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Mad at god or don't believe? My experience here tells me that some are just mad at god and others don't believe. Which are you?

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lerlo 8 July 25
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The very question is foolish and plays into the religious myth that there are no real atheists, just people mad at god. Can't get mad at a fictional character, just the jackasses who authored him or her. Yahweh of the Old Testament was originally part of a trinity, but his priests gained power and shut the others out, including a female. That's just one example of the way men use religion. I won't even dignify this stupid poll with an answer, that at it's needed since I've made my point quite obvious. Please don't play into these arrogant stereotypes again.

Thank you Mr.. Wonderful for your answer and foolish response. If you could read and had read some of the responses about the people who are mad at God then maybe it wouldn't be so foolish but maybe you can't read. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't ever respond to anything I post ever again thanks for your help good luck.
As for arrogant and mad you meet the profile

@lerlo You obviously buy into that religious claptrap too. That said, I'll be happy not to converse with you since it's senseless and only serves to muddy the waters of clear thought. Good day, sir.

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I'm only able to get angry at that which I believe exists.

Deb57 Level 8 Feb 25, 2020
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Silly question. How can someone be angry at something that does not exist.

The same way they can pray to one?

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There is no one to be mad at. There is no evidence to support the notion that ANY God exists.

Unfortunately that doesn't stop the people who believed from hating what they believed in

@lerlo Religious indoctrination does exist and I hate that. But there is no God to hate.

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It somehow doesn't sound right that somebody would be mad at God and simultaneously be an atheist.

If you are mad at God, you obviously think he or she is there. So it would negate atheism.

Nothing says the people mad at god would be an atheist. They're just here because they're mad at god. Other commenters have said they used to be mad at god and now they don't believe anymore

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That’s really a loaded question. “God” is a word.

You saying you don't believe in words? 😁

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I am mad at people who ask me if I am mad at God.

That happen alot does it?

@lerlo More often than I would like.

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The way a deity of demigod is presented with all seeing all knowing powers and can magically materialize objects. It all seems like something Disney studios would create. Who with out extreme brainwashing would ever buy into the myths created by men to control others.

azzow2 Level 9 July 28, 2019

Gaining knowledge and wisdom over the years is a great way to in-brainwash ourselves. Atheism is still a mostly taboo subject in the media for the most part. That’s why when atheists of all political stripes like Penn Juliette, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, David Cross, and Patton Oswalt are so important because they can bust out of the bubble where no one really talks about it.

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We accept that Scientology is made up nonsense. Many believe that the Church of Latter Day Saints (aka Mormonism) is made up. If you look at all the denominations there’s at least one or two things that set them apart from another. This is just Christianity. All of religion to me is made up rules by a segment of society to get people to live a certain way. It’s a method of control. Be good or God will be mad. If there is a god there would be no reward/punishment system. God wouldn’t wan it’s creation to experience pain and suffering in this life or the next. No real deity would create someone or something just to worship it. This is not even getting into the evil done in the name of a religion or God. It’s often a misogynistic system designed to keep people down and in their place.

So I’m pretty sure there’s no God. I am unsure about a life after this one though. I son’t believe if there is that it will be a heaven or hell like we perceive it.

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I don't have ANY imaginary friends.

CK-One Level 6 July 28, 2019
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Not sure I care about people who are mad at an imaginary spirit.

xyz123 Level 7 July 28, 2019
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I can’t be mad at something I simply don’t believe in. Not saying I never believed and during those times I was sometimes made at god. But, through careful thought and consideration I realized I could not expect anything from a delusion. And, god after all is a delusion

Cinco Level 5 July 27, 2019
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I definitely and simply don't believe. Even if one did exist, I wouldn't waste time acknowledging it or waste time inside a building praising it.

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I don't want to click the option that says I am possibly unsure. I am completely sure.

See the "or?"

@lerlo noooooooooooo not even a possibility aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

@lerlo Would it have broken your fingers to put in a third vote instead of using "or"??

@Normanbites You're free to make your own post but thanks for thinking of my fingers

@lerlo My shop has finger crushers galore. Feel free to borrow them at any time!!

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How can I be mad at something that doesn't exist

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When I was, angry, it was in the direction of myself for being gullibile enough to be taken in by the nonsense.

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I think you are a bit confused. There are some people who used to believe in a god, but came to the realization that there was no real evidence for one, based on what they had expected that particular god to be like. They stop believing because of the apparent lack of evidence, not because they were angry at some god. Maybe some were angry for having been duped in the first place.

I never really had any belief and I get really tired of people telling me that I must be angry at some thing that I don't even believe in.

I'm not confused at all and if you read the comments from the people who say they are mad at god, it is possible. I'm not accusing you of being mad at anything, it's just a choice. Some people decided god didn't exist one way, some people never stop believing but are just mad. Some were mad and then stopped believing. Happy for you to show me where I told you you were mad at god

@lerlo I get the feeling that you are looking for an argument. Lighten up, learn to laugh. Just a suggestion.

@itsmedammit which part of me being confused wasn't an argument? 😉

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I wonder does being mad at god equate to or mean being mad at a word or concept around which many people have formed emotional attachments? If so, ( excluding science, but not excluding scientism) wherein lies the difference between other words or concepts which are personalized?

If large numbers of adults continued to believe in a 'tooth fairy' who failed to deliver the promised reward would that then justify being mad at a made up story that our parents told us when we were children?

Justify? For those who don't believe in god I'm not sure justify is a word that is appropriate. But if people believe in god and trust in god and expected god to do something for them and it lets them down then being mad at that same god follows.

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Gawd does not bother me in the least, nor do people who believe (unless they are trying to get me to believe too). I am an atheist, not and anti-religeous. I have known some very good people who were nuns, as a matter of fact. Most of them never asked about, nor seemed to care what my religious beliefs were, and that is the way I like it.

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I'm mad at god the same way in mad at Hannibal lector. I hate him as a character, the way he is made into someone admirable despite his atrocities. People cheer both of them like they're heros and it really bothers me why.

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Can I be mad at people who happen to believe in god? That whole Council of Nicaea thing really opened a can of worms.

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It seems pretty clear to me that the overwhelming majority on here who do not believe, do not believe for good reasons. I'm sure there are a few people who aren't serious atheists or agnostics, who are just pissed at God. Sounds like you've encountered a few.

Yes, someone who could get incensed at such a poll might be feeling a little self-conscious.

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Why be mad at a nonexistent God and why do so many people keep asking the same tired question?

The same reason people post the same meme over and over again? The same reason people answer the same question over and over again? The same reason they believed in the non-existent god in the first place?

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I'm simply a non believer

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Being mad at or hating an imaginary being, is the same as saying you love an imaginary being.

One thing all imaginary beings have in common, none of them have a 'PRESENCE'.

zblaze Level 7 July 26, 2019
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