Those of you that dont believe in God;why are you offended by the concept of faith?
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most of us are offended by the individuals--not the faith or religion, the people themselves--why can't you grasp that concept?
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I welcome questions.  They make me think.  Thinking helps me to grow.  Sometimes I have even discovered that I could be *gulp*      wrong...fortunately, not often *whew*.\n\nI love a challenge.  So far, no question or challenge has weakened my faith in God.  If anything, it has grown stronger.  And that can only be a good thing.\n\nNever underestimate the power of faith, my dear.  Faith in the hands of a good person is awesome.  \n\nIn the hands of an evil person it is downright frightening!!\n\n:)
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My faith is not in religion, but in God.  \n\nI could give you a list of reasons why, but my feeling is that that's not even what you're looking for.  In your heart, you've already decided.\n\nWhy are you so mad at God?  That's the real question.\n\nYou can rage against Him all you want.  It will not change Him.  If you believe it's all rubble as you say, why does that bother you so much?\n\nI hope you come to the point that you can honestly seek answers.  In the end, it is your life that hangs in the balance.
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Cause non-believers want to "show" believers how "false" their faith is. It's an anarchial type of trash maybe. HEY at least we have something to live for...as well as someone to live for.\n\nOR MAYBE just MAYBE...they realize you need to have faith in someone, specifically a higher being because man needs God. Jer. 10:23
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No I don't. I believe in God, but I also think you can't force people to conform to what you as a person want them to believe. It's not fair. At the same time, people should noot look down on people who believe in God thinking they are stupid for believing in a higher power. I personally can embrace anyone no matter what they believe. You just have to be open minded about everything, even if you don't want to.
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Faith is not logical.
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Yes I do. But I don't believe in religion, because religion generally preaches intolerance and attributes human traits to god, which I think is inaccurate. I do believe that a loving and beautiful entity created us, and that it is "god" or whatever you feel more comfortable calling it. But I believe many things, using a mixture of logic and instinct. My instincts tell me there is a presence that loves us all. But that is just my simple understanding. Any suffering that we feel is our own creation, so the argument that "why would god cause pain" is an inaccurate argument. God, I believe, has infinite patience, and that is why we cause eachother pain without being stricken from the earth. And that is why I think that the atheist logic is flawed as well. Both sides use either the bible or "logic" to either bring down or deny god for their own agendas. Both sides use emotions, mostly anger; anger at god or anger at those who deny god. Please understand that I am not trying to bash anyone, this is just people that I have known personally, not everybody. Suffering is an emotion, which is a blessing and a curse, to quote a cliche.  With true enlightenment can come love and happiness, and for me that enlightenment is my bond with my creator. I feel happier than I have in years, and it gets better every day that I allow it inside. Every time I try to understand another human being and their pain and joy I think that things are more clear to me. I used to be agnostic, because of my anger at god, but one day, I just realized that my pain didn't have to own me. God is not something you can logically prove, or logically disprove, it is just something you believe one way or the other.
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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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OK. Good to know. Wasn't trying to in the first place, though. Seems you are now doing the same, so I guess I could ask you the same question. \n\nI'm OK if you don't believe in a deity. Please be OK that I do.\n\nWhy so angry, though? *hugs* :)
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Agreed. Nobody should poke fun at another's religious beliefs. Religion is an individual and personal thing. It is one's personal relationship with his/her deity(ies). \n\nIf one has no relationship witha higher power, that is their religion... no faith, no god. It is still a belief.\n\nMost christians are rude about faith. Then again, most of them are brainwashed in sunday school from day one. Look at catholicism. Based upon their own messiah's teaching, they should not be baptised unitl they are old enough to make the conscious choice. Instead, parents force the choice upon them before they are old enough to speak.
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Theoretically, if they are saying the phrases you describe then they are not actually atheists. how can someone you don't believe in damn anything? Seriously I don't get especially annoyed by this one thing that atheists do but there are other things such as being illogical and pigheaded which usually bother me more!!
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I have no problem with non-believers here.  I am not insulted by your presence; in fact, this may be the perfect setting for you.  I pray that God would speak to you in some way that you would believe in Him.  True Christians do not condemn others, however, love them and avoid saying hurtful things. However, I will not refrain from expressing how I feel about my personal relationship with God and how He has carried me through many difficult times.
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Not very well. I wonder why some people even get on this topic of religious & spirituality, only to slam those who know about God and walk with God. The person, who answered this question, only to say those who believe have mental problems, seems very angry, and admits to not following God. So I guess you see, those who do not follow God walk around with anger and seem to attack those who walk in faith. Others, as you read feel God "hates " them. This is another sign of those who are faithless and feeling hurt and empty. Yet others make replies about needing alcohol, this is a way they attempt to fill the void inside of them.Others refer to "thinking" versus believing". You see some are very confused in their thinking. Satan comes to steal one's faith. He comes to deceive. By reading some of the disbelievers answers, many have fallen to Satan's deceit. Hopefully, their lives will lead them to the truth. God is the way, the truth, and the light. It does not matter what antichrists believe. All eyes will see and all ears will hear the truth. Some people can live for quite a while in denial of the truth....but eventually, they will need to face it. I really believe they want to believe and are looking for God.Why else would they get on this topic to answer,\nthe questions. The interest is there, they are drawn to religous & spirituality questions/topics. They are bitter & angry. They need people of faith to teach them about God. They are looking for beacons of light to lead the way, as they are walking in darkness.
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We don't believe in God. Therefore we also don't believe in heaven or hell.\n\nSome of us were brought up in non-religious households, some turned away from religion for whatever personal reason. There are many, many reasons why people are atheist - as many reasons as people are religous. I am atheist because the thought that there is a god who tests peoples faith and judges them on how well they worship him appalls me. I hope other athiests will tell you why they don't believe.\n\nI do, however, respect people's religious beliefs and believe that we each have the right to our own faith. I would not want to deny anyone the right to their beliefs.\n\nSome people think that atheists are ignorant, arrogant or just plain stubborn, that we have no morals - sometimes these are people who claim their religion preaches tolerance and respect. Atheists don't feel that we need God's guidance to tell us what is right or wrong - that comes down to common sense and a desire to protect and continue humanity.\n\nMost of us have reached our belief through a lot of thought, and that decision doesn't come lightly - it takes courage to stand up and say that you don't believe in God. \n\nI hope this has helped.
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Only some men and some women do that. If you don't believe in God, I don't have a problem with that and would never offend your beliefs so please don't offend mines.
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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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I have yet to meet an atheist who had a logical reason not to believe.  Excuses - yes.  Arguments - yes. Reasons - no.  All lack of faith is an issue of the heart, not the head.  God never asked for people heads, but for their heart.  He's get the heart and the head is no longer an issue.\n\nThose who reject do so from fear, hurt, habit, ignorance, rebellion.  That's not meant to be an insult.  Most are intelligent, reasonable and even decent people.  But because of wounds and abuses in their past, they find it hard to believe.\n\nSomeone who claimed to be a Christian did something abuse, or they prayed and did not get an answer (or at least not one they wanted or recognized), or they have been wounded so many times that they can't fully trust anyone or anything.  Often, even growing up around the Christian faith the way most Americans do, they don't really know or understand what it means.  So too often God pays the price.\n\nGod never called Christians to debate for him, argue about him , or defend him.  He called us to love him and to live the kind of life that honors him, so that others will see it and want to know about him.  When they ask, that's when we are to be ready to give them an answer about the hope that is in us.