I will gladly go to it because his so called rules are total bull and if some type of God does exist, then he or she wouldn't have given us free will if they didn't want us to have some fun. Fun is fun, but to a point. Always respect people and such. Is all good then. Easy to be an athiest...Oh, and as for just dying. Well, it is easy. Although it is impossible to know what it is like for you to not be able to think and cease to exist, it can happen. Compare it to turning off a light and it is simple. Not like they ever discovered a "soul" when digging thru a body, so, safe to say that.
998653
If he's an athiest how would he know what he would do as a believer??
728377
it may get depressing when u come to the fact that an atheist has no one to rely on for something like eventual salvation. a belief is a powerful thing even if its based on something false. it can give that reason to go on thinking u have a purpose. an atheist hasn't got that.
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If someone decides he or she is an atheist, is there anything else to do? Meetings? An initiation? If you don't follow the atheist rules can the others kick you out of the club? Disinterest in religion would mean interest in atheism.
824476
Everyone sins. Including the people who grow our food, sell us food, and sell us our houses and I'm pretty sure a majority of those people are atheist.  It would be ridiculous to deny things because another person denies God.
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There is not 'one athiest', so everyone will have a different view on this. \nIf you make generalisations like this, you will never get one good answer.
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1. \n\nMost of the time athiest have had a bad situation occur in their lives and turned to God for help, he didn't answer in the way they wanted so they don't believe he exists.\n\nGot proof? News flash... atheists are not mad at a god they do not believe in. \n\n2.\n\nLook it's a waste of time trying to convert athiests and athiests to convert believers.\n\na.) Then take your own advice and keep your sermon to yourself :)\n\nb.) I, for one think that it's never a waste of time to try to understand others and be understood. \n\nc.) If it weren't for people sharing ideas, I would not have changed my worldview.
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WOW!!!! People are crazy and very rude when they apply their beliefs to how they judge others. \n\nWe (atheist) are not sad, lonely imoral people. We did not chose to become atheists because we were angered or felt abandoned by a god. We became atheists through years of thought and understanding. We do not get worried when you say it's our stubborn choice to not believe in your god and that we are going to burn in hell.\n\nPlease quit thinking this.
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If showing them that it is impossible for us to be alive without God, and that God's creation obviously points to a Creator doesn't work, then all you can really do is pray for God to open their eyes. Keep working on them until they either completely refuse to listen, or until they finally realize there is a God. Just keep praying! \n\nAlso keep reading God's Word. Sometimes when you are reading the Bible, God will show something to you that you never noticed before. If you pray about it, He may show you a new way to prove that He exists to that atheist. Just do right, read your Bible, and pray!\n\nI hope God opens the door to lead that atheist to Him. When he finally realizes that God exists, then you should be able to lead him to Christ. God bless!
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Every atheist is different, but it probably stems from the fact that most people simply can't 'believe' that another person can't BELIEVE in something.  After all, they've been trained/ taught/ conditioned since childhood to believe in god or some kind of creator.  To not believe kind of boggles their mind.  So they pre-judge others on their on observations.
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God makes Herself known to each person individually.  If this hasn't happened for you (and you'll know when it happens) then you're an Atheist/Agnostic.  You're one of the chosen people to have little to no regard for religious dogma and to be like all the great Atheist thinkers of history.
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I know what you mean. In the bible though it says our knowledge is just a fraction of God's knowledge...there are some things the human mind is not ever going to comprehend, which is why science was invented (the big bang theory..Please). I know someone who is extremely atheist/agnostic and its really sad that he's so closedminded. I mean, people say christians are closed minded but then atheists are too, because they won't even open up to the possibility that there is a god. I don't know...they greatest of the commandments is love so I guess thats all we can do.
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A truly atheist person should not care whether a person believes in a God.  A true atheist can respect and accept others beliefs and rationally discuss different ideas and points of views intellectually and maturely.  A truly atheist person needs to take the time to edcucate themselves on the power of religion and learn about how religion has shaped our world.\n\nA truly atheist person sees how organized religions have shaped the world and although they do not share those beliefs they do appreciate the impact religion has had throughout history (wars, art, music, etc)\n\nAs an atheist, I have read the Bible and come up with my own interpretations.  I have three versions of the book that I reference just because I know that religion is about interpretation and each person has to discover that for themselves.\n\nI happily discuss and share ideas with people of faith in well balanced conversations.   In fact, I have had several discussions with my family (who are extremely religious), and most of our arguments regarding faith is that they could not leave me alone regarding my non-belief.  They are still trying to counter some of the statements they have been taught that are far stretches from the stories in the Bible because they never took the time to read and interpret the book for themselves.  I give them the respect and courtesy to go to church with them and keep my thoughts to myself.  When they attack me for not believing, trust me, I am well prepared to defend my feelings and correct their assumptions.  I can tell you some stories where I made the pastor of their church have to go back and re-read several passages for them and he did find that my interpretations were rational and plausible.\n\nI know exactly what you are talking about and I have to admit that those "atheists" you are referring to disgust me.  You get those types of people whether they are believers or non-believers.  They give a bad impression on true atheists.  Atheist's should never try to put people down for having faith.  A true atheist should never laugh at one another’s faith.  \n\nI will also admit to being in situations where believers have argued with me telling me my ideas are wrong.  I tell these people that faith is very powerful.  My beliefs are not in a higher power.  There is no need to argue about what is right or what the bible truly means in certain passages.  Our thoughts have been shared and let’s just grow from the knowledge and experience of that.  This is how humanity grows.  Let's appreciate our differences and appreciate the diversified perceptions that help us grow as a society.
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You could argue that some Athiests are actually practising a sort of anti-religion. They've gone beyond simply not believing in God all the way to believing that there is no God, which in many ways is as much a leap of faith as believing in God is. Religious people have always attempted to convert their fellow man and Athiests are no different, they're all just trying to save each other, either from eternal damnation, or from the living of a life based on a lie.  It's hardly surprising that they're going to start arguing with each other, in many ways they've managed to set themselves up as mortal enemies. \n\nI personally think it's wonderful fun to have these arguments with people,I'd say that having these arguments helps people to understand the issues better, the arguments force people to think in order to defend their position and in doing so, they learn more about what their position actually is. It also forces people to learn more about each other, and understand each other, even if it is only so they can argue more effectively.
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Ask the different way round.\n\nBelieving (in any religion) is easy, you don't have to think.\n\nActually thinking prevents believing. And I prefer to think for myself. :-)
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im an athiest,a true athiest and all I can say is that many people become so called athiest when they want to hate other faiths or when something bad has happend to them and they choose not to believe in god.My reason for not believing are though facts.I respect all faiths but fake athiest tend to want to bully and self-assure them self though disrespectul and aggrisive questions.Bottom lilne no matter what you are,stupid people who cant respect will be on both sides and you need to know the 2 important rules in life;\nNEVER ENGAGE IN A RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL DEBATE!
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An atheist does not believe in a higher power.  An agnostic isn't sure if there is one or not, and typically an agnostic doesn't go seeking for spirituality or answers to that question.