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User submitted by: Mark Taylor
Atheism is the belief there is no god the word atheism originated from the Greek (atheos), meaning “without god”. Atheists tend to be sceptical of supernatural claims, citing a lack of empirical evidence. And the best explanation so far for why the natural world looks the way it does is the theory of evolution first put forward by Charles Darwin
Evolution is the process by which a population or species change over time to better there survival in an environment, this is a fundamental part of biological studies. Some critics say Darwin’s studies were only a theory and have no creditability. When people refer to the theory in this way they suggest is only a guess. Evolutionary studies are not guess work but scientifically proven study. Some argue with the lack of a missing link disproves man evolution. Even though fossils have been found some religion say man was created by intelligent design. The alternate explanation to this is what if a race of intergalactic genetic engineers visited earth and decided it would benefit for a race of logical and problem solving mammals and genetically alter some of the primate species to create what we are today if enough people believed that then you have an alternative religion. Even with the lack of evidence and same theory can be applied to man was created in gods image (imago dei).
thanks
Reverend mark taylor
Middlesbrough
England
These are some thoughts on religion and the after life.
I thought of these while waiting for class.
the more we live life, the more we realize that the end is what we fear. when we are young life seems endless. school seems like our biggest fear. but the more we age the thought of death comes to mind.
what will happen when i die, will i be saved? or will i be cast down for my sins?The problem is that I feel that way now. 17, an Athiest and wondering about death and the after life. the bible has been around for a long time yet I don’t see it as a way to live life. If being a faithful christain is the only way of being saved what happend to the cavemen who lived befor the time of faith? Is there only one true religion that will promise our ticket to heaven? or is the fact that you belive good enough? Faith is the #1 cause of war on earth. does killing someone in the name of the lord make the act holy? it is still murder, but you did it in the name of the lord. Hitler said in Mien Kampf that he had a holy right to protect himself against the jews. so is hitler in hell or heaven? the people who started the cursades, the spanish inquistition, and the middle eastern wars, are they in heaven? And if so why? I haven’t killed anyone, i havent read the bible, i have sinned but I’m going to hell while hilter, could possibly be in heaven?
Thank you for reading,
Rev. Jake McKinney
February 29, 2012 at 4:59 pm
thank you rev. jake for your comment i am writing a paper on atheism and the short falls of religion and would like to use your comment as a reference of a other athiest on religion and the confusion it causes please comment back or contact me ratboymt@gmail.com if is ok to use your comment
Rev. mark taylor
March 1, 2012 at 8:46 am
Go ahead Mark, That would be awesome.
March 1, 2012 at 12:29 pm
thanks jake will send you a copy when finished.
thanks
Rev. mark ian taylor
March 5, 2012 at 10:34 am
Alright, If you need to talk about it, or if you need more input just say so.
March 5, 2012 at 12:45 pm
hi jake
any input will be welcome. spoke to a methadist minister on sunday and he asked if atheism was a religion then what do we worship?
March 7, 2012 at 9:29 am
The following is my opinion
I think that Atheism is worshiping your Humanity.
Understanding whats around you in a unbias way; instead of
using the excuse “Because God wanted it that way”. Atheism
is the general belief in yourself and the people who share
the same planet as you. We should embrace the people who think
different, instead of telling them that they will recive and
ultimate punishment. If someone didn’t think different we would
still be running around naked with sticks and rocks trying to
beat one another for fun.
So what I’m Getting at in this little rant of mine is:
Atheism: Worshiping your humanity and understanding your place
in the univers without the guidance of a God.
Please excuse any Gramatical errors.
March 12, 2012 at 10:25 am
Oh, and another thing. Are we the only two active members?
March 12, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Maybe you WERE the only two active members, but I just joined.
For me Atheism is not WORSHIPPING anything, but recognizing our lives are indeed finite, and it only possible through ourselves and our environment that we can make the best of what our lives.
If we understand there is no luck, no god, no fate or other guiding force in the universe, we can work towards the life we desire. Be it a life of hatred, or a life of love, a life of compassion, or a life of coldness… We are the ultimate drive of our lives (though forces of the world may alter our destination).
April 7, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Well the minister asked him what we worship and that is what my explaination above.
April 11, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Hi rev. Jake sorry not been on for while how’s you? Hi rev. Antony i believe you and rev. Jake are right atheism like religion has its different belief and theory’s And also luck is not a guiding force its achievement of something which had a very low probability of happening.
April 23, 2012 at 1:01 am
Do any of you have facebook please add me : ratboy taylor thanks
April 23, 2012 at 1:05 am
The thing I like most about Atheism is that there is no right or wrong, wether its just beliving in no god, or beliving in humanity. It can go either way, the athiests I have meet are glad to hear different opinions, instead of casting you down like a heathen.
Mark I will gladly add you on face book.
Remember, all of my comments are made while I’m board in high school.
April 23, 2012 at 2:26 pm
I have another story/ question about religion. In 2003 my great grand father was in the hospital the same time my girlfriends father and uncle were in an accident which proved fatal for them both. My great grand father was an outright athiest and the whole family disapproved, but he said this when he heard of the deaths of the brothers, “See, this is why I’m an atheist. I’m old and ready to die and he takes those two young men whose families need them.” This makes a lot of sence to me but when I ask about it people say “when its your time to go, he takes you.” this makes no sence. Why would god kill two productive fathers from families that need them? From what i have learned and heard god is a dick.
Please post comments.
April 25, 2012 at 2:11 pm
I agree, from what I’ve heard god is a dick. I respect other peoples religion, just don’t believe in it.
April 26, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Exactly. I understand other religions and i don’t care what religion your believe in. I think this should work the other way to, I’m an Atheist so don’t force your religion on me….I got called the devil in the 5th grade, kinda ruined all my friendships. its cool now though, people realized that they can’t argue against me.
April 27, 2012 at 11:24 am
Rather than try to nit-pick with the absurdity of the ID argument, I generally try to nudge folk in the direction of Ockham’s razor in that regard.
Could man have been intelligently designed? Well, yes. It’s, at least, a reasonable postulate. The more important question is this; is intelligent design necessary for man to arise? The answer is no. Natural selection (the mechanism proposed by Charles Darwin in On The Origin Of Species, the idea of evolution wasn’t new to him only the mechanism by which it occurred) does the job perfectly without invoking any deity or other intelligent force. This makes the addition of a god or aliens or anything else superfluous. Ockham’s razor tells us we can cut those bits out, keep the rest, and the theory still works.
It would be a different matter, however, if we discovered direct evidence which suggested that there was some kind of intelligent intervention. At that point, we’d have to include some kind of intelligent aspect to the theory. Since there is none, I’ll stick with ‘superfluous’ and trim any attempt to dilute my natural selection with intelligent design.
July 10, 2012 at 9:51 am
natural selection is a proven theory which recently has been backed by the pope which has currently disproved genisis. i wrote the above paper after extensive research
September 11, 2012 at 5:01 am
All of this is grand. Personally however I view the afterlife as retirement, as your life becomes meaningless. If you invest your money, eat well and stay healthy (all things that many religous texts agree with) then your afterlife will be splendid.
Death is not a thing, the fact that we have life and thought is a wonderful chance, and we should live each moment happy we have such things. Thinking about the end of your life is like stressing about that law school exam that you may or may not take five, ten, twenty years from now.
March 25, 2013 at 5:30 pm
I can tell you this, no Christian service I have been to has such big words… I wonder if this means anything…
March 25, 2013 at 5:42 pm