Do you believe that there is no god? (suicide, philosophy, abstinence)

[jdaelectro]

Originally Posted by sanspeur

How many times or ways do I have to say it? I DO NOT know there is no god, but I don't believe there is.

So then you are an agnostic?

[jdaelectro]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

Yea, religion has killed many that dare to question or express opposing views up until very recently.

I agree, but I think it is still happening and will always happen.

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

OBTW, there are no gods, none of the hundreds and hundreds of gods passed down through oral tradition and folklore for many thousands of years

You know this?

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

After all, there are hundreds (thousands) you don't believe in, right

I believe that Satan has put on many masks to deceive a great multitude.

[BigCityDreamer]

Originally Posted by jdaelectro

Wow, 23 votes for yes and no proof or evidence that there is no god. Only the obsession of santa clause, and fairies that permeate the atheist community.

The existence of god is actually less believable than the existence of santa claus and fairies.

[Meester-Chung]

I believe that Satan has put on many masks to deceive a great multitude.

Satan is a mythical creature just like your god

[sanspeur]

Originally Posted by gabfest

Which dictionary source did you use to define this belief system, atheism? I'd like to see their definition for the agnostic belief system.

Atheism | Define Atheism at Dictionary.com

Agnostic | What is the Definition of Agnostic? | Dictionary.com

You have to know that there are different degrees of atheism, right?
Atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyone who believes that all atheists believe the same thing and act on those beliefs in the same way are fooling themselves. Atheism is simply a lack of belief in a God or Gods. Nothing more and nothing less.

[sanspeur]

Originally Posted by jdaelectro

So then you are an agnostic?

Good grief. You should at least learn about atheism and agnostics before you attempt to classify others....I am an ATHEIST....do you get it yet?

[sanspeur]

Originally Posted by jdaelectro
Wow, 23 votes for yes and no proof or evidence that there is no god. Only the obsession of santa clause, and fairies that permeate the atheist community.

You first....You have the same amount of proof as we do right....nada... Santa Claus , tooth fairies and the like are in the same category as gods...Lacking evidence.

[Fillmont]

Originally Posted by jdaelectro

So then you are an agnostic?

jd, I am both an atheist and an agnostic. Most atheists I know are also agnostic. I also know agnostic theists.

[jdaelectro]

Originally Posted by Meester-Chung

Satan is a mythical creature just like your god

Oh, okay.

[Hueffenhardt]

I posted the following originally on my blog here:

• atheism — roughly, an absence of belief in any gods or deities, or a belief that gods or deities do not exist at all.
• agnosticism — roughly, the belief that it is not possible to know whether gods or deities exist, or the belief that one does not know.
• Some classifications group atheism and agnosticism together under the classification of nontheism — absence of clearly identified belief in any deity.

I am a nontheist in that I do not have a belief in god. I am an epistemological agnostic in that I do not believe anyone can either prove or disprove the existence of god. I am an atheist in that I estimate the probability of the existence of any type of god existing as extremely low. I am atheist not only because I believe that there is no convincing evidence of god's existence, but because I believe there is evidence that discredits many of the things typically cited as evidence for god's existence, such as the Bible, Quran, fulfilled prophecies, answered prayers, spiritual promptings, near-death experiences, visions, etc.