Hi, I'm looking for answers

[Eilonnwy]

Hi, I was raised to be strictly religious. Me and my husband went to some Christian forums and asked some questions. I don't really know that we had them answered. So I am coming here. Me and my husband are kind of borderline right now. We believe theres a god maybe, but we are not sure that he cares or has the right motives etc.

If that's how you feel then you're likely a deist. A deists believes that God created the world, but doesn't interact with it or care about it.

My husband feels like god is playing the biggest mmo ever lol. That we are all just a game. I kind of agree with this. I feel very distraught because my mother who is the a very sweet pentocostal woman lost her husband and father recently. She lost her job had to move in with us. She has a very rare disease called Dystonia (like Parkinson's but worse) amid other aliments. When they eliminated my mothers position she looked at me and said maybe god has eliminated me to.... I'm just very angry that someone (God) would do this to her. I just don't understand.

Being angry at God is not atheism. Atheists lacks a belief in God, you can't hate something you don't even think exists.

I also, feel like some things my mother thinks are sinful are not. I feel like if we have to follow the Christian religion it would be impossible this day and time with all of the temptations and horrible things going on.

I don't agree with the concept of sin. The idea that your thoughts and actions are crimes against God is utter nonsense.

Anyway mainly I wanted to give you some of my background. I want to she why all of you choose atheism? Why do you feel like there really is no god?

I can't speak for every atheist, but for almost every atheist I have known, we have come to lack a belief in God for logical reasons, not emotional ones. I am simply not convinced that a God exists in the same way you may not be convinced that leprechauns, fairies, bigfoot, the lochness monster, or unicorns exist. I don't believe in God the way you don't believe in Zeus or Thor.

Similarly, I didn't choose to be an atheist. I simply couldn't believe the more I learned about religion. It never seemed right to me, and the more I sought knowledge, the more I lacked belief.

If there isn't I know that sucks, but a lot of things in life do...

Why does it suck? Do you think atheists are miserable people? I know I'm not. I love my life, and I love being an atheist. I don't feel guilty for "impure" thoughts. I don't uselessly pray to God when my life is not going well. I know I'm in control of myself, I know this is the one life I have and I make the most of it. I appreciate nature, love, science, for what they are, not thinking there is some mystical nonsense going on behind the scenes. I feel like I have the best tool set at my disposal for understanding what is most likely to be true about the world, and what most likely isn't. I find atheism positive and freeing. Not believing in God is not scary. Sure, I don't think an afterlife exists, but I don't care. I won't care, because when I die, it will be no different than what it was like for me before I was born. My life is what is important, living it how I see fit, making sure it's the most fulfilling it can be. Atheism doesn't tie you to some ancient doctrine made by middle eastern scribes-men hundreds or thousands of years ago just so you can get into an unproven afterlife.

You want more benefits of atheism? Here are some:
http://www.daylightatheism.org/2006/02/l...ition.html