Hi, I'm looking for answers

[Violet]

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.

Deism then?

You likely had asked questions answered... but perhaps not adequately enough for you to be 'at ease'? I myself make no promises to answer your asked questions adequately... though I shall make an attempt at 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.

Tis perhaps possible... it certainly would explain how sometimes events can seem so 'scripted'

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.

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Why would someone have to do anything at all to her? This short clip might increase your understanding of how things like this occur, and how they affect most people... but then maybe it only does that from my scaffolding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGwHUr0b4yE

And because I'm an empathic individual, this is just for you (though the philosophical substance here is also substantial):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

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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.

It's rather easy to do I think This time is as full of temptations as the next and those before... they have simply manifested in different forms. Of course... temptation is not a bad thing... knowing that you want a thing, or perhaps even need it, offers no little insight into one's character

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

It might be a helpful thing (to know your background), especially if you happen to include your background as context of a question ^_^

I never chose to be an atheist... I simply accepted my status as one once i understood that I had no belief in the existence of any gods.

I do not perceive the presence of any gods, therefore I can make the conclusion that whilst gods may indeed exist: I certainly do not detect or know of them

Why would it suck 'if' there are no gods? That rather seems a relief to me... :S