Originally posted by Eis
I'm sorry but you keep saying the same things, from what I get from your post there are two arguments you have to explain your atheism, they are "No scientific evidence supports a deity" and "Religion is usually engraved into a kid's head when he or she's young."Maybe I'm missing something here but the logical "belief" one would take in this position would be Agnosticism.
I was being redundant...I'm not thinking clearly today.
Those two arguments are correct. I am trying to lead you thorugh years of thinking process. I was establishing agnoticism first and then moing to atheism.
Basically it comes down to this...
1. there is no real reason a god needs to exist. Occam's razor.
2. gods have continuously been made up throughout history solely to explain natural phenomena.
3. Religion is arbitray based on parents/location...not based on truth.
4. Indoctrination of religion has been disastrous for human society.
5. Anything that shuns free thought is most likely false/vulnerable to it.
6. Blind faih is not an option for me.
7. I've found that many deeply religious peoplr are quite cruel and harmful.
8. The main benefits of religion are communla ones...basic values like helping one another. These are often skewed, but I believe they are better recieved elsewhere.
9. I don't need someone to tell me a moral code...I am intelligent enough to think for myself.
10. There can't be one true god
11. Religion actualyl doesnt provide answers...its a system that was built to control the lower class masses.
Perhaps you have a more specific question....or are you still unconvinced.