Maybe, if God does exist ( I'm not saying he/she/it does or doesn't), the nature of God as known to mankind was just mankind creating God in OUR image.

My reply: How do you know there is?

If I die and find myself brought before a god, that god is gonna have a whole lot of explaining to do.

I have had this question put to me a thousand times by christians I used to know. I always ask them in return "What if YOU"RE wrong". They usually rebutt with "I'm not wrong". I say "oh really! How's that?" They say, "well, because the bible says....." I tell them "You're bible is bullshit and you have no proof". That usually ends the discussion. They cannot fathom the idea that THEY have devoted their entire life to a lie and a myth.

I will say that even if the god of the bible is real, as Stephen Fry says, I don't want into heaven, not on "god's" terms because they're abusrd and ridiculous. If all the sign-waving religitards are right, I would much RATHER spend eternity in hell than in heaven with a bunch of jesus worhipping nutcases.

If there is some kind of Gawd, I will be immensely pleased because after I yell, scream, and swear at "it", I will be able to kick the shit out of "it" & stomp off! Stupid mother%$#&÷@$!

There are over 3000 gods being worshipped, or a few gods being worshipped in 3000 different ways by most people and if you don't worship that god or gods in a certain way you will be damn . The Egyptian gods hold the record for time, I guess. The thing is if I wantedto worship a god it would be Odin . He came to rid the world of Frost giants.Jesus came to rid the world of sin.I don't see no Frost giants. The reason some don't believe in odin are the same reson I don't worry about jesus

I have been asked this before too. My response seldom changes. IF I'm wrong and god does exist, then he is a fucking monster devoid of ANY empathy or compassion, and completely unworthy of 'worship' or adulation. Fuck god.

I read an interesting comment by a well known Spanish writer who said if there is a God then great and if there isn't so what? God is said to be forgiving so if you live a reasonable life, don't pull of a mass murder or do lots of evil stuff you are OK and can go to the magic place in the sky called Heaven (that doesn't exsist). If you just die and become dead you won't go anywhere. You will rot in a box or mold away. Better to be burned up and become a bunch of atoms and molecules and join the molecules and atoms of Elvis that are floating around in Space.

If is the operative. All religions rely on IF!

Nah. It's easy to apologize and ask for forgiveness. But until such a time as that proof is presented, I shall remain entirely skeptical by lack of evidence.

But there are no gods.

Friends of mine often beg me to hedge my bets in case there really is a hell, I have had people crying , trying to get me to believe in a god . I rather think that 'brown bread' really is 'dead ' and I am not going to reincarnate as then, what would be the point of births?We 'd be pretty overcrowded- I know I am not being logical I am just firing off - But I truly don't fear death, bring it on!

And what if an earthquake knocks the entire western United States into the ocean? What if a comet wipes out all life on planet earth? What if Jesus hasn’t returned yet because his GPS got him lost? What if coconuts CAN migrate?

Any "God" who tolerates a hell in his perfect creation is the keeper of that hell; i.e. the Devil. Whatever might exist that comes closest to being a God, no good atheist has cause to be afraid of it.

You cannot loose something that is not real. These religious people want all to join in on their misreable life. If I end up in hell, I will ask for a transfer, my god allows this so nothing to fear.

I'll cross that bridge if I ever come to it!

I would pull a Socrates and question the dude as if he were my equal. All too often I hear people talking about God like he’s some supreme being who demands the finest of sacrifices and praises just for creating the universe, but then they will turn around and talk about God like he’s this guy you can talk to and don’t need to be scared of. Why should I be afraid of an ultra being just because he could snap me out of existence? News flash, if I snapped out of existence, I wouldn’t know about it.

I’m not Christian, but I grew up Catholic, so a lot of Catholic stuff has leaked into my morals. If I think of God, I don’t see someone who deserves my praise on a daily basis. If he’s supposed to be a model of the perfect father, he wouldn’t impose rules on people who won’t know if they are legitimate rules until they die. Also if I’m a child of God, shouldn’t I technically be his grandson because my parents are in the same situation?

No, not off track at all!! XD If God does exist, I’d be okay with it. I don’t care where I end up when I die, but I would much rather know that I’m going somewhere than be teased and hoping about where specifically it is I go to.

Pascal's wager?

It has some explaining to do.

First I tell them that since I don't believe in God, I have no fear of meeting anyone. Second, since they have lived in fear all their lives of upsetting their god and not going to heaven, I feel like I will come out ahead anyway. Third, if they truly believe that only their version of god and their way of worshiping him is the correct way to get into this heaven, that means I would be in the company of the millions of people around the world that believe in other gods or worship in diferent way and their heaven would be severley underpopulated. And lastly, I probably wouldn't want ot hand out with a bunch of people like himself for eternity anyway. Depending on whom I am talking to, I can use one answer or any combination.

Let's say, purely hypothetically, that you die, you go and say 'hi' to St Peter, and he decides whether to let you through the pearly gates or send you to the fiery pit. Once again, hypothetically. I'd rather avoid being accused of being a theist again, as has happened on another thread.

I would hope that the judgement would be based on how I'd conducted myself. Whether I'd been kind to others or whether I'd been nasty. I would hope it would be by some sort of reasoning whereby my intentions were the deciding factor. Yes, I upset people when I came out as gay and transgender, but that should be on them, rather than me. I can't think of anything I've ever done that was downright malicious.

I would hope that belief and worship would be a secondary or non consideration. That those who populate the protest lines of Westboro Baptist Church are going straight to the fiery pit for choosing to make life miserable for others. I would hope that non-believers, provided they'd done plenty of good and no actual evil, would be guaranteed a spot in the nice place.

The Pope seems to agree. He's on record as saying that agnostics and atheists have a place in heaven, as long as they lead good lives.

Which one

Perhaps you can remind people who talk to you like that their God is supposed to be a forgiving and loving one.....therefore, no one - in theory - should end up in hell.

When I die and if I find out that god exists he'll probably say " Steve I know you didn't believe in me but come on in anyway ".

I always say. What if you are wrong and Hindus are right or the buddhist maybe the Greeks were right. With that logic there are over 3000 gods that man have invented you better get to praying to all of them to cover your ass

OK, if any day science proves the existence of god...I will say "OK, I was mistaken. Next"