Atheists: We know what you don't believe! What do you believe?

I believe in humanism, democracy, human rights, the golden rule, education, equal marriage, the right to die with dignity, humanitarian aid, the importance of history, that humans have a responsibility to dogs and so much more.

I believe things for which I have evidence that I can present, or that others have presented. That means I believe a lot of things. For example:

I believe my wife loves me, as she has amply demonstrated it to both me and to everyone around us where we live. I find it highly unlikely that she would betray me, thus I also have faith in her love. (Note I use faith with its definition of acceptance of future action based on past performance).

I believe the sun just rose in the east about two hours ago.

I believe the folk are gathering across the street at the church right now for morning worship services (the same church this atheist went into some months ago to run off two robbers, with a shotgun and a dog, because God needs an atheist living across the street to protect his house of worship).

I believe I only use the word believe to mean that I have confidence that something will or has occurred, because ample evidence exists for it, and such belief then becomes predictive (barring a nova, the sun will rise tomorrow in the east too).

I believe that pouring vinegar into bakig soda relaeases carbon dioxide.

I believe it happens every time.

Unlike praying, the release of the carbon dioxide is not contingent upon how deeply and sincerely one loves and obeys either the vinegar or the baking soda, nor upon whether the viegar or the baking soda has a Perfect and Eternal "plan" for anyone, and the plan does not include releasing the carbon dioxide at this time.

I beleive that anything and everything I can possible come up with about God is linked to my inner desires so thoroughly that I make myself think it was God that motivated me when in reality it was nothing more than my unconscious desire for solutions that are convenient for me and no more than that. God may be real but in no way am I able to understand that reality as much as my own which colors my life under the guise of a belief that it was done by God. God may be real but in no way am I able to understand that any more than any being can.

I'll answer for them.

This beautiful cosmos made up of 500 billion galaxies (actual estimated count) which works like a finely-wrought jeweled clock just happened without any design whatsoever, but atheists are nonetheless overjoyed that they have now found subjective reality in the five senses alone--and everyone else is delusional, and that includes all heathens and pagans for the entire history of humanity, because they worship gods too.

And then we have geniuses like Hawking who claims there is no God but is "grateful" for his life and for the "design of the universe."

I may sound snarky, but enough is enough. Most atheists are ex-Christians or have in some way been burnt by inconsiderate Christian Trolls, and now they are angry, and since most true Christians actually respond as Jesus would, we turn out to be excellent scapegoats for their empirical fantasies. So be it. I'm ready to die for Jesus, if it's my time and He allows it. So bring it on.

There are common trends and patterns in behavior just as you find trends in behavior among Catholics. Claiming that atheism is "just a lack of belief" is simply a dishonest defense against intellectual criticism. Educated Atheists should be willing to admit that we can make educated guesses based on observed patterns of behavior even if statistical correlation isn't always 100%.

Neil Tyson himself said that he doesn't like to call himself an atheist (he's an agnostic) because that's like referring to oneself as a "non-golfer". It's just pointless to describe yourself as what you are not.

other religions that do not try to bend reality, or history, to their beliefs; but believing in what actually exists, and having a belief that matches the reality of nature and civilization. truth of philosophy and of religion, should match the reality or what actually exists.

denying reality does not make a religion true. It is only necessary for that particular religion to continue to exist.

the biggest reason to not believe in the validity of christian religion(s) is the christian people themselves. there are good people and bad people in every group, society, culture, and religion.

Got a few years?

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The religion and spirituality section is a place to discuss the subject ... not a theist club with a sign that says "No atheists allowed"

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You already know I am a non-religious atheist. You needed me to remind you?

I believe in many things, your God, however, is not among them. I believe humans, despite great cruelty towards one another, can redeem themselves and strive for the greater good. I believe that we are all free; free to make our own path in this world without the irrational few or majority telling us what step we can take and what music to dance to. I believe in the perseverance of Law and Order; Justice that is fair and impartial to everyone, regardless of nationality, heritage, skin color, sexual orientation, or what God(s) are or aren't worshipped. Are those beliefs good enough for you?

Please allow me to introduce myself

I'm a man of wealth and taste

I've been around for a long, long year

Stole many a man's soul and faith

And I was 'round when Jesus Christ

Had his moment of doubt and pain

Made damn sure that Pilate

Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guess my name

But what's puzzling you

Is the nature of my game

I stuck around St. Petersburg

When I saw it was a time for a change

Killed the czar and his ministers

Anastasia screamed in vain

I rode a tank

Held a general's rank

When the blitzkrieg raged

And the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guess my name, oh yeah

Ah, what's puzzling you

Is the nature of my game, oh yeah

I watched with glee

While your kings and queens

Fought for ten decades

For the gods they made

I shouted out,

"Who killed the Kennedys?"

When after all

It was you and me

Let me please introduce myself

I'm a man of wealth and taste

And I laid traps for troubadours

Who get killed before they reached Bombay

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah

But what's puzzling you

Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah

But what's confusing you

Is just the nature of my game

Just as every cop is a criminal

And all the sinners saints

As heads is tails

Just call me Lucifer

Cause I'm in need of some restraint

So if you meet me

Have some courtesy

Have some sympathy, and some taste

Use all your well-learned politesse

Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guessed my name, um yeah

But what's puzzling you

Is the nature of my game