Why reject atheism?

[beenherebeforeagain]

Inspired by another thread:

Why would anyone reject atheism? If someone does reject atheism, what do they see as being wrong with atheism that they should reject it? How can someone reject the failure to believe in a or any proposed deity?

Please discuss! And remember, this is NOT a venue for debate! Discussion ONLY!

 

[idav]

I feel that atheism is an answer that is faith based, "not god" being a bit presumptuous.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Inspired by another thread:

Why would anyone reject atheism? If someone does reject atheism, what do they see as being wrong with atheism that they should reject it? How can someone reject the failure to believe in a or any proposed deity?

Please discuss! And remember, this is NOT a venue for debate! Discussion ONLY!

What would “rejecting atheism” even mean?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

What would “rejecting atheism” even mean?

Same thing I was wondering.

 

[Rival]

What would “rejecting atheism” even mean?

Rejecting a godless worldview.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

What would “rejecting atheism” even mean?

I dunno. But in another thread (that shall remain nameless) at least one person suggested starting a thread about rejecting atheism. Since no one else had, I decided to post it, and see where it goes.

 

[LuisDantas]

Inspired by another thread:

Why would anyone reject atheism?

Fear of conflicts with one's peers and family. Social acceptance. Fear of "cosmic loneliness". Emotional dependence on a higher authority.

And, apparently, atheism has been decreed a dirty word in some places, mainly Muslim communities, to the point that people learn to feel anger and uneasiness at its very presence, regardless of any actual rationality or meaning.

If someone does reject atheism, what do they see as being wrong with atheism that they should reject it?

Anyone who believes in the existence of anything that they see fit to call a deity (for any reason) should reject atheism. I am just not sure that "to reject" is the correct verb there.

How can someone reject the failure to believe in a or any proposed deity?

They should not. Atheism is about as safe and harmless an idea as they come.

What would “rejecting atheism” even mean?

To the best of my understanding, it would be insistence on believing (or claiming belief, at least) in the existence of at least one deity. And that, I assume, presumably despite good arguments for atheism.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Inspired by another thread:

Why would anyone reject atheism? If someone does reject atheism, what do they see as being wrong with atheism that they should reject it? How can someone reject the failure to believe in a or any proposed deity?

Please discuss! And remember, this is NOT a venue for debate! Discussion ONLY!

Person conviction before factual observation. Many who were atheist had a personal experience that overthrew the factual, iceful view of a non personal reality. In some ways, I think its insecurity with "not knowing" or worse, not having a cushion or safety net "just in case."

What I find interesting from my experience is these debates are usually in ones head. Then, if there is an experience, it could be atributed to oneside or another. The more personal, the less they want to think its coinsedence. I guess in that respect if its coinsedence it has no value.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Rejecting a godless worldview.

There are uncountable many “godless worldviews.”

... but if so understand you properly, are you saying that “rejecting atheism” amounts to a person accepting the position that their worldview ought to contain at least one god of some description?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Is there anyone here that thinks “rejecting atheism” amounts to anything other than becoming a theist?

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Is there anyone here that thinks “rejecting atheism” amounts to anything other than becoming a theist?

well, I'd say I'm an agnostic on that question...

 

[Rival]

There are uncountable many “godless worldviews.”

... but if so understand you properly, are you saying that “rejecting atheism” amounts to a person accepting the position that their worldview ought to contain at least one god of some description?

That's how I interpreted it.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Inspired by another thread:

Why would anyone reject atheism? If someone does reject atheism, what do they see as being wrong with atheism that they should reject it? How can someone reject the failure to believe in a or any proposed deity?

Please discuss! And remember, this is NOT a venue for debate! Discussion ONLY!

Nobody can reject atheism aside from being in denial by saying something is there, when in reality it's clearly not.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Atheism essentially rejects all gods. But what if the question were "why reject Ra?" Or what if it were "why reject Zeus" or Baal or Isis or Quetzalcoatl? Nobody really thinks twice about rejecting one of those (or any of the literally thousands of other gods that humans have devised -- actually I believe that India alone possesses about 3 million of them!). So if we are comfortable rejecting several, or thousands or millions of gods, why not go that little step further and reject all of them?

(For a nice list of many gods, now long dead, please read look up H.L Mencken's "Graveyard of Dead Gods.")

 

[Brickjectivity]

Why would anyone reject atheism?

...because priestesses are hot and they have to do you favors. Its their life duty.

 

[crossfire]

Is there anyone here that thinks “rejecting atheism” amounts to anything other than becoming a theist?

Yes. I find the whole theism/atheism construct not very useful. I'm transtheist.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Because it doesn't suffice to explain my experiences or match my view of reality.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I still like the root term for atheism simply meaning, "Without gods".

Short and to the point.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Atheism essentially rejects all gods. But what if the question were "why reject Ra?" Or what if it were "why reject Zeus" or Baal or Isis or Quetzalcoatl? Nobody really thinks twice about rejecting one of those (or any of the literally thousands of other gods that humans have devised -- actually I believe that India alone possesses about 3 million of them!). So if we are comfortable rejecting several, or thousands or millions of gods, why not go that little step further and reject all of them?

(For a nice list of many gods, now long dead, please read look up H.L Mencken's "Graveyard of Dead Gods.")

There's still people who believe in and worship all of those Gods you mentioned, fyi.

 

[idav]

Is there anyone here that thinks “rejecting atheism” amounts to anything other than becoming a theist?

Sure there is a position of not agreeing with theists or atheists.