Question to Atheists

This is directed at people who used to believe in God

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• religion
• god
• atheism
• death
• afterlife
• happiness
• quesion

[Ghostfiles]

I understand what you're saying. I also think that I handle sporadic events much better than other people. Also to touch on the actual conversion to Atheism, I actually was motivated to a large extent by the inconsistencies of theism in general. I simply had this feeling that a belief in God was a lie I needed to perpetrate to myself in order to keep religious family from being angry at me. Well, that and the whole system setting you up to fail from the getgo thing wasn't very appealing either

[GBart]

And does your family know now? If so how did they really react?

To be precise, it doesn't make sense to say "conversion to atheism", but rather "deconversion from Theism"

[TheKorban]

Hey man sorry about your loss!

Life and death the big questions!

I have a twist for ya, I was an atheist until 10 years ago, I'm now Catholic, but what I want to say is there is a lot of confusion set on emotions, it's not about being happy or any of that, it's about a realisation that we are more than flesh and emotions, it's about a way of life, living in the spirit, and when that's done right, you know constant joy, not lows and highs.

my two cents, take care.

[GBart]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[TheKorban]

ok, you seem to be saying that you cope better than theists dealing with emotions/feelings! that's what i got anyway.

simply we judge by our emotions, like you coping better than others says your emotions are different, not that you've freed your self and accepted reality.

Mourning is a hard thing even when you know God and know there's an after life.

so it's wrong to judge by emotions of people.

sorry about the first post to many things in my head and trying to cram them.

Take care.

[GBart]

I said I seemed to cope better than the rest of my family. My emotions are different _because_ I understand it from a different perspective, one that cannot derive religiously.

[panamanian911]

I have two answers to this:

1- Yes I do think I'm better off because I'm not living by a system that doesn't deliver. What I do now (and the results) are all based on evidence.

2- I'm not as "happy" as I was. My family (particularly my grandmother) pretty much hates me now. She thinks that because I don't believe in God, I'm the black sheep; Even while my cousins/sisters spend their life failing at school, doing drugs, etc, I'm still the bad one. Life sucks...doesnt mean that religion is right

[Wlushbough]

I've made lots of mistakes in my life because I thought that "God" wouldn't let anything tragic happen to me, or that he'll allow good to follow bad. I'm so glad I don't live with that irrationality anymore.

[SanRafaelSwell]

The simple answer is yes. My life is better, has more meaning, etc. I regret all the time wasted as a theist.

[RoyalMessup]

i am so much better off being an atheist. no more staring at the sky waiting for some spook to take us all away, and no more living in fear of hell, and especially no more anticipating an eternity of singing praises to a conceited god.

[rosekiller123]

it feels im better off and more honest, without these freaky superstitious beliefs. life is painful at times but damn it why should I be afraid of the painful stuff exercise and sex can be painful too so can math and learning. whats the big surprise about illness and death. sure poverty and hunger sucks but so does being controlled and deprived from growth from a society based on fear.

[ZaoseWins]

I have no doubt that religions can often make their followers feel better or live happier. Just like "white lies" can, until the truth comes out, that is. It is therefore in the faithful's interest to sell that Lie to everyone else so he does not need to ever wake up from the "dream" that is religion.

[deadmen117]

an anwer at 0;25

yes

if something needs to be done

its up to me to do it

god isnt going to save 1 damn person if god dose exist all he dose is lead sheep off a cliff into the world biggest meat ginder

[Seshat666]

Even when I was a child, I never really believed in God, but Iet my parents bring me to church, etc. Guess I was an atheist without knowing it. But realizing it (thanks to Richard Dawkins) fully, that felt so damn good... Just had the impression everything was clearer, that the world around me suddenly started making sense, as if I had finally steped into reality, even though I wasn't much of a believer before that anyway. But the feeling of freedom was overwhelming anyway, so no, no regrets.

[KennyKrub]

I feel smarter being an atheist. It's tough to explain.

[arachnophile01]

well honestly, I don't really care. I have been religous, but I don't know the moment when i became an atheist. Though i am only 12 years of age, there was a period when I jumped from religion to religion, and i realised it wasn't about belief at all, It was just about feeling good.then i just settled on having no label. In short, I'm not emotionally affected by this particular set of intellectual beliefs.I could care less if religion vanished tomorrow