If you are an atheist...

[Pruni]

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I believe that man invented god. End of. (Pending some kind of proof to the contrary. )

here is the theroty taht proves god does not exist:

If god is all powerful then he can create something big enough to destroy himself
only then he can't be god because he can be destroyed

but if he can't create something that can destroy himself he is not all powerful and therefore is not god

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janh - so who invented man?
starlover - I don't actaully believe God is all powerful.

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People don't generally ask other people to explain their beliefs. I would never say to a religious person, "so, really, you believe in God? What's up with that?"

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Pruni - I just explain that I find the idea ridiculous that people live their lives by the many thousands of interpretations of a book that may or may not have been written factually.

I find it ludicrous.... and I know my opinion offends, but you asked.

Honestly for every 1 person that 'faith' helps.... there are 20 that die because of it. Well..... obviously not an accurate statistic.... but more symbolic!

I say I'm an aetheist and they, um, generally know what I mean .

I generally go on about man-made religion and how humans seem to need to believe in something bigger than themselves/that there's a point to it all/that death isn't the end etc.

I do feel a bit embarrassed talking about it with most church-goers (e.g. my MIL) because I'm kind of saying, you poor deluded fools. But hopefully not so bluntly .

Really? What do they say?

People don't dare, with me.

I think I'd just call on Occam's Razor.

ncq, not sure if I agree with that. People don't tend to ask about christianity, but something a bit more unusual (which goes for athiesm as well) and people do tend to ask more.

I don't really think of my "belief" as being a belief.

It's more a lack of belief.

Hmm, I'd be tempted to say "so. You're a Christian. Really?" And then ask if they wear polycotton or do any other non-biblical things.

Well, only if they were rude about it.

CarolinaMoon - I'd LOVE to be that blunt about it!!!

I don't get ocams razor. God is the simplest way of explaining life.

Same as Janh. Also I don't believe in fairies either. I find the fact that people believe in gods utterly baffling tbh. And all religious people are also atheists in a way...in that they don't believe in their rival's god/s.

lol @ nqc

Um, Occam's razor doesn't say "simplest is best", it says, in the absence of any evidence, simplest is best.

There's no evidence, from a scientific point of view, for God.

I do aloha. I belive in everyone's Gods. I think I'm going to get off this one now!

HA Aloha!! Fantastic point!!

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How long do you think its going to be before some posts here that they are really offended by this?!?!

ok, I can see that point nqc. I'd never heard of it before, did a quick google and needed calrification. Why is simplest best then?

Pruni, ack! Who are these people!?!

The "communist" states are as relevant to religion, as the crusades are to (most) modern Christianity.

How are you on arcane biblical detail? Can you ask if they give their virgin daughters up to be raped (Job)?

You believe that there are actual, living supernatural beings in the shape of cats and elephants Kelly? And that supernatural beings live on top of Mount Olympus? And that when you die someone rows you across the River Styx? No? Oh, you atheist!

NQC, or if they would lay their child down on a stone slab and slit their throat with a knife to prove how much they loved god?