I saw a BP post that reversed this question so I wondered what religious people had to ask athiests.

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Im an atheist. But apparently there is 3 different sort of atheists. the nonreligious, the nonbelievers, and the agnostic. What one do you all fall under and can you elaborate?
I myself am somewhere between nonbeliever and agnostic. I find it hard to believe there could be a god but also know simultaneously that i can not be certain about my non belief

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Aster (she/they)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally I'd say agnostic, I mean the existence of a Something would explain a lot, and it's nice to think that there is something else going on in the universe, but if there was I don't believe it would be anything approaching the Abrahamic God

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    What do you think happens when you die?

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    Nick (He/Him)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that you start off dreaming, and then your dreams slowly fade away as your brain deteriorates. Somewhat poetic, and seems legit looking at science.

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    #3

    What drives your life? Do you follow any philosophies that inspire you or do you live on a moment-by-moment basis?

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    Fellow atheists: are you frightened of death?

    Death seems like something of a lose/lose scenario to me. I don’t want to cease to exist, and miss out on the immensity of the future, but I also wouldn’t want to live forever. Talk about a nightmare you can’t wake from!

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    supertall
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a afraid of a painful death, but not afraid of being dead. Like, I definitely don't want to be tortured to death by a murderer, but the actual being dead part doesn't seem scary. That's just nothingness. The world got along just fine without me for millions of years without me and I didn't experience pain or terror or anything else; I expect it'll be much the same when I am gone. But I'd defo prefer to die in bed after eating chocolate mousse and drinking a glass of wine.

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    Which religion do you respect the most/dislike the least?

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    Andres Tejeda
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buddhism, and the one I hate the most is American evangelical Christianity because they are getting increasingly more violent, are very hypocritical, some are racist, and their entanglement with the GOP has destroyed the country by creating a culture of propaganda and fear with no solutions other than taking away rights from women, lgbtq+, people of color, and anyone the deem lesser than themselves.

    Hannah McCoy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nothing you've said about christians here is true, except for some being racist. sadly some christians are racist

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    UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Sikhs and the Baha’i have faiths based on love and service to humankind, and I immensely respect that. There are aspects of them, like their opposition to abortion and Baha’ism’s opposition to marriage equality that I find offensive, but that’s religion for you.

    ForThePeople he/him
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I respect everyone based on actions. So I hate American evangelicals because they tend to be racist sexist homophobic conspiracy theorists.

    Jazmin
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I respect Buddhists the most- they are incredibly kind, lovely and peaceful people that wouldn't generally hurt a fly. But for the religion I despise probably evangelical or Lutheran (WELS) Christianity. They are extremely homophobic, racist, transphobic and just spread hate. Not religion.

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    Why

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    CascadedFalls
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. Growing up in a non-religious family is one of the factors contributing to this. 2. I've always leaned towards scientific beliefs rather than believing in a higher power. I haven't encountered convincing reasons or evidence to think otherwise. 3. Explaining the world doesn't, in my view, necessitate a belief in a god. 4. I often wonder, if a god exists, why do humans commit such awful acts? Wouldn't a god strive to reduce or eliminate such behavior?

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