Discussion What are your reasons for not being a Christian?

[Soygoy]

Because it's right.

What does that even mean?

 

[Fortuna]

What does that even mean?

I don't want to argue with you, sorry.

 

[Blackweed]

Christianity is a strange thing, it's an obnoxious way of belief, similar to Trannies. Trannies attempt to force you to respect their made up gender identity, like how Christians force you to expect the idea that theres a wizard in the sky who does magic n shit. Most people who are Christian are very simple, too neurotypical, they suck up to authority easily, because that's what it's all about, it's about having an imaginary figure of authority guide you throughout life, and I'm not like that. I rely on logic and reasoning, not emotion and made up fantasies.

And as for how the world works, the world starts and ends at my bedroom door, I don't care about God.

Good Lord, I just said how soyjaks are dying a moment ago, and then I behold the most quintessential thing soyjaks are meant to satirize. If that isn't proof of divinity, I don't know what is.

If I may offer a more general philosophical perspective, Christian belief is deeply rooted in the idea that there are objective truths. If one accepts this premise, then faith is not a contradiction to reason, rather it is simply the logical conclusion that there are truths beyond which the human mind can grasp. To deny that is to claim you are omnipotent. The first sip from the cup of knowledge may offer an intoxicating taste of power, but it will not last. You will learn why tales that caution against pride is as old as time. Nothing will ever be enough to prove God to you, your fundamental worldview denies the very concept.

 

[Soygoy]

I don't want to argue with you, sorry.

Maybe you just don't wanna lose your own faith, I get that. There's no point in arguing with someone who doesn't have faith anyways, but theres honestly no point talking about it with them either. I have yet to see anyone give me a solid enough reason to have faith in God, it just doesn't concern me. It's like someone telling me to become a Muslim or something, I just don't care. I imagine that for foreigners they don't care either. The only argument people can give is that "Well, it's factual. It's the truth." but they seemingly can't elaborate on it, it just proves my point of what religion is, it's blind conformity to authority without question.

Wanna know what I believe? Who cares. It's always good to remain skeptical, its why we have opinions anyways. If religion is real, then is all science wrong? Or do we have to somehow do mental gymnastics to make science somehow fit in with religion, it's whatever. I'd rather believe things that seem more convincing to me rather than "Because I said so, okay?"

Christian belief is deeply rooted in the idea that there are objective truths

And I'm not really a fan of that, we live in a universe of uncertainty. Only some things can be objectively true. Others, we just don't know yet.

If I may offer a more general philosophical perspective, Christian belief is deeply rooted in the idea that there are objective truths. If one accepts this premise, then faith is not a contradiction to reason, rather it is simply the logical conclusion that there are truths beyond which the human mind can grasp. To deny that is to claim you are omnipotent. The first sip from the cup of knowledge may offer an intoxicating taste of power, but it will not last. You will learn why tales that caution against pride is as old as time. Nothing will ever be enough to prove God to you, your fundamental worldview denies the very concept.

Most of this is just mental gymnastics. The only good thing about Christianity is it's strong morals, but with that comes it's sickening sense of pride, wrath and ego of it's own, it's superior righteousness to claim that it and only it is the truth and the only truth, giving no credence to any other sense of thought or ideas. It's just stupid.

Again, what are we even fighting about? I don't give a shit about god, nothing changes if he's real or not.

 

[Fagon]

Wordtsarbomba that I didn't read above

 

[Fortuna]

Maybe you just don't wanna lose your own faith, I get that. There's no point in arguing with someone who doesn't have faith anyways, but theres honestly no point talking about it with them either. I have yet to see anyone give me a solid enough reason to have faith in God, it just doesn't concern me. It's like someone telling me to become a Muslim or something, I just don't care. I imagine that for foreigners they don't care either. The only argument people can give is that "Well, it's factual. It's the truth." but they seemingly can't elaborate on it, it just proves my point of what religion is, it's blind conformity to authority without question.

Wanna know what I believe? Who cares. It's always good to remain skeptical, its why we have opinions anyways. If religion is real, then is all science wrong? Or do we have to somehow do mental gymnastics to make science somehow fit in with religion, it's whatever. I'd rather believe things that seem more convincing to me rather than "Because I said so, okay?"

No, I just don't want you to get mad at me. Sorry.

 

[Soygoy]

Good Lord, I just said how soyjaks are dying a moment ago, and then I behold the most quintessential thing soyjaks are meant to satirize. If that isn't proof of divinity, I don't know what is.

I apologize for not being one with your tribe, btw.

No, I just don't want you to get mad at me. Sorry.

I would advise you to not be so safe, my friend.

 

[Fortuna]

I would advise you to not be so safe, my friend.

What?

 

[Soygoy]

Heres the biggest trvke of this entire thread: God could be real, Muhammed could be real, fucking Santa Claus and the boogiemen could be real, earth could actually be flat, we could actually be living in a simulation and the jews are poisoning my water supply and food to make me die faster. What does it change? Nothing. I don't care.

It's all a waste of time. Mental placebo, if you will. Good for depression, I guess, "muh god says i should stay alive" well then keep staying alive pal, you'll meet your god someday. As for me though, I don't care, it changes nothing.

 

[Fortuna]

Heres the biggest trvke of this entire thread: God could be real, Muhammed could be real, fucking Santa Claus and the boogiemen could be real, earth could actually be flat, we could actually be living in a simulation and the jews are poisoning my water supply and food to make me die faster. What does it change? Nothing. I don't care.

It's all a waste of time. Mental placebo, if you will. Good for depression, I guess, "muh god says i should stay alive" well then keep staying alive pal, you'll meet your god someday. As for me though, I don't care, it changes nothing.

Do you believe in karma?

 

[Fagon]

Do you believe in karma?

He believes in reddit karma

 

[Xiuhcoyotl]

we're all living in hell

 

[Soygoy]

Do you believe in karma?

Nah, I don't give a shit. You live and then you die. No reincarnation, just life and death.

 

[Fortuna]

Nah, I don't give a shit. You live and then you die. No reincarnation, just life and death.

I didn't ask about reincarnation.

 

[Fagon]

r/atheism the thread

 

[Soygoy]

I didn't ask about reincarnation.

You were talking about karma, I assumed you were talking about buddhist karma, yeah?
Regardless, whatever happens when we die happens, what we believe makes little of a difference. When it comes to heaven and god or whatever, shit like that exists just to help people cope with the fact that them and their loved ones are gonna die someday, hell, if you get into wars, your commanders will tell you that you'll go to valhalla for your service or some shit. I don't really care. I face things head-on.

 

[Fortuna]

I face things head-on.

Can you provide an example?

 

[Soygoy]

Can you provide an example?

Life, I guess. I never really make plans for anything, I just take things as they come.

r/atheism the thread

I believe in the existence of a great creator, but I do not care that it exists, I don't care as to why we exist, as far as I'm concerned, I'm just an animal. Humans are narcissistic and egotistical little things, we ignore the fact that we live alongside other species on this earth, like cats and dogs. As to whether they believe in a god, who's to say? They might aswell be as conscious as we are, but we're too egotistical, we think we have "souls" and we'd like to believe we have free will when we really don't. I suppose religion is all about believing in the idea of free-will, ignoring the fact that most of your actions are based off of neural patterns and instincts, you're easily influenced, etc. Every idea you've ever had has been influenced by something, a dream, something you saw, we take inspiration, we're prone to suggestion.

We're not divine beings, we're animals, highly intelligent animals, but still mere mortals none the less. We are not gods, we can do incredible things but that doesn't make us so high and mighty, it just makes us, well, us. Some day, we won't be around anymore, I have a feeling that maybe one day, we'll go extinct. Probably certain that our planet is gonna explode one day o algo, but that shit doesn't matter like at all.

If religion is your way of surviving to the best of your ability, good for you, I don't care. But I suppose you should understand this, if you're religious, it's because you work well in groups, you're good at socializing, as for me, well, I guess not. I don't know if theres any statistics on this but I wouldn't be surprised if people with autism were less likely to be religious, it's not in our nature. We're lone wolves, and the only great creator I need to respect is my mother. That's good enough to me.

 

[Fortuna]

I don't know if theres any statistics on this but I wouldn't be surprised if people with autism were less likely to be religious, it's not in our nature. We're lone wolves, and the only great creator I need to respect is my mother.

Would you consider yourself a sigma male?

 

[Joe Biden]

Weird flex lil bro