I Am An Atheist

I don't believe in something if there isn't proof of it. I was raised in an Atheist family and brought up a logical thinker. My family never tried to make me believe in Santa or God or anything else unless there was proof of it.

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

Be careful of that way of thinking, it can rob you off some joys in life.

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@CrazyMusicLover What joys might someone miss out on?

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@Bushranger I can't say my time as a christian was joyful, it was all about depriving myself and a "duty to god". :(

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@Bushranger Joys that faith might bring to you. I don't care about religion but it's good to have faith without demanding proofs sometimes. First it's god, then would it be love? If you always try to explain things strictly rationally it could bring you to dark places.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@suzie1960 Christianity is just a fragment of the whole concept of existence of God. I don't believe in any existing religion with persons and deities figuring in the stories. I'm an agnostic though. There's no way to prove the existence or non-existence of god.
Not even science can exist without questioning if all what we know is true.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@CrazyMusicLover

Not even science can exist without questioning if all what we know is true.

Of course not, science is all about asking questions and trying to answer them.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@CrazyMusicLover Love is an observable phenomenon, though. There's evidence of it all around you. Also, this --

There's no way to prove the existence or non-existence of god.

while true in a strictly solipsistic sense, has little to no relevance in real life.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@BlueVeins
Yes, it doesn't. That's why I don't see a reason why should I bother with it.