Atheist

An important question to both theists and atheists is whether we are able to be good without God. It centres around whether we have the ability to have objective moral standards regardless of whether God does or doesn’t exist. Theists obviously think of God as a source of moral strength and believe that he is the reason we have moral beliefs as well as being able to lead good moral lives. However, atheists can just as easily claim that they lead good moral lives, and have strong morals, even though

I find it interesting that for people who have no religious affiliation, or belief in God, form these groups of “nones”, atheists, or agonists. What strikes me as interesting is that while they may not believe or struggle to believe or support a particular faith or religion, they feel the need to form large groups or organizations that defends their right not to believe. We all have our basic human rights and freedoms to express ourselves as we see personally fit. So why do people feel the need

The purpose of the paper is to answer several questions arising from an article by H. J. McCloskey entitled “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey makes the claim that he is reminding fellow atheist why they believe there is no God. He claims that the traditional proofs have no merit. I believe the sheer magnitude and complexity of the world we live in is strong evidence of an intelligent designer and creator. Only an intelligent creator could form a world where the air that we breathe is part of

godless. Atheos is derived from a, meaning "without," and theos, meaning “deity”. An Atheist has no religious belief. An Atheist does not believe in a god or gods, or other supernatural entities. They reject a belief in the existence of God or gods and those who simply choose to live without God or gods, and often disbelief in the soul, afterlife, and other beliefs arising from god-based religions. An Atheist has no specific belief system. They accept only that which is scientifically verifiable

In the article, “On Being an Atheist”, H.J. McCloskey discusses the reasons of why he believes being an atheist is a more acceptable than Christianity. McCloskey believes that atheism is a more rational belief versus having a God who allows people to suffer so he can have the glory. He believes to live in this world, you must be comfortable. The introduction of his article, he implements an overview of arguments given by the theist, which he introduces as proofs. He claims that the proofs do not

Society's definition of deviance has perhaps changed slightly since 1965, but not by a great deal. For example, atheists would probably be viewed as “deviant” by fewer people, including Christians and other religious people, simply because greater social contact with atheists has led to less stereotyping as deviant (Simmons, 1965). Many political extremists (with the exception of radical Islamists), communists, and beatniks are no longer viewed as threats to the United States' societal fabric, so

McCloskey refers to the arguments for God’s existence as “proofs” and often implies that they can’t definitively establish the case for God, so therefore they should be abandoned. However, the biggest problem with viewing the arguments for God’s existence as “proofs” is that they are not proofs like the proofs in Mathematics which are one-hundred percent certain. (Foreman) These are arguments, not “proofs”, as there is no way to come to a one-hundred percent certain conclusion with such arguments

“Most theists do not come to believe in God as a result of reflecting on the proofs, but come to religion as a result of other reasons and factors.” (McCloskey, H.J., “On Being an Atheist”. Question 1. February 1968.) To simply say that God exists “because” is not a valid argument of proof by any means. To say that God exists because that’s what you were taught or because someone told you it was right, or because some event that you believe he saved you from is also invalid. McCloskey argues that

Spirit, You are Forgiven. Atheist McAtheism, I’m glad we’re on the same page about our views of “unquestioning faith;” it is terrifying that people blindly believe things without having doubts or seeking to further their understanding. Have you ever considered that there could be a god of some sort? Have you questioned your atheistic beliefs and faith that there is nothing? From my experience, I know that all types of people hold various beliefs unquestioningly, including atheists. Contrary to your belief

An Atheist in America is possibly one of the most misunderstood individuals in the country today. A vast amount of religious people in America have a warped notion and don’t quite grasp the concept behind someone who does not believe in a deity. Most Americans have never even questioned the existence of God and just don’t see how someone cannot believe in it. The media paints atheists as untrustworthy, unmoral, scary, insane, aggressively hating God, doing the Devil’s work, and the list just goes