to not believe in God?

[slightlystressed]

No Bashing allowed!

I don't believe in God, never have and short of a miracle never will.

I don't even believe in "something out there" as some people like to put it.

It just seems physically impossible. Everything around me can be put down to science, can't it?

Do you believe in God? And what are your reasons? And if you do, what is God? Is God an it a He or a She?

I have no imaginary friends whatsoever. I don't get the whole irrational faith/belief thing at all. So YANBU,if that's what you're asking.

You might find "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins a good read.

As the great Clarence Darrow put it

'I do not believe in god as I do not believe in Mother Goose'.

YANBU.

YANBU, I don't get religion either, there's far more chance of alien life out there than some "god" imho - I hope I'm around to see the day they find some.

I always find the creationist nutters a good laugh - intelligent design, yeah right.

I think of the Church, esp. the Catholic church, to be particularly evil.

YANBU. I don't believe in God at all. I know that it is philosophically impossible to either prove or disprove his existence, but that isn't really the point. It's supposed to be about faith. I don't mind other people believing in God, unless they think it makes their views more valuable than mine.

YANBU.

Everyone has loads and loads of gods they don't believe in. What's one more or less?

I am a real fence sitter here [agnostic]

He will smiteth you with his mighty thunderbolt.

The rational part of my head agrees with you.

The emptional part of my heart says that I have to believes in 'something' as a reason for the bereavements we've suffered. otherwise sometimes I'd go mad with anger and grief. And sometimes, i have this feelingt that the daily grind and crap we go through is maybe worth it if this 'life' is not the end.

It depends on how I feel on any one day. i don't follow any organised religion but I was brought up in a christian home by parents who received a great deal of comfort from their beliefs. I enjoyed the feeling of 'belonging' and the feelings of warmth that childhood church going brought.

I know your science beats my emotions any day though so no coherent argument from me

poor slightly stressed, sorry for stirring up your pandora's box thread earlier. yanbu

YABU to start an AIBU thread with "No Bashing Allowed!" I thought that was the whole point of AIBU!

Beleive or don't believe if you want. I'm a Christian, I believe in God, but what you choose is up to you.

YANBU

As long as you don't insist everyone agrees with you, then that's fine. I believe in "something" but couldn't explain more, it makes it easier to cope with the more negative things in life.

I do not, however, believe in some kind of almighty, all powerful God who can judge and condemn.

Malificence - I've always thought that the 'intelligent design' theory was thought up by a man - surely a woman would realise that an intelligent design would involve a painless way to give birth!

What does your God look like, Weegiemum? I mean, when you think about God, what image comes into your mind?

I agree with Brahms.

I find it democatically iniquitous that religion plays such a role in our state (unelected bishops in Lord's, etc), but find it very rude to belittle the beliefs of people who have faith - I don't see it as some sort of 'scientific inadequacy' that they have adopted, but a philosophical approach to life, which is a valid as any other. Also not happy to generalise about any group of people, religious or not.

YANBU. It's your right to believe or not to believe.

I get annoyed with people, however (like Richard Dawkins) who assume that you have to be an idiot to believe. Some of the most intelligent individuals I know (including a nuclear physicist) do belive in a higher being.

Science is not the answer to everything - rationality and reason is only one aspect of experience or one way of explaining existence, and science cannot explain everything. I believe that science has overtaken religion as the secular world's belief system.

When my nan died I did have a few days of thinking she was watching over me. It didnt last but it was comforting in the immediate grief I felt.

If God did exist, where is he? what is he doing? Doesnt he get bored since he must of existed since the beginning of time?

YANBU, but I do believe in 'something', nominally I would call myself a Christian. I like the though that science might not be able to explain everything, what's wrong with a little faith and wonder every now and then!

HullyGully - you filthy-minded minx!

Why??? I mean it. It's very interesting the different ways people envisage their supreme being.

Evolution made human birth painful, so if it was designed back in the beginning its irrelevant anyway.

Being philosophically picky, you can't really say "God does not exist", by labelling the concept of god you have afforded it a form of existence. You'd have to say "'god' does not refer"

YANBU.

I don't either.

Never had a religious upbringing, personally I have no doubt that there is no such thing as a God in the Christian or any other sense.

All aload of bollox,but if it floats your boat,who am I to argue. . . .
Apart from the fact that the majority of wars are caused by religion

YANBU

Most people don't in this country, do they?

It always makes me cringe when my American friends post their facebook requests for prayers. Always so shallow! I cannot shake off the feeling that it is all a bit childish and self absorbed...

Blu I agree totally. It always makes me wonder if belittling someone elses beliefs actually makes them feel better?