Why atheism?

[houseofcantor]

The better question for atheists is this: do you hope you're right?

The advantage of evidence based reasoning, no hope necessary. 

[Athene]

At some point in life, (unrelated to atheism or religion) I recognized that the truth is more important to me than being comforted.
I determined that I would make better decisions accepting things as they are, as opposed to what I want or need for them to be.
During that process, my belief in God diminished until there was nothing left... collateral damage.

Atheism itself was not a choice; it was a conclusion I arrived at once I stopped lying to myself.

[SofaKingHigh]

I chose atheism because I want to burn in Hell for eternity, why else?

[abaris]

The better question for atheists is this: do you hope you're right?

And the answer to this would be, I'm sure to be right - as far as all the scripted gods go. But same to you, buddy. Do you hope to be spot on with the Swedenborg version of the christian god?

[houseofcantor]

I chose atheism because I want to burn in Hell for eternity, why else?

You are a silly person. 

[Mister Agenda]

Why the belief in no God? Can anyone explain?

I say this as a theist and a devout christian. I am seriously wonderng why you would choose to be an atheist.

 
The conversation would get heated if I didn't put that up there! hahaha


There are litterally no classifications as of what to believe. It's all a matter of choice. You indeed do choose what to believe and what not to believe, and as such I can see no reason for atheism. You wanted examples so here they are. You must choose to believe for one. You would then choose, theism. But if you do choose to believe, you are still believing something. I suggest that because you must choose to believe in theism, you are making a choice to believe. Before you ever choose not to believe in anything, you believed in God, God, God. You never made the decision to devote to pure skepticism and hiding, masks or charades. You never made that choice yet.

What do you choose to believe? Why do you think there is a choice as to what to believe anyway?

Is there something that comes before us that causes us to choose to believe in atheism (of all the wacko types of choices there would be to make).

And to choose to believe in atheism is not difficult, but I say this as a christian: why would you even think there is something in the past that causes us to be able to disbelieve? What in nature could possibly cause the belief in atheism even? Or will you cease to be rational and put atheism as a rationaless belief, a pure monkey hybrid kind of fact? Surely not. And surely not to there being something in our past that can cause us to (naturally) disbelieve in God.

I say this out of the kindness of my heart. But I don't intend on making an essay here. If I made this post a full page in length I wouldn't be suprised. It's because this is a topic that really neels down to me and suggests I make a contribution.

We christians know that the FSM is just pure hipocricy. The thing is, we know it. Why don't we take a stand to it? It's the atheists of the world that have caused "disbelief" in the first place. NAZIism and disbelief go hand in hand. We don't create it it's created. We don't choose it it's chosen. And last but not least there isn't even a choice there! You can't choose to be agnostic because that's out of the sleeve no cards in hand. You can't choose to disbelieve. Afterall, we do not simply choose to bow in prayer to the FSM do we?

Some people do.

And I ask why.[please finish the essay for me if you don't mind me saying so]
haha, jk
JBrentonK

Welcome to the forum. That's a lot of unsupported assertions you got there. Did you do that on purpose to make it tedious to respond to every point in your post? Looks like you got all your points from a list of 'ways to tick off atheists'. If you came up with it on your own, you've got a great future both as a troll, and as an example of what we've come to expect here from our Christian guests (though we have some notable and appreciated exceptions).

Though it could always turn out that you're sincere and well-meaning; just a little prejudiced. I hope that is the case, because if you're open to learning something, this could be a valuable experience for you.

[Mister Agenda]

It was going to be like a full length essay about the choice of belief and why it effects us or something, but unfortunately my next target jenny has failed to see this and instead advoided it completely. As for nazis', the entire epidemic was atheistic. In fact, that should appear obvious upon a re-reading of my post.

"In Freethinkers Hall, which before the Nazi resurgence was the national headquarters of the German Freethinkers League, the Berlin Protestant church authorities have opened a bureau for advice to the public in church matters. Its chief object is to win back former churchgoers and assist those who have not previously belonged to any religious congregation in obtaining church membership. The German Freethinkers League, which was swept away by the national revolution, was the largest of such organizations in Germany. It had about 500,000 members..."


- The New York Times, May 14, 1933, page 2, on Hitler's outlawing atheistic and freethinking groups in the Spring of 1933, after the Enabling Act authorizing Hitler to rule by decree

We were convinced that the people need and require this faith. We have therefore undertaken the fight against the atheistic movement, and that not merely with a few theoretical declarations: we have stamped it out.

- Adolf Hitler, Speech in Berlin, October 24, 1933

Secular schools can never be tolerated because such schools have no religious instruction, and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith ...we need believing people.

- Adolf Hitler, April 26, 1933, speech made during negotiations leading to the Nazi-Vatican Concordant

[JesusHChrist]

I hope that is the case, because if you're open to learning something, this could be a valuable experience for you.

Assholes 2:14 - "And they knew NOT that they were assholes. For they are a Prideful bunch. And the people said, lo! Ye are assholes and could learn much! But the assholes did not reply in kind, but suffered to vex the people with further assholiness. And the people did cry out in anger."

[Mister Agenda]

Old king poe,

Was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he!

A copy paste fest for the ages.

This one might be Randy 's pet sheep Jezebel.

I suppose Poes serve a purpose in getting us to rehash the basics for new readers.

[Mister Agenda]

Losty, somewhere along the road you bump into god, yes?

I simply suggested that you make a choice on what to believe.

Those are unsupported assertions. Care to support them? If not, they can be dismissed as not even worth consideration.