Questions for theists.

[chadster1976]

1) as an atheist, what will happen when I die because I reject faith and superstition, through lack of evidence.

a) When you die, nobody knows what happens. Nobody really knows what heaven is. It is all speculation and conjecture. I would suggest that aloving God would judge you on your actions and not your sensible reaction against the words of religions which (though I am a Christian myself) have been run over generations for the benefit of men and not for the word of God.

2) what will happen to my children as they haven't been christened, baptised or genitally mutilated?

Again, these are actions dictated by men and not equivocably by God. No rational being would enforce any on you as a precondition to being a good person. Genital mutilation is based on superstitious nonsense. Baptism is purely a rite of passage, like any jocks drunken initiation and should be regarded as no more or less important.

3) my mum is a dead atheist who was a wonderful moral person, kind and accepting of others beliefs, a socialist and altruist who spent her life helping those with mental difficulties. What would happen to her?

Same thing as question 1. We judge people everyday by their actions. You can tell your partner loves you by their actions. You don't need to demand they say it 5 times a day, have regularl sacrifices or drink wine and eat bread to prove it once a week. Any God worthy of love would no doubt be as sensible. That being said though, every once in a while, it is nice to receive flowers, chocolates or be told "I love you" (especially when you don't expect it).

4) because atheists are not gullible enough to believe things without proof and we cannot force ourselves to believe,(I have tried) would god be nice to us because of this?

I cannot force you to belive in God as much as I can't force you to love Sarah Palin. I don't want anyone to feel forced to believe anything. I don't see God as an egomaniac who demands everyone must love him either. If you haven't seen evidence of God, then why would you believe? Because someone told you without evience? No. Belief comes from within through your experiences. If you haven't experienced God, why would you believe God exists? Will you ever experience God? Maybe not. Is it essential? Probably not. Only God knows and if you have any religious freaks battering your eardrums telling you otherwise, send them my way! How do THEY know the mind of God? They don't. They might believe flawed texts written by flawed people for the purposes of control, but I say God is more than a focal point for tribalism.

I hope that gives some answers to your questions.