I believe what I believe because I believe I have reason to believe those things 
I.e. evidence for instance. I don't believe in God not because of 'social aspects' but because there's no fucking good reason.
Doesn't matter hot much social pressure there is it can't actual convince me to BELIEVE it. Everyone around me could be a religious nutjob - they could perhaps scare me into being a closet atheist (I'd fucking hope not though, they'd have to be pretty fucking scary) - but they cannot change my belief.
If I really 'wanted to' believe I could read the bible, sit down and pray in a church and among other things think "I do believe I do believe I do believe...I DO believe," "God exists.", etc - but none of that will do any good if I DON'T believe it.
My reason(s) for not believing in God are logical and rational: I know of no evidence.
Social pressures can't change that. And people being friendly and social SUPPORT certainly can't change that either!
I don't not believe in God because people in here don't...the reason I'm here in the first place is because I don't (besides some come here who DO believe in God too; and they've got their own reasons too).
If everyone here was really friendly to me and gave 'social support' but they were religious and this was a Christian forum instead...and for some reason I stuck around - I'd still not believe in that whole "God" bullshit. I'd either chat and debate with them and be friendly to them back - or I'd just get the fuck outta there.
Social 'pressures'. Social 'support' and social 'friendliness' - doesn't effect my non-belief. If I don't believe I don't believe - I have to be actually convinced that he exists (or most probably) - friendliness and 'support' does no good if it doesn't actually address the question: Does God exist? - !
I need valid evidence of SOME form at least.
EvF
I.e. evidence for instance. I don't believe in God not because of 'social aspects' but because there's no fucking good reason.
Doesn't matter hot much social pressure there is it can't actual convince me to BELIEVE it. Everyone around me could be a religious nutjob - they could perhaps scare me into being a closet atheist (I'd fucking hope not though, they'd have to be pretty fucking scary) - but they cannot change my belief.
If I really 'wanted to' believe I could read the bible, sit down and pray in a church and among other things think "I do believe I do believe I do believe...I DO believe," "God exists.", etc - but none of that will do any good if I DON'T believe it.
My reason(s) for not believing in God are logical and rational: I know of no evidence.
Social pressures can't change that. And people being friendly and social SUPPORT certainly can't change that either!
I don't not believe in God because people in here don't...the reason I'm here in the first place is because I don't (besides some come here who DO believe in God too; and they've got their own reasons too).
If everyone here was really friendly to me and gave 'social support' but they were religious and this was a Christian forum instead...and for some reason I stuck around - I'd still not believe in that whole "God" bullshit. I'd either chat and debate with them and be friendly to them back - or I'd just get the fuck outta there.
Social 'pressures'. Social 'support' and social 'friendliness' - doesn't effect my non-belief. If I don't believe I don't believe - I have to be actually convinced that he exists (or most probably) - friendliness and 'support' does no good if it doesn't actually address the question: Does God exist? - !
I need valid evidence of SOME form at least.
EvF
