RE: Why do you not believe in the concept of a God?
June 1, 2021 at 8:12 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2021 at 8:17 pm by HappySkeptic.)
I gave a bit of my story if the "why do you hate god" thread.
Becoming atheist has been extremely positive. The cognitive dissonance required to believe both science and the Christian story (fall of man, redemption by blood by a god-man, judgment and world destruction) causes a stress that I didn't realize until I was unburdened by it.
I also find that I am free to ask my own questions about the meaning of life, and to find tentative answers that do conform to everything I think I know.
It may be hard for some theists to hear, but God really isn't important to an atheist. There isn't some "THERE ARE NO GODS" belief that all other beliefs are attached to. There are beliefs about science, cosmology, ethics, and my own personal values. They change every so often as I learn new things or have new life experiences. If convincing evidence of a god were to surface, I would be fine with that -- no big deal (I just find the concept unlikely and unreasonable)
Becoming atheist has been extremely positive. The cognitive dissonance required to believe both science and the Christian story (fall of man, redemption by blood by a god-man, judgment and world destruction) causes a stress that I didn't realize until I was unburdened by it.
I also find that I am free to ask my own questions about the meaning of life, and to find tentative answers that do conform to everything I think I know.
It may be hard for some theists to hear, but God really isn't important to an atheist. There isn't some "THERE ARE NO GODS" belief that all other beliefs are attached to. There are beliefs about science, cosmology, ethics, and my own personal values. They change every so often as I learn new things or have new life experiences. If convincing evidence of a god were to surface, I would be fine with that -- no big deal (I just find the concept unlikely and unreasonable)
