I'd be interested to know some of the reasons (other than 'there is no evidence' because I'd assume that reason anyway) people don't believe in a god- I think it's good to see things from another's perspective. I won't be trying to debate you on this thread.
be as concise or detailed as you want.

You want the serious or obviously mocking one:

A: I'm an atheist because I want a free pass to sin.

B: I'm an atheist because I don't believe in a god or many gods.

Wich one is it?

What other reason is there other than there is no evidence?

I'm an atheist because society seems adamant in giving me a specific name because I'm not a theist. That's it.

(March 27, 2013 at 9:45 am)jap23 Wrote: I'd be interested to know some of the reasons (other than 'there is no evidence' because I'd assume that reason anyway) people don't believe in a god- I think it's good to see things from another's perspective. I won't be trying to debate you on this thread.
be as concise or detailed as you want.

Because there's evidence that religions are bullshit, and no evidence for god.

I don't know whether or not there is a God. I don't believe people's claims that their God is the true God.
There are a few reasons, primarily that a Christian will make claims such as "He healed me after I prayed, I've seen him/talked to him/heard him, had visions" etc etc
Whilst a Muslim, Sikh, Pagan, Hindu, Buddhist (not God, but similar experiences) Baha'i, Jew, Scientoligist, etc etc will make the exact same claims about their God/religion.

Even if I were to concede that a God is real... Which one?

While this is all going on, science is there in the background gradually making progress, explaining all these phenomena through natural means - eliminating the need to say God did it.

EDIT: I was raised Christian... By the way.

Well, I've been an atheist since birth. I tried to believe in God, but it seemed really silly and improbable, like the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus. Additionally, I couldn't see a way out of the problem of evil, and concluded that either God does not exist, or God is not a being worthy of worship.

My family was Catholic until my parents divorced. We promptly became Methodist. I couldn't reconcile the differences. I thought the Methodists were talking about a different god and Jesus, and totally left out the virgin Mary. I soon realized there were also Baptists in my town. Between the three faiths, they each claimed to be the singular path to salvation, but which was correct? I just gave up trying to figure it out. As I got older I saw no reason to go back, as the inconsistencies became more glaring with age. That's pretty much it, in a nutshell.

I've always been an atheist.

I've treated religions as fairy tales for as long as I can remember... and they aren't even good stories.

Many reasons. Overall I guess its just that nobody has ever convinced me that there is a god. Everything after that has just continued to reinforce my disbelief. For a long time growing up I thought it was a lot like Santa. Everybody knows that its not true but everyone plays along to keep the kids in line.