Question: What are the top 3 motivations for becoming an Atheist?

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Answer #1:

to continue sinning...
to follow satan
to not have rules
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Answer #2:

1) Skeptical of the existence of any deities.
2) Skeptical of the existence of any deities.
3) Skeptical of the existence of any deities.

There are no other motivations.

There are many motivations for being skeptical of the exsitence of any deities, however. These are numerous.
Lack of evidence for deities, contradictions in the deity's traits (e.g., omniscience and omnipotence are logically incompatable), contradictions between scripture and observable phenomena (the Noachian Deluge and the history of the Earth), etc...

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Answer #3:

- Realization that there is no evidence to support the supposed existence of God

- Realization of the multitude of fallacies, contradictions, inconsistencies and questionable moral teachings that plagues mainstream religions

- Sincere devotion to truth and reality instead of blind belief and wishful thinking

Answer #4:

I didn't have any motivation. I just grew up and started thinking for myself and the result of that was I found that it was impossible for me to believe that any deity exists.

Since then, the more I read, the more I research, the more I observe, the more convinced I am of my atheism.

Answer #5:

Just try to be non-religious :)

Answer #6:

1. Lack of evidence of any deity

2. Illogical, contradictory descriptions of God(s) by believers which makes it very clear that none of them really know what they're talking about.

3. The history of religion, which tells us that the whole idea of god(s) and 'spirits' were created to explain things like weather and geological phenomena.

4. The fact that the term 'God' isn't very well defined. It's just a collection of loosely related connotations, that can mean literally anything to anyone.

Answer #7:

To keep myself aligned as closely as possible with reality

That's the only reason, I want to base my decisions on what is true, not what feels good.

Answer #8:

1. There's no proof of God
2. Even if this god is real, he is not loving, as he killed 3 million people.
3; The bible disproves itself. (According to the bible, god has everything that will happen in your life planned out and set, yet you're supposed to pray to change the things already set in stone.)

Answer #9:

You ask other beliefs to speak for Atheists?! Lady, you are dumber than a box of hammers!

Answer #10:

1) god or the gods havent done anything for anyone
2) it is better to rely on yourself and live a good moral life without god, than using god as a crutch to pretend to be moral
3) Atheists believe in progress
4) most american presidents hate atheists, and there is no logical reason for it
5) atheists are smart enough to make their own moral code, and follow it to a T if they so desire.
Im still agnostic because of experience.

Answer #11:

There's no "motivation" to become an atheist. You don't get any reward for it.
You're either convinced that some deity exists or you aren't...that's it.
Religions offer rewards.

Answer #12:

Intellectual honesty.
Intellectual honesty.
Intellectual honesty.


Don't believe the answers from Christians who comfort themselves by believing that we become atheists so we can sin without guilt. That's just the standard lie churches spread about us. Churches don't want to admit that those who examine doctrine and sacred texts closely find numerous problems, so they pretend we have self-centered motivations.

Answer #13:

I wasn't motivated to become an atheist, but I won't deny that there are some benefits:

1) Sleeping in on Sundays

2) No guilt over sex

3) I can eat shrimp and pork without thinking they are "abominations" or "unclean"

Answer #14:

Curiosity about how the universe really works
The desire for the progression of mankind
living pleasures that hurt nobody but still are prohibited by mainstream religions.

Answer #15:

I don't really know of actual motivations.

I just know why I was happier being an atheist.

That was: I don't have to beat myself up for who I am and what I am any longer. I can just accept it, and move on. Otherwise, I was forcing myself to be someone I am not.

Answer #16:

They think it's cool to bash religious people.

They don't think there is enough evidence for a god to be real.

They are too lazy to go to church.

In my opinion.

Answer #17:

"For instance, grouping Jesus with the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus does not count as an intelligent answer and only shows your intolerance for someone else's belief system. This actually takes validity away from your argument. "

Wait until you'd been there. You'll wonder why with what you'd written, in here, today.

Answer #18:

There aren't any.

That's why it's great.

I'm not being offered paradise and I'm also no being promised hell if I screw up.

Not believing in stuff is a sweet deal.

Answer #19:

Becoming an atheist is not something you decide to do and then do it, so it does not require any motivation. You realise one day that you do not believe in the existence of God in any shape or form. That's basically it, you are an atheist.

As to why you reach that conclusion, usually it has something to do with the realisation that there is no credible evidence for deities.

@Carls Jr.
Surely you mean Mr. Spock ****?

Edit:
"To believe is an action"
Atheism is non-belief

"Choosing is an action"
One does not choose to be an atheist.

I'm sorry to bring this up but but you leave me no choice: what were your motivations in becoming a non-believer in the Easter Bunny?

Answer #20:

1. No evidence to show any god is real, and a huge amount showing all human-claimed gods are false.
2. Religion's history of intolerance, violence and oppression have been harmful to humanity.
3. There are honest, factual, useful answers to questions we ask and problems we face, all of which are infinitely better than "an imaginary god did it."

I'm going to challenge one of your statements, that comparing jesus with other imaginary characters shows "intolerance for someone else's belief system." No, it doesn't -- it's a factual statement. There is *exactly* as much evidence to show bible jesus real as there is to show the Easter Bunny is real. That is a fact. And there is nothing wrong with pointing out facts. I fully support and constantly defend anyone's right to believe whatever they want to; but WHAT they believe is nothing but ideas, and ideas are always fair game for criticism, debate, examination, and ridicule. There is no good reason to "respect" beliefs themselves, they're just ideas and can be shown by evidence to be valid and worthwhile or invalid and worthless. Ideas don't get a free pass from criticism just because they happen to be about magical gods.

Peace.

Answer #21:

I stopped believing christianty because

in all uk churches the jesus on the cross is white, jesus is from jeruslam and should be black, i cant believe a religion who get the skin colour of their god wrong. What else. Ould they be wrong about. Tge christian chruch used to be racist in olden days which i can understand hut nowadays thy should surely move forward.

Christianity encouraged sexism for hundreds of years. To jesus women just cleaned up after the last supper. Understandably that was common yeas ago but the church should move forward. (i know some denominations have)

lastly a part in the bible, a man sins so god decides to punish him by making his children into a pie and feeding it to the man, god does things like this alot, killing 'unimportant people' when everyone is worth something.

I know this iant exactly what the question asked and i dont mean to insult anyone, beliee what you want.





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