atheists

First of all, as others have already pointed out, evolution may not be a "reasonable explanation" for you, but it is for other people who have different belief systems. Just like the bible or a rainbow aren't "reasonable explanations" of the existence of deities for me. If you want to learn about other people's beliefs, you can't dismiss them before you have even given them a chance to respond. That is why you have a lot of people giving you crap on this question. The question is not offensive, but the way you have asked it is.

Secondly, there are lots of places around here where Atheists and people of other religions have discussed this topic respectfully. Here are some links to answers, forums and articles from the Atheism spot that you might want to take a look at:
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(we also have a couple of 'Ask A Christian' forms)

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If you look through any of those links you'll see that Atheists believe in a wide range of things for a wide range of reasons. We, for the most part, don't mind explaining our beliefs to people who want to learn about them, but we do require respectful debate.

I DO believe in evolution, so don't give me "that's not proof" bullshit. We have many things in common with apes. Our fingers, our ape-like faces... I think that's more reasonable than a book called the Bible.

I'm not one.

*grabs chair and waits beside SirLordKingDerp*


I know right?

and i'm an atheist!

Bro you ask atheists why don't they believe in God. Therefore they should be allowed to answer anyway they want to. EVEN with the evolution theory just because you don't necessary believe in it. That doesn't mean no truth is in that theory.

(end rant) "sits in lawnchair and munches on popcorn"

Dose it really matter? Everyone has diffrent belives that people may not agree on and that's just life so deal with it! If u complain AGAIN will kill you! *pulls out knife*

I don't believe in God because, if he created everything; why create racists, sexists, homophobes; and everything else that brings people down?
If he created us in His image; how horrible of a God is He truly?
That's why I don't believe in Him.

*Pulls up armchair with some pie-flavored pie and joins SirLordKingDerp's group.*
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I dont believe in him becouse i dont want to.

No God didn't create me I am positive that my parents created me when they had sex.And I don't believe because there is no hard proof that god exists, I am not excluding the possibility that god does exist but I choose not to believe. It's simply hard for some people to believe to something based solemnly on faith. I don't like being labeled an atheist and I don't procclaim myself one but i just don't believe, the whole thing sounds more like a myth, a fairy tale. Besides people created religion and gods to explain natural phenomena like lightning and stuff.Ancient greeks believed that the gods lived on mount olympous, would they believe it if they had climbed to the top? When christianity was founded people thought god lives on heaven, placing heaven on the sky, they hadn't been to space though and called scientists heretics, what if they had seen that above the clouds were stars and galaxies, not heavens? Religions were first created to explain the world and as our field of knowledge expanded they became myths. Later, and until the present day,to a certain degree at least, they are means of controlling the masses. What will happen when and if someday all the theories of christianity and most present day religions are proven untrue like the olympians? People will probably create a new god to believe in.

Most atheists are athiests because either
1. they don't care.
2. They have a hard time just believing things and need proof, and proof of a god's existance is very hard to find, let alone the existance of the christian god.

I personally do believe in god because well...I found certain evedence, but I doubt it is you that I need to worry about convincing.

Because I don't have to believe in him and it's a choice to be religious.
Don't act like you own everyone just because we're not you moron, and this question is going to make people hate you.

hey you guys, i think beliefs (even the atheist belief) is cool, and i like learning about them and figuring out about them, i like this question and that this girl/guy was so brave to ask it, i've been a Christian all my life, but now i see where some atheists r coming from because not all atheists r the same because they think God isn't real for alot of reasons, or some think he could be real but the just don't like him, well, ive been hurt alot, and i actually don't think God was helping me and i figured maybe it was because he isn't there :P

The fact of the matter is that people want to do what they want as they please. Especially, because The Amendments and The Bill of Rights. (That is if you live in the U.S) Anywho, God stopped doing corrections and fixing, he is letting this slide, therefore meaning to people that either God died or does not exist. People usually have the idea that if God truly cared, he would corrected this or kept correcting this situation. Does that answer your question?

I just don't believe, but that doesn't mean I hate him. Everyone's beliefs are different.

I don't believe for a few reasons. I probably wont say though because it's too detailed.

You have got to be shitting me. Are you fucking serious?

The reason I don't believe in him is because there is no evidence that he exist.

People probaby have many different standards for a "reasonable explanation" sooooo........

*readjusts position in lawn chair and refills pop corn*

....is the pie flavored pie gone?

i believe in god but i have my doubts. i don't understand how if he has the power to create things, why does he always take the good things. he takes our family members away and our friends just because some one sinned. thats stupid to make everyone pay for it... i could less what peope believe in...it's a right we have here in the USA.

Gee whiz, all this time I thought my parents created me. I'll have to talk to them.

Honestly,I don't see how God could've created us....I think we started out,just there. Like,seriously. I kinda believe in the evolution kinda thing. But really,I don't know.
You could kinda say I'm half atheist, half Christian or something, I don't even know.

i believe in God. i go to church every Sunday and know that in any situation, God is always there.

im not atheist....but im not religious.... im just conor.. but i see there point it does seem more logic but like u never know. I'm conorism

I don't have any religion, however I do believe there is a God-like being helping us in our actions... I guess :D

It's actually a good question.. I believe in God