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I Am An Atheist

I've come to a conclusion on my stance as an Atheist.

As far as all of the deities and what religion proposes, I've come to the conclusion that those are all false and I do not believe in them.

However, I've also come to the conclusion that there could be a possibility (heavy emphasis on possibility) of something out there.

It could be some form of divinity, it could be something that isn't divine, something beyond our imagination and/or comprehension, anything, however, that remains unknown and more than likely unknowable, which is why I hold my position as an Atheist, because yes, I'm considering the possibility of something out there, but until there's evidence towards even that, I don't firmly believe that there truly IS something out there because I'm not met with solid evidence, and I most likely won't ever know, because the truth to that is more than likely unknowable.

The other reason why I hold my position as an Atheist is because the deities as I've said before that religions propose I do not believe in as there is zero evidence to propose the existence of their deities aside from the fact that religion is VERY subjective, which is why I also think that these deities that religions propose are nonexistent because they don't meet the burden of proof, which is why I have no reason to listen to anyone who's religious.

When it comes to religious people, they always try to counter this type of argument with: "Disprove God!"

First off, the burden of proof isn't on me, it's on whoever is proposing the existence of your god, which is you and everyone else following your religion. Second, the fact that you want/need me to disprove your god is more than enough evidence for me to know that your god doesn't exist and that your religion is subjective in every way possible.

If your religion was telling the truth, you wouldn't need blind faith, you wouldn't need/want someone to disprove your religion and/or your god, you'd already have the necessary proof you need to prove your religion right and to prove that your god actually exists, which to this day, that burden of proof still is unsatisfied, and more importantly, your religion and beliefs wouldn't be so subjective.

The fact that religion and gods are all manmade concepts, the fact so many religions exist, the fact so many different versions of religions that exist, the fact so many denominations of religions that exist, and the fact that so many holy books and different versions of those holy books that exist for each and every religion proves the subjectivity of religion in it's entirety, and is proof enough for me that ALL of those religions are wrong and that NONE of those gods or goddesses exist.

That's why I don't believe in your imaginary friend and why I am an Atheist.

If you want me to believe, you'd better provide me with some ob<x>jectivity, otherwise, I'll be turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to what you have to propose.
maxximiliann
(1) Everything that exists has an objective explanation of its existence, either in the necessity of its own nature or in an external cause.
(A) If Atheism is true, the universe has no objective explanation of its existence.
(B) If the universe has an objective explanation of its existence then atheism is false.

(2) The universe exists.
(3) The space-time universe does not exist out of the necessity of it’s own nature for it did not exist until 13.70 billion years ago.
(4) Therefore, the space-time universe exists because of an external cause.

(5) The external cause of the universe must necessarily be a beginningless, spaceless, immaterial, timeless, unchanging, omnipotent and personal being.
(6) A beginningless, spaceless, immaterial, timeless, unchanging, omnipotent and personal being is the definition of God.
(7) Therefore, the objective explanation of the universe's existence is God.
(8) Therefore, Atheism is false.


To borrow from an illustration by Richard Taylor, "Imagine you are walking through the woods on a hike and you come across a translucent ball lying on the forest floor. You would naturally wonder where that ball came from – what is the explanation of its existence? If your hiking buddy said to you, “Don’t worry about it – it just exists, inexplicably!,” you would think either that he was crazy or that he wanted you to keep on moving. But you wouldn’t take seriously the idea that this ball just exists without any explanation of its existence.

Now suppose that the ball, instead of being the size of a basketball, were the size of an automobile. Merely increasing the size of the ball would not do anything to remove or satisfy the demand for an explanation of its existence, would it? Suppose it were the size of a house? Same problem! Suppose it were the size of a planet or a galaxy? Same problem! Suppose it were the size of the entire universe? Same problem! Merely increasing the size of the object does not do anything to remove or satisfy the demand for an explanation of its existence. And so I think it is very plausible to think that everything that exists has an explanation of why it exists." (http://bit.ly/Pm4s92)


“If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.” -C.S. Lewis
MegaManX97 · 26-30, M
1. That's where scientific theories and laws come into play.
A. Atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods. What does it have to explain?
B. Scientific theories and laws again explain that.
2. The Big Bang theory explains why the universe exists.
3. Again, scientific theories and laws.
4. That cause is unknown. You cannot say that it was your imaginary friend that caused it, because how do you know? You made the claim. The burden of proof is on you. YOU have to prove that he truly did it. Otherwise, I have no reason to listen to you.
5. So your god came from nothing? Also, matter cannot be created nor can it be destroyed. So how did your god create everything out of nothing? That makes no sense.
6. You have no idea how much this contradicts all religions, including yours, especially when the Bible has an uncountable number of contradictions within it.
7. You still have no proof of the existence of your deity. You say it's objective, yet you've stated nothing short of unintelligible and dogmatic.
8. Again, atheism has nothing to explain considering it's the lack of belief in a deity.
9. And if atheism is something so wrong in your viewpoint, why is it growing and why is religion decreasing?
http://www.evilbible.com/evil-bible-home-page/god-is-impossible/ You lose.
numbersarecolors
Maybe there are principals we have not yet discovered. Like something coming from nothing. But if there is a god s/he does not exist in the way that religious folks believe. These unknown principals is why religion and science is argued. WE DO NOT KNOW this yet. How the universe was created and why. But what we can know for certain that even if there was a deity it would not care for you. What does said God have to gain from the universe? Nothing. Even if it did care it would be as a child to a toy. Or a person as a hobby. Also, if this God was all powerful, why is there the evil it speaks against? You can have free will, but just make it the free will to do good.
ZenaMarie
very good. sometimes people want to tell me I'm not an atheist if I'm open to the possibility of new things. that's just crazy. the differences between me and a theist is that I put no blind faith in anything, and I won't take the fact that their are things I don't understand and lump them all into a group and call it "God." but if there were ANY proof of a divine power or an afterlife I'd be open to it! I'm not a nihilist. and NO that openness doesn't make me "agnostic" either. an agnostic atheist, for sure, but not in the way people use "agnostic" as a noun. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN GODS. that makes me an atheist. you'd think it would be that simple huh?
MegaManX97 · 26-30, M
Unfortunately, people aren't very intelligent, nor are they open-minded either.
SwampyStables
A good atheist rules nothing out, we just go on evidence (or lack of).
SwampyStables
A C Grayling says that the reason we can safely say there's no God is the same as saying there's no proof that if I go out in the rain without an umbrella I will get wet. There's no proof that I will just because I always got wet before, but it's safe to assume I will.
numbersarecolors
I totally agree with you. And that thing that might or might not be there is probably something we haven't discovered yet, like electricity was. Or maybe a higher species, but there is no all powerful being.
SwampyStables
Lack of evidence is its own proof.

 
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