RE: Do you ever doubt your atheism?
August 17, 2014 at 12:41 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2014 at 12:45 pm by Dystopia.)
I do doubt my atheism since I'm not 100% sure no gods exist or can exist. Questioning what you believe or don't believe isn't harmful, it can only bring benefits. Everytime I question my atheism I end up reaching the same conclusion - 'God probably doesn't exist'.
I consider that questioning your beliefs is the best way to strengthen them, in the case of atheism, refuting critics and loopholes is the way to make your belief or lack of thereof valid, if you can't overcome the critics then your belief is very fragile. It doesn't mean atheism as the lack of belief in gods or the belief no gods exist is perfect, but it certainly has less flaws than theistic/religious beliefs.
My doubts are minor and quite small, if someday theists bring up compelling evidence my doubts might be significant, but I don't see that day coming anytime.
I try to imagine all possible scenarios in case I'm wrong - If god does exist, I'm almost sure it wouldn't be the Christian/Abrahamic god, and there probably wouldn't be an afterlife either way, but let's imagine there was - I don't think god would actually judge me based on my atheism but rather on the conducts I had during my lifetime. If I'm right and there is no afterlife and no god, then there's nothing to worry about.
I consider that questioning your beliefs is the best way to strengthen them, in the case of atheism, refuting critics and loopholes is the way to make your belief or lack of thereof valid, if you can't overcome the critics then your belief is very fragile. It doesn't mean atheism as the lack of belief in gods or the belief no gods exist is perfect, but it certainly has less flaws than theistic/religious beliefs.
My doubts are minor and quite small, if someday theists bring up compelling evidence my doubts might be significant, but I don't see that day coming anytime.
I try to imagine all possible scenarios in case I'm wrong - If god does exist, I'm almost sure it wouldn't be the Christian/Abrahamic god, and there probably wouldn't be an afterlife either way, but let's imagine there was - I don't think god would actually judge me based on my atheism but rather on the conducts I had during my lifetime. If I'm right and there is no afterlife and no god, then there's nothing to worry about.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
