So then you should be able to see that being an Atheist is not reasonable. Which is why i see it as more rebellious and when people rebel they become really, really annoying.
With this way of thinking, you will next say that gay people are gay only to be rebellious. That's just rubbish.
You have to remember that although people generally follow their upbringing with regard to supernatural beliefs, they are STILL supernatural (ie. non existant), so you can't expect it to have 100% success, even though the majority of people do not give it any thought and take it as a given. If you believe it, or don't believe it you simply can't help it. The only part of it that is forced is how vocal you are about it. What don't you understand about that? Atheism in itself is not rebellious, but it's certainly possible to be a rebellious atheist.
Not on a forum but in real life i can see where militant Atheists must be almost unbearable. Just like an ex smoker or ex alcoholic preaching to someone who has a beer just because they cannot have just one.
I can see why atheists might annoy you. Perhaps then you can understand how atheists might be annoyed by evangelical religious dolts that dominate most societies.
I dont think that you are an Atheist. As a matter of fact it was I who first brought up that "Atheism does not exist".
That depends on how to define it. I don't say that god doesn't exist, I say the chances of god existing are on a par with any other thing I could conjure in my imagination. Does that make me agnostic in your view?
I could also say that I don't think people are genuinely religious. I honestly don't believe that theists believe in a
FLYING ZOMBIE. I think they are maybe just intellectually lazy.
Tbh, i do not believe that Atheism can exist, forget about organized religion and you will see that faith comes from hope...it comes from thinking positively.
Now you're doing that thing theists do in getting really vague with language. Atheism relates merely to the concept of a god, not aspects of emotion which all humans have. It sounds like you're talking shit here.
How can you say that insisting on something you cannot verify is smart?
It's smart to be skeptical on something people pulled out of their asses.
No evidence supports this.
Of course there is. Would you say the Bible Belt part of America is smarter than those states on the outskirts? I think the answer to that is obvious.
As a matter of fact belief in a higher power has given our civilization some of it's greatest advancements. Science, art, literature, music etc.
This is one of the biggest lies put forward by religious people.
If such artistic or musical people had no belief in a "higher power" they
would and do retain their skills. Just because they were religious people does not mean their achievements were made possible only by their belief in a "higher power". If Isaac Newton didn't waste his time on alchemey and trying to prove the bible as literal truth, perhaps he would have been an even better scientist. It's also worth noting that most top scientists are atheist/non-religious in this day and age.
If alcoholics anonymous in the US requires belief in a "higher power" on the road to recovery and alcoholics anonymous in the UK requiring no such belief, how come the AA in the UK can still rid people of their addiction without having the "higher power" in any of its steps?
