Hi, not Atheist

[bicycle]

Hi I just wanna know what the advantage is to not believing in God, I personally feel that this way of thinking is pointless.

[bicycle]

If you want to know about myself, I would say I'm a young man, have been raised in a semi religious environment my whole life and have taken a couple philosophy classes. Atheism is appealing to me in the fact that it is a reaction to former beliefs...It was created because of a belief in God.

[bicycle]

This board seems very boring I hope people can enlighten me or maybe just respond, no one likes being shunned lol

[Recusant]

Hi I just wanna know what the advantage is to not believing in God, I personally feel that this way of thinking is pointless.

What way of thinking are you talking about?

This board seems very boring I hope people can enlighten me or maybe just respond, no one likes being shunned lol

Nobody is shunning you, but this is a small place and usually not very fast moving. 

[bicycle]

The way of thinking that there is no God, you know? To me it only depends on what you believe God is, or what existence is, in order to conclude that 'God does not exist'

[xSilverPhinx]

Welcome!

Firstly...define "god".

(I think this discussion would have to wait until you reach 50 posts, though but looks like you're almost there.)

[bicycle]

lol great some interaction, well, tbh to define god would be as hard to do as defining yourself, if I had to do it with words I guess I would say the reason behind the madness or the ultimate perspective but in my case I don't think I could possibly be fully accurate some people say god is love but I jsut don't find that to be adequate, how do you define no God?

[DeterminedJuliet]

Define "pointless".
I have plenty of things in my life that have a "point". I love my husband and my son, I love helping people and I work with animals for a living. I love the sensations of moving and breathing and enjoying nature. I love my memories and my plans for the future.
I'm at peace with dying and ceasing to be.
I'm not afraid of hell, or the devil, or some kind of eternal punishment.
I don't feel threatened by ideas that challenge me.

Sounds like some great "points" right there, to me.

[Recusant]

The way of thinking that there is no God, you know? To me it only depends on what you believe God is, or what existence is, in order to conclude that 'God does not exist'

So if not believing in a god is pointless, is believing in a god also pointless?

[bicycle]

Define "pointless".
I have plenty of things in my life that have a "point". I love my husband and my son, I love helping people and I work with animals for a living. I love the sensations of moving and breathing and enjoying nature. I love my memories and my plans for the future.
I'm at peace with dying and ceasing to be.
I'm not afraid of hell, or the devil, or some kind of eternal punishment.
I don't feel threatened by ideas that challenge me.

Sounds like some great "points" right there, to me.

pointless: to have no sense, use, or purpose. I did not mean to say you cannot find meaning in your life.

[bicycle]

The way of thinking that there is no God, you know? To me it only depends on what you believe God is, or what existence is, in order to conclude that 'God does not exist'

So if not believing in a god is pointless, is believing in a god also pointless?

In my opinion no, it would be similar to believing in yourself, or in others.

[bicycle]

If the idea of God exists, why would people deny it?, even if it is not physically existing, neither is my plans for the future, but I still believe in them. Do you believe ideas can be destroyed?

[Jabbles]

Welcome,
I won't get into too deep a discussion as this is not the preoper section for it. I will say that the "point" for me is to enjoy life, not worry about what happens to me or my "soul" after I die.
See you in the big boy boards after we reach 50.

[bicycle]

Welcome,
I won't get into too deep a discussion as this is not the preoper section for it. I will say that the "point" for me is to enjoy life, not worry about what happens to me or my "soul" after I die.
See you in the big boy boards after we reach 50.

lol it's gonna take forever to get to 50...

[bicycle]

might as well just post a bunch of crap