Is there a good reason to believe in God?
There are no good reasons for believing that god exists. He clarifies, saying that Religious people actually only believe that there are good reasons to believe in belief.
What is it called when you don’t believe in God but you believe in a higher power?
Agnostic: Not sure in the existence of a higher power either way; Deist: Believes in a god but not one which has been revealed and is only observable in nature generally not from supernatural observances or revelation; Theist: Believes in a higher power that has a person and is revealed in nature; and.
Why do people choose not to believe in God?
Of course, as people are many and diverse, so also are the reasons for why they choose not to believe in God. We cannot place every person in specific categories, for the true motivations of a persons heart are know only to that person and to God.
What are the desirable aspects of atheism?
One of the desirable aspects of atheism, from their viewpoint, is the elimination of all accountability for their life—to God. In other words, they are seeking to live without guilt, and regret which they view as being placed upon them by God or religion.
Would belief in God be so widespread if God didn’t exist?
“Belief in God would not be so widespread if God didn’t exist.” This type of claim is called an “argumentum ad populum” or “appeal to the majority,” and it’s simply not true. Many beliefs are popular or widely held without being true, and things that are true exist whether anyone believes in them or not.
Is Christianity the leading cause of atheism?
There are many people, who over the course of their life, meet an individual who has claimed to be a Christian—who has exhibited behavior that is contrary to their particular belief, and caused other people to discount God altogether. An enduring fact of life is that one of the leading causes of atheism is Christianity.