Who would want to live every
day believing in a deity that wants to throw people into hell for exercising the free will that the deity himself supposedly created?
For example, the fact that Christian Scientists do not
believe in the deity of Jesus precludes their church from membership in the World Council of Churches.
All things are possible with atheism, though if you actually
believe in a deity as you pray then you would no longer be considered an atheist, so you would follow the strictures of whatever other group you would then fall into.
many of the people who claim «spiritual but not religious»
still believe in a deity — maybe not your Abrahamic one but a deity nonetheless.
I could never imagine
ACTUALLY believing in ANY deity nor afterlife (dead is dead people, Humans just are not that special)... but I do like the way this guy stirs the pot
@J3sus Sandals, Bennington is the school NOT populated by students who
believe in a deity in the sky, turning water into wine, healing the dead etc..
Fortunately we live in a country where your belief or non-belief in a deity is not dictated by the government hence you can continue not believing and I can
continue believing in a deity.
You are certainly making some rather HUGE and completely unfounded presumptions about what a person who DOES NOT
believe in a deity thinks and feels!
# 2 Not holding a belief in any deities = atheist # 3 Not holding a belief either way, means you do not
believe in any deity = atheist
The atheist's perspective is that there is insufficient evidence to
reasonably believe in a deity but reserve the right to change their opinion if such evience is provided.
The new notification system with Action Center should be enough for anyone currently using Windows Phone to
start believing in a deity or higher power.
I don't care if
someone believes in a deity, that in itself is not a moral or immoral act, but if someone uses their belief in a deity to justify actions that negatively impact someone else's life, then that is immoral.
However, based on statements like «Christ did not rise from the dead and was most likely eaten by dogs,» you kind of get the idea that this guy doesn't
believe in the deity of Christ.
Philosopher AC Grayling has made it his mission to show why people have as little reason to
believe in a deity as they do in the Tooth Fairy.
It is simply not believing that there is convincing evidence for any deity; whereas believers do not
believe in deities other than their own.
Just so you know, deism refers to a certain set of beliefs and not just anyone
who believes in a deity of some sort.
So they rather vote for a non-Christian, one who does
not believe in the deity Christ, vs. Obama, a Christian who may have a doctinal issue in re abortion and gay rights with some of us «African American evangelicals»??? This is very interesting to say the least, evangelicals voting for a non-Christian over a Christian??? Conclusion, they would vote for anyone over Obama, an African American.
Chris Stedman, if you don't
believe in a deity but still feel a moral compass and wish to share it with others, become a Buddhist (nontheist) or start your own religion which would be by necessity a very close copy.
The problem is that instead of accepting reality understanding your true self you have to
believe in a deity to keep that feeling of being special alive as an adult.
More and more are unreligious and / or don't
believe in a deity.
As someone who does not
believe in a deity, I spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to «pray».
I find it weird that many of the atheists I encountered until recently were of the thought that you can't possibly have spiritual or religious practices (or superstitions) AND not
believe in deities.
The only difference between these lunatics and anyone else who
believes in deities..
The reason for not
believing in a deity or a creator is that there is NO scientific, verifiable - through - experiment evidence that one exists.
It's just that I don't
believe in your deity.
Many of the finest intellectuals today and throughout history have not
believed in any deities.