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Why would professed atheists spend so much time on a Religion & Spirituality forum?

Isn't all this irrelevant to you? Or should we read something into your protest and pre-occupation with things you apparently don't believe exist? What else is there that you don't believe exists that but that you concern yourself with daily? Is it possible there is a still small voice deep down that helps bring you here...? And if there was, would you even know it or admit it?

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  • chersa
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    because their looking for meaning in their life

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Atheists concern themselves with the pious because the pious make laws revolving around their religion that affect us all whether we're believers or not.

    Want to run for governor or higher office? In seven states of the union you can't if you don't believe in God. Want to buy a car on Sunday? Better check to see if the Blue Laws are still in effect. They're those pesky laws Christians made to prohibit anything they didn't like from happening on Sunday.

    No, atheists don't hang out here because of some sort of unknown godly inspiration or guilt, they come here because this is where the pious hang out. The same believers who need a dose of reality which is that this country should not have second-class citizens whether they be black, women or lacking a certain Abrahamic god. Where's that Flying Spaghetti Monster when we need him?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    After examining what the distinctive others conflict by way of it solutions some questions that i've got had yet probable did no longer ask each individual or forgot I ever had a concept approximately that distinctive element. there are such quite some religions accessible that attempt to portray themselves because of the fact an identical perception device that I stay in yet while in real certainty its thoroughly opposite. i've got discovered to do extra digging on the backgrounds of alternative ideals at the same time as making specific that I somewhat have the procedures (acceptable scriptures) to look after myself. by way of others thoughts that's taught me how some view issues the way they do weither its from harm or good reviews that has got here approximately to them. working at my pastime as taught my mothers and dads and so has residing at domicile in my 20's with my mothers and dads. Tolerance is being under management that corrects you at the same time as you place up to their authority. it is likewise residing the word of God on your movements to different persons by making use of unlikely on your very own time table of how you desire to verify issues your very own way.

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  • Oh my word......

    I can't believe it. I just can't believe it. No, really, I can't believe in gods. The concept of logically impossible. And I don't like the idea of letting faith and irrationality run rampant when I could easily say something about it.

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200703...

  • Snark
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No, I wouldn't say that religious wars, faith based initiatives, stomping on the rights of homosexuals, hindering stem cell research, child molesting priests, blue laws, discrimination against atheists, and violations of the separation of church and state would fall under the category of "irrelevant".

  • 1 decade ago

    This question was asked about 4 minutes ago. We mostly stay here so we can repeatedly type and answer to this question over n over again.

    My typing speed is up 20%!!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    Shut up Hippie, U STINK! GOT TAKE A SHOWER!

    this is why I'm here. I speaks the truth.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Because this is for questions and answers, and it's fun. No where is it stated that one must be religious to be here. If you're secure enough in your faith then you should have no problem with anyone asking questions about it.

    Source(s): JS
  • 1 decade ago

    Excellent point. And many of the answers to your rhetorical question are certainly revealing, aren't they?

  • rosbif
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Cheers.I needed a drink

    *gulp*

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