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Doesn’t it take god-like knowledge to be an atheist? 😀

Surely agnostic is the proper term for someone who doesn't believe in the gods of religions but can't be 100% sure that there isn't some sort of a higher force? I describe myself as an agnostic for that reason and would imagine most "atheists" to take a similar non-absolutist view.
 
Doesn’t it take god-like knowledge to be an atheist? 😀

Surely agnostic is the proper term for someone who doesn't believe in the gods of religions but can't be 100% sure that there isn't some sort of a higher force? I describe myself as an agnostic for that reason and would imagine most "atheists" to take a similar non-absolutist view.
Good point.
 
The concept of modern religions were created at a time when science couldn’t explain things like day and night, or other planets.

Religion has always been used as a means to subjugate the masses to stop mass revolt.

Heaven and hell are great examples of creativity of the human mind. A concept that has kept people from being utter scum on the whole for thousands of years.
 
It’s utter bullshit, in the sense of the teachings of Christianity. I believe that something must have started all this, some higher being, but not some bloke who made his first born be brutally tortured for others misdemeanours.

Grew up in a very religious family. My mother would go mental if we missed mass as kids.

Went to uni and got out of having to go.

Met my missus and she’s still quite religious and once we had the kids she made us go every week. Then Covid hit and it we haven’t been back since.

Don’t actually mind the peace and quite contemplation of sitting with my thoughts at church, but there’s literally loads of other things I’d rather do than have a Virgin bloke in his 60s, lecturing me about being good, whilst this all seeing, all knowing god allows good innocent people to die, while scumbags survive.
If you live a decent life and treat other people as you would want to be treated yourself, with respect and tolerance that's enough for me. Religion is hypocritical. God loves everybody (as long as you don't do or want anything the church doesn't agree with)
 
Doesn’t it take god-like knowledge to be an atheist? 😀

Surely agnostic is the proper term for someone who doesn't believe in the gods of religions but can't be 100% sure that there isn't some sort of a higher force? I describe myself as an agnostic for that reason and would imagine most "atheists" to take a similar non-absolutist view.
I'm 100% sure a god doesn't exist but it's possible I maybe be wrong. I can't disprove it's existence anymore than someone can that it exists.
 
A creator yes, there surely must be,but not a deity that has folk going singing hymns every Sunday. That makes little sense and a man made extension for whatever reason. Granted the concept did and still does give strength to individuals and communities.
There doesn't need to be. Or who would've created the creater? And so on, for ever.
 
There doesn't need to be. Or who would've created the creater? And so on, for ever.
Exactly and after a bit of that type of thinking you get a headache 😊 Whatevers gone on our brains blatantly can't comprehend or make sense of so best advice is to just crack on.
 
Archaic belief motivated by fear of death.
I recently watched a video about Auschwitz and one comment was "imagine how he will be punished in hell" completely overlooking the fact that "god " apparently watched with folded arms while millions of people were murdered and did nothing to stop it.

God died at Auschwitz.
believe, yes or no?
Mam is well into her faith, my sister learned to be Catholic (we're C&E family). I'm atheist, black sheep of the family

A firm NO.
 
Social control framed as a story to play on our inherent fear of uncertainty, ignorance and desire to be part of the tribe.

I can understand people falling for it hundreds of years ago, but the fact that so many people still believe in something so ridiculous with all we know now is truly baffling to me.

I'm inclined to think we are the product of entirely natural forces and beneficiaries of being in an extremely fortunate place and time in the history of the universe, or we are in some sort of simulation that only appears real to us because the simulation has been designed that way.
 
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Doesn’t it take god-like knowledge to be an atheist? 😀

Surely agnostic is the proper term for someone who doesn't believe in the gods of religions but can't be 100% sure that there isn't some sort of a higher force? I describe myself as an agnostic for that reason and would imagine most "atheists" to take a similar non-absolutist view.

But by not having faith you're making the assumption that God doesn't exist by default. You either have faith or you don't.
 
I have recently, approx. the last 2 years, became interested in theology and find it absolutely brilliant...the stories of the bible and the broken down takeaways for modern life are incredible. Of course, for me it is a none starter when interpreted literally, but I really don't believe after a relatively short foray that that was the intention of the writing.

They are just brilliant stories; Kane & Abel, the origin of the 10 commandments, the Abrahamic stories of adventure & suffering, characters walking with God ...there's absolute beauties in there, and reading through it most people would be shocked at how much modern cultural references, slang, sayings etc. are derived from the bible.

I think organised, funded, religion can be exploitative of the great and truly appealing value of the biblical stories.
 
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