The Athiest Thread

[SeraphimJester]

Aw, here's one: those of you that believe in one of these ways, what shaped your view to how it currently is?

After realizing the many hypocrisies in Christianity, and the way in which creates conflict in society. I prefer to be free, not to follow something which manipulates people into a state of fear of damnation.

At the moment, I don't really know what to believe in apart from myself.

 

[Cricket]

Aw, here's one: those of you that believe in one of these ways, what shaped your view to how it currently is?

Honestly, it was when I stopped letting outside influences shape me so much that I came to be where I am with regard to religion. I can really only know myself. I am human. There are limits to my understanding, and I'm comfortable accepting that.

 

[SBA]

Prediction: these two threads are locked

As long as people stick from bashing religions, I see no problems.

The only thing keeping me from becoming atheist myself is the question of creation. How did all of this start? Even if we go with the big bang theory and say that everything started from a singularity point, well where did that point come from? It keeps coming back to the fact that something started this whole universe...and it must be a god of some sort.

 

[Sett]

Aw, here's one: those of you that believe in one of these ways, what shaped your view to how it currently is?

I went to a catholic primary and high school and RE (Religious Educated) was a compulsory GCSE which I passed.

The main things that don't bode well for me regarding Christianity are:

Spoiler

1. God was a wanker in the old testament, makes a flood that kills nearly everything but holds it off for a day to honor the death of a random 800year old man. He put ten plagues on Egypt which involved killing everyone's first born son. Ordered Abraham to kill his son to prove his faith and then turned his wife into stone for looking back at the city. Then in the new testament he turns all nice and forgiving, a change of this magnitude is unacceptable imo.
2. Christianity halted medical progress in England for over 1000 years. Thank the Renaissance for ripping us from Galens theories.
3. The whole, you must believe or you will burn in hell for ever thing is just, no words.
4. Also the world is more than 6000 years old.

Those are my reasons. :3

 

[SeraphimJester]

If people such as the Phelps Family from The Westboro Church proclaim themselves to be the quintessential followers of god, then I wouldn't want to be classed in the same category as them. Let alone share a religion with people as hateful as that.