I got sick of being an atheist

[PureX]

So I tried atheism, and found that it didn't work out for me, so I'm back to faith again and realize how much I appreciate Christianity and Christian culture. It's the best, and I love it.

Glory be to God the highest. And peace to his people on earth!

I hope it continues to provide you with positive life results. I agree that atheism is mostly just a lot tiring egocentric gibberish. I can accept that someone would choose to simply ignore the theistic proposition as being personally unnecessary. That's fine. Maybe they'll need it and choose to adopt it in the future, and maybe they won't. Again, this is perfectly reasonable. It's always available to them if they find the need or desire for it.

But all this self-righteous blather and absurdly illogical "logic" claiming out of one side of their face that no gods exist because there's no evidence while claiming to be agnostics out the other, is just insulting and exhausting. It's just a lot of fear and ago-driven idiocy. Much the same as we would find in any fundamentalist religious cult. Baseless pretense masquerading as 'knowledge'.

 

[George-ananda]

So I tried atheism, and found that it didn't work out for me, so I'm back to faith again and realize how much I appreciate Christianity and Christian culture. It's the best, and I love it.

Glory be to God the highest. And peace to his people on earth!

I tried atheism-materialism but learned there was something objectively missing from its understanding of reality when faced with consideration of the full realm of so-called paranormal phenomena.

Subjectively (which I think is what the thread is getting at) I find having an immortal essence and life after death for my loved ones to be immensely a more positive belief.

Even that said I would still be an atheist-materialist if I felt that view objectively explained reality better.

 

[Revoltingest]

So I tried atheism, and found that it didn't work out for me, so I'm back to faith again and realize how much I appreciate Christianity and Christian culture. It's the best, and I love it.

Glory be to God the highest. And peace to his people on earth!

How on Earth can one try a different belief or non-belief system?
It doesn't seem possible to just decide to believe or not believe
this or that.
Btw, did you ever learn our secret atheist handshake?

 

[Rival]

Btw, did you ever learn our secret atheist handshake?

Psshh, we all know the secret is that there is no handshake.

 

[Nakosis]

So I tried atheism, and found that it didn't work out for me, so I'm back to faith again and realize how much I appreciate Christianity and Christian culture. It's the best, and I love it.

Glory be to God the highest. And peace to his people on earth!

I have to wonder what was it that cause you to be an atheist in the first place and whether that issue has been resolved?

 

[Revoltingest]

Before all else a human being and unlike many religions, atheism is not a club

Some people need to belong to a club of the sort religion
provides. I'm happy belonging to museums & forums.
They don't provide the answer to the ultimate question about
life, the universe, & everything, but I don't need that.

 

[Revoltingest]

Psshh, we all know the secret is that there is no handshake.

Huh....& here I thought that they were just hiding it from me.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

So I tried atheism, and found that it didn't work out for me, so I'm back to faith again and realize how much I appreciate Christianity and Christian culture. It's the best, and I love it.

Glory be to God the highest. And peace to his people on earth!

I'm curious to discuss. What do you mean you were sick being an atheist?

You're sick of having something missing in your life?

What does it mean "to be" an atheist that one can be sick from?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Yea being an atheist is boring at times.

I can see where people need that sugar high.

Let me ask, how does being an atheist boring?

Did you do something atheist related that would be considered boring?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Not only did a lot of bad things start happening, but I realized that the culture I was becoming a part of was cold hearted.

What was the culture?

How do bad things happening relate to not believing god exists?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Its not quite like that. I think it comes across that way because because the universe itself is indifferent.

Metaphorically, its the distinction by which things are gauged by its hardware as opposed to the software. You could say atheism is focused on the hardware while religion provides the software.

Interesting comparison. Hm. Can you expand a bit?

 

[ChristineM]

Some people need to belong to a club of the sort religion
provides. I'm happy belonging to museums & forums.
They don't provide the answer to the ultimate question about
life, the universe, & everything, but I don't need that.

Nor do religions although many make that claim


However there is one source of truth. Im sure you know it

Spoiler: The answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe, & everything,

 

[Unveiled Artist]

How exactly do you "try" atheism?

It's not a low-fat cereal. It's a position you adopt as a result of conclusions you form about the world. You don't just "give it a try".

That's a good way to put it.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Making a cause of atheism is not fulfilling.
I would rather be religious whereas one has the sincere aim of doing good.
My atheism is a lack of belief, and has nothing to do with a sense of community. I miss certain aspects of religion. Having high aims to love others is something I miss. Atheism seems to be about doing what you want to do.

What blocked you from having high aims of love without belief in god?

How does not believing in god exclude you from having aims of love?

 

[sun rise]

I like the culture... I feel positive feelings about Christian culture

I don't know what "Christian culture" is. Conservative political stance on the part of some and liberal for others, yes. But "culture"?

 

[sun rise]

Nor do religions although many make that claim


However there is one source of truth. Im sure you know it

Spoiler: The answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe, & everything,

View attachment 43000

I'm going to start a thread on why that answer is really really significant. I just became enlightened (to that) a couple of hours ago.

 

[halbhh]

not having any evidence for a god, you have the same quandary as a christian

To know no Christian has evidence, a person would have to somehow know all events on Earth through centuries, and also know others' experience exhaustively (read minds).

See the trouble in attempting to assert either one (yourself, or anyone here asserting such)? Of course, no one knows all events throughout all of history, unless they literally are God, with that power.

 

[columbus]

I agree that atheism is mostly just a lot tiring egocentric gibberish.

You might want to talk to an atheist.

You'd learn something.
Tom

 

[sun rise]

How on Earth can one try a different belief or non-belief system?
It doesn't seem possible to just decide to believe or not believe
this or that.
Btw, did you ever learn our secret atheist handshake?

Maybe it's like deciding to be angry or happy?

As far as the secret atheist handshake goes, you and others were never part of the secret secret inner inner circle circle.

Spoiler: The secret inner circle of this secret inner circle

 

[Revoltingest]

Maybe it's like deciding to be angry or happy?

As far as the secret atheist handshake goes, you and others were never part of the secret secret inner inner circle circle.

Spoiler: The secret inner circle of this secret inner circle

Being angry or happy has an element of choice.
Believing or disbelieving lacks that (for me).