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An Athiests point of View
(MAY OFFEND SOME, DISCRETION ADVISED)
In America and throughout atheism has been looked down upon for many years. In 2005, America only had 2% of atheists and 4% agnostics, while the rest either believed in god or a higher power. As an atheist myself, I don’t disagree with religion what so ever. I come from a catholic family. At 14, I of course know little about the world compared to others. But in my opinion, I believe that religion is a controversial thing. To many, it is a sensitive subject. To me, it is nothing more than talking about the weather. Before I continue, I shall clarify a few things. Some people give atheists a bad name. Okay: I personally do not care how you run your life, nor will I try to conform you to my way of living. This is only my opinion and you may also have yours. It is, of course, a constitutional right (:
In my opinion, I feel religion is an excuse for many to feel comfortable with the afterlife. It gives people an excuse to think on the positive side rather than the negative. There is nothing wrong with that but any religion today, reminds me of the Greeks mythology/ the Aztecs praying towards the sun. Honestly, I don’t believe in any of it, I think it’s ridiculous, actually. And to compare that to Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, it makes no sense. It made me feel (Once I was catholic) as if I was an idiot for believing such a thing. I was as stupid as those who believed in a Greek god named Zeus.
What also brought me to atheism was faith in it’s self. It was hard for me to devote my life to something I only hoped exist. There was no scientific evidence that such a powerful man himself, existed. Although scientists do believe there was a Jewish man a named Jesus. He lived in Jerusalem and was believed to be the messiah. Wither that is true or not, that is what faith relies on. To me Jesus is no more real than Santa Claus.
Another point I’d like to make is; Abraham was the prior god to Jesus. Who created Abraham? If the world was not around how did the prior god create it? Doesn’t god need air and oxygen just like us? All of this is basic science, and people still disprove that he could survive anyways. Seriously? We can go on and on disproving how god doesn’t exist and anybody would add on to: Well god can fly! Me: How? It’s impossible Person: He has wings…
This is only my opinion. Please feel free to leave messages and comments. I most certainly will enjoy them. Thank you for reading.
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and i don't think gravity have anything to do with evolution, and did you probably think that there's no such thing as a sky, maybe it's just a nothingness. i don't how people ever created the word "sky" but it's not like it's a blanket or a roof.
b) Who said God has wings? Who says he needs them?
c) I don't have enough faith to be an athiest. Nature SCREAMS God's creation.
d) Proof there is no evolution is magnificent. It is genetically impossible that a tiny particle in space could have formed all of this- all the planets, all the organs in your body, all the trees, the seasons, the perfect tilt on earth's axis.
e) God can fly?... I haven't heard that one, so I don't know where that came from.
f) Jesus is not Santa. There is evidence Jesus Christ did exist. And Santa- although he is fictitious- gives us material gifts not eternal life like Jesus did.
g) Why would you not want to pray to the God of the universe who longs to talk to you more than anything else? Shouldn't you feel honored, not like you're wasting your life? I know I am grateful for that gift.
h) Thanks for writing this though
Second- nature SCREAMS God's creative genius. The earth is on a perfect axis to the sun. How did "nature" creat that? Our bodies are made of billions of atoms made to fit perfectly in place. I don't know if I have enough faith- or imagination- to believe or be corrected in stating that is genetically impossible.
Thirdly- Jesus Christ is not Santa Claus. Both give gifts, but one is real and living and the other is a fun thing to do at Christmas. Jesus gave us life in eternity with Him.
And quickly to address Question Authority's comment. If the God the universe who sculpted you in the palm of His hand wanted you to talk to Him- wouldn't you feel honored? What else do you have that's better than that?
Thanks for writing this and being open to other opinions.
I completely agree :)
However, I feel that it is getting late and should spend my time valuably.
I would like to point something out.
Why do you exist? Why does the world exist? Why do you feel? Why do you think? Did Papa Chimp pass that to you? If Evolution is true, were did gravity come from? Where did those rocks come from? If we evolved from chimps/monkeys, where did they come from? Look at the sky, who raised that above your head? Why does the sun brightly shine, in place, not veering off to destroy the whole planet? Why is the moon attracted to the earth? Why does gravity exist? Why do plants grow? Why is there such thing as water? Why does carbon exist, anyway? Why do you have people to love you and people that you love? Why does the universe exist? Did it just appear there? Did an explosion create the Unfathomable?
We cannot see the wind. But we can feel it. We cannot see the soul. However, we feel it. God exists. He does not need to show Himself. That would be pointless. He has given us enough proof.
I am also 14 and a Christian , and I noticed in the last part of your paragraph you said that Abraham was the god prior to Jesus , which I have to say is false.
I am not sure where you heard that, but the Bible never said Abraham was a god. He was the father of many nations, the one God chose.
Also, I wanted to address the "well God can fly!" Part of your article.
I found it funny, and somewhat irritating that "God can fly!" Is all the person used to to to convice you there is a God. I don't believe God has wings anyway.
What I do believe is that God is here. He exists and he always has. He shows it to me every day, in simple ways and big ones. Without Him, I would be in the ground.
God saved my life. He gave me a reason to live. The way we are made is so mind blowing and complex that I can't belive we just poofed into existance. I can't begin to describe how much He has blessed me, and how grateful I am to Him.
God made it so we can't completely figure Him out through science. He want's us to be able to trust Him without proof, and that is what faith is. Believing without scienctific proof or evidence.
To me God is like the wind. You can't see it, but you just know it's there. I can feel it when I pray or when I'm anxious. He is my savior and the reason I live.
This is what I will forever believe.
I don't know if this makes sense at all, but f*ck it.
