What do you think is the main reason why people don't believe that there is a God?
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I think it's because people in general have a very hard time believing in something that they can't touch, see, smell.  It's really hard for some people to just accept and have faith in something.
1086120
No, it doesn't make sense. It's another (of many) reasons people have non-belief. Why would anyone want to believe in a higher power that would punish them, even if they were good people and led very positive lives, just because they didn't acknowledge the existence of or worship that higher power? Not appealing to think the common example of a god is thinking "I don't care how wonderful you are, since you won't bow to me I'm gonna punish you". *shakes head*
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I think it is hard for people to understand whether God exists or not. aside from quoting from bible verses people cannot grasp the concept.
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Atheist here (agnostic if considered deism and other non interventionist beings)\n\nI don't know why people answer whats' not being asked, if you don't feel like playing, why answer with something else?\n\nWell, if we are talking about the christian god, according to the belief, he already knows what's on my heart.\n\nAnyway, I am atheist because I am being honest with me and everyone around me. To say "I believe in god" would be a lie and I'd be an hypocrite.\n\nIf I have to give explanations to god, all I'd tell is "I honestly didn't believe you existed and I made a mistake", no further explanations needed. I'm sure that I live a moral life and I wouldn't feel like "excusing" me as if I've done something wrong.\n\nBye\n\nEDIT:\nI just saw what you proposed in another question: "People want to ease their conscience of sin by convincing themselves that there is no God."\n\nThat's a false assumption since I doubt you know what are everyone's motivations to do so. Does your religion allow you to judge people without proper knowledge?
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I don't think they REALLY don't believe in GOD.  I think they just don't want to obey HIM.  So they Deny HIM.
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I do not believe in god because there's no reason to suppose that god exists. If there were any evidence for the existence of a higher power it would have been in the papers.\n\nDespite what you may have heard, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. It is not up to me to prove god exists, it is up to other people to prove that he does.\n\nNon existence of supernatural entities is the default position. I require evidence for the existence of Shiva, Zeus, Baal and God. Christians don't believe in Zeus, Shiza and Baal. I'm just more rigorous in my world view.
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Because they believe that the world has a first cause that does not involve a god. Some believe that the energy that created the world is not in form of a god. They see an explanation for the world in science and nature. I respect whatever anybody chooses to believe.
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It has always struck me as curious why those that claim no belief in God spend so much of there time trying to convince others they are right.\nIt would seem to me that if they are that enlightened they wouldn't want to waste time with those that believe.\nI personally think this is caused by a deep seated feeling that there is a God, all they need is someone to show them the way.\nBut then that's just my opinion.
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Two reasons:\nThe first is that a lot of people have trouble seeing other points of view.  They believe their religion, and their view of "God" and can't imagine anyone seeing it any differently or believing anything different because in their minds, thats just the way it is.\nThe second reason is that defining "God" is no easy task.  Even given one's set beliefs and intending that as their meaning of "God", its very difficult to express what is meant.
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the reason i don't believe in god is that you have five senses which are sight, smell, hear, taste and touch and you can't do any of them when it comes to god\nyou can't see him\nyou can't smell him\nyou can't hear him\nyou can't taste him\nand you can't touch him\nso why believe!!!
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A lot, actually.  (but then they weren't atheists anymore after that).\n\nI think for some people, they don't believe in God until something happens in their life that puts it all in perspective.  You might walk away unscathed from a bad car accident that killed everyone else in the car, or something along those lines.  Or, you may just have a moment of extreme weakness and beg for help, from anyone or anything.  There are a lot of ways for that to happen.
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Strongly deny the existence of god. \nBelieve there are no supernatural things like supernatural miracles.\ngo to beliefnet.com\nit shows what different 'religions' believe.\nincluding atheist.
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You compare different issues:\nSince god does not really exist, except in the minds of believers, god can't be anything, including fool!\nMan, believing something non existing is an idiot!
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You cant see God therefore not many people believe in him. It is hard to believe a supernatural being made all of us.
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I've been on the other side where I thought that people who didn't believe in god must feel lost.  (I was raised to think they are evil.)  So, I can kinda understand why some religious individuals think that non-believers feel some sort of void or are immoral.  However, I also view that stance as an immature belief.  It doesn't take a lot of looking around to realize that agnostics and atheists are very content with their worldviews and live ethical lives.
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1. There is no God\n2. The universe cannot be a computer simulation running from "God's" computer
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I think people don't believe in them for\n1. the same reasons they don't believe in God\n2. Satan wants them NOT to believe.  If people don't believe, they are ignorant to his devices and tricks\n\nSome people have trouble admitting the existence of such an enemy as Satan. But his presence and activity are necessary to explain the problems of evil and suffering. The Bible makes it plain that Satan exists and that his main work is to oppose the rule of God in the affairs of man. Many wonder why God would allow Satan, this great embodiment of evil, to exist in His creation. No completely satisfying answer to this question has been found. Perhaps He allows it to show that evil and wrongdoing do not provide the key to the ultimate meaning of life which man so desperately desires. Or perhaps, He allows it to spiritually build a Christian’s wisdom and knowledge drawing them closer to God, and away from Satan.