If an Athiest was forced to choose a religion, What would it be?

[Skwim]

Q. If you are an Athiest and you were forced to choose a Monothiestic religion i.e Christianity, Judiasm, Islam.
Which of these three would you chose and why.

A. I assume this is one of those gun-at-your-head kinds of scenarios, so it wouldn't really matter which I chose because I would only be paying it lip service at best. That said, it would be a religion that had little or no requirements of outward and private displays of membership, and this would take a bit of looking into.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Why insulting? He was the subject of his post, not you. Everyone's entitled to an opinion.

Then I'm completely misunderstanding his meaning.
I don't commonly take insult at things posted around here, but I took DawudTalut as meaning that he doesn't believe there are any true atheists, and that deep down we all believe in God.

I've heard that argument before (ie. the atheists are deniers of a God they believe exists at some levels, rather than non-believers)

If that wasn't his intent/meaning, then I'm happy to apologize.

 

[YmirGF]

If you are an Atheist and you were forced to choose a Monotheistic religion i.e Christianity, Judaism, Islam.
Which of these three would you chose and why.

I would never surrender to any of these three. I have come to far too accept their lying timid morality and exceptional claims.

 

[LuisDantas]

Why insulting? He was the subject of his post, not you. Everyone's entitled to an opinion.

Sure. I can hold an opinion that women are only good for cooking, and chinese are only good for slave labor.

I guess I am entitled to that. Actually, I am more entitled to that than anyone could possibly be to decide that I only think I am an atheist, because it is at least possible to claim evidencial circunstance about such prejudices, while my beliefs are not something other people can guess, much less above my own claims and word.

Opinions can be very insulting indeed, particularly when they disregard known facts purposefully.

 

[LuisDantas]

No, but I wish I could. I find the belief fascinating, I just don't see it. If we really believed why would any of us be atheist?

You want to believe? That sure surprises me. It is not something I particularly miss.

 

[Sapiens]

I guess I'd choose one of the more liberal christian cults, maybe Friends or Unitarian Universalism. That would have almost no effect on my current life.

 

[dgirl1986]

I do not like monotheistic religions. I would rather be pagan.

 

[dust1n]

In this order:

Taoism
Sikhism
Jainism
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
A number of various indigenous belief systems
Judaism
Quaker
...
Greek Orthodox
Catholicism
Islam
Protestantism

 

[Gnostic Seeker]

You want to believe? That sure surprises me. It is not something I particularly miss.

I like certain aspects of religion like the community and mythos that makes me wish I could belong in some way yes, but I don't see the point without god belief. I also think it'd be easier if I could believe because god belief offers answers to questions there are no easy answers to. I get that many of the answers religion offers are just guessing, but they're interesting. This is what I meant by I find god belief and the religious mind fascinating.

 

[LuisDantas]

I like certain aspects of religion like the community and mythos that makes me wish I could belong in some way yes,

That I can easily understand. I think I even share of that.

but I don't see the point without god belief.

Really? I tend to think of that belief as an unwanted distraction, personally. I can understand respecting belief when it exists, but I don't see why anyone would actively want it.

I also think it'd be easier if I could believe because god belief offers answers to questions there are no easy answers to.

And that you perceive as a good thing, I assume?

I get that many of the answers religion offers are just guessing, but they're interesting.

If only. Guessing is fine and often necessary.

This is what I meant by I find god belief and the religious mind fascinating.

Religion is indeed fascinating. But belief in god, at least in the Abrahamic mold... is just odd IMO.

 

[Gnostic Seeker]

I'm a new atheist too Luis, so I'm not yet totally comfortable in it, if that makes sense. Letting go of religion can feel empty. Maybe that's part of why I feel that way.

 

[Gnostic Seeker]

I was a reluctant atheist. It took me years to admit the obvious. I fought what my brain was telling me.

 

[dgirl1986]

I'm a new atheist too Luis, so I'm not yet totally comfortable in it, if that makes sense. Letting go of religion can feel empty. Maybe that's part of why I feel that way.

It is always hard coming out of religion or spiritual practices but you will adjust in time. I fill my time with projects or hobbies, onine activism, etc.

 

[LuisDantas]

I was a reluctant atheist. It took me years to admit the obvious. I fought what my brain was telling me.

I guess I am not familiar with the feeling. Whatever you do, seek your peace.

 

[Willamena]

Then I'm completely misunderstanding his meaning.
I don't commonly take insult at things posted around here, but I took DawudTalut as meaning that he doesn't believe there are any true atheists, and that deep down we all believe in God.

Even I he meant just that, it's still just the expression of an opinion. No?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Even I he meant just that, it's still just the expression of an opinion. No?

Yep, but do you think opinions CAN'T be insulting?

 

[Dirty Penguin]

Uh..right. I didn't think the OP meant that literally.

Well I'm only going off of what the OP said...The OP asked if we were "forced" the choose one of the big three which would we choose. I value my freedom to choose and would happily die fighting not choosing either...considering I was being "forced" to choose from one of the bi three....That prompted me to raise the question...what if one happened to choose one but denounced it later and did not want to choose either of the other two....Personally I don't think the OP's question is well thought out....

 

[Dirty Penguin]

Peace be on you. I believe deep down in hearts everyone believes in a Supreme power.

But you'd be completely wrong....!!!

 

[Dirty Penguin]

I'm a new atheist too Luis, so I'm not yet totally comfortable in it, if that makes sense. Letting go of religion can feel empty. Maybe that's part of why I feel that way.

You know I never thought about or considered that's how some people who used to be theist felt/feel. I grew up atheist in a family full of theist. I was never a believer and expressed my view from an early age. As I got older there wasn't anything for me to miss because I never held such views in the first place.

 

[Parsimony]

Forcing an atheist to take a religion would be pretty empty and dead. Is it meaningful at all if someone practices a religion just to avoid punishment but doesn't actually believe its core dogma is true?