I get asked this question quiet often, while an answer may seem to be quite simple, to that question it is not. There are plenty of underlying issues that come from that one question. Many that I will try and answer here today.

I find it odd that some people are perplexed, almost as if they can’t believe that someone doesn’t believe in god. It’s really difficult for some people to realize this concept. They’ve grown up all their lives believing that there is some sort of deity, while most people my age twenty two and above, do not believe in the standard Christian god they do believe that there is some sort of god around.

My first defense to the question of why I don’t believe in god, lies within a question one must think about to understand my position. That question is “Why don’t you believe in RA? Why don’t you kneel east and pray to Allah? Why don’t you believe in Odin?” Well it’s several questions all wrapped up into one, lol but you get the picture. If you realize why you don’t believe in all the other deity’s than you can start to see why I don’t believe in god.

The other gods are false, is often an answer I hear. Well ok, whose to say that the god in the bible isn’t false? Because the Bible is god’s inspired word. Well prove it. Until then it’s just a book with words in it. That’s most people’s defense for Christianity. Well how can someone combat something if it’s unfalsefiable? You can’t, just like you can’t prove that my spaghetti monster god created life.

Without god life is meaningless. Some people are truly afraid of living in a world where there is no creature that you can pray to and make your wishes come true. I disagree this life is even more meaningful, because it’s the only one we have! There are no continues, no retries, no replays, this is it, and we as a species, and a society must make every effort to make this world our “heaven” if you will. The loss of ones religion is a very sad one, I went through all the stages of grieving, first trying to make sense and find “my religion” and soon, the veils we’re slowly lifted from my eyes.

I don’t believe in these other gods cause that’s silly. We’ll not much to say here other than, people who have faith, just cannot fathom it being wrong. Because I can easily say, I don’t believe in god because that’s silly.

I jut have faith that god (Christian God) is real. Again there’s not much to say about it. If someone has faith, than all other beliefs and world views that do not support their religion are false. That’s why we have people who believe the earth is six thousand years old, or why some people think that we used dinosaurs for brute farm labor.

All in all it’s a pretty easy concept to see, look into your own beliefs, and ask your self “why don’t I believe in all the other gods?” Maybe we absorb religion, that’s native to our region? Could you say that if you we’re born in the middle east, and thought from birth that the Muslim faith was the one true faith would you believe in that? Or born hundreds of years ago with the Norse, would you have believed in Odin? Once you do a true examination of your beliefs, and why you can better understand my position. As for the true believers, I’ve found you cannot show them logic, how can you reason someone out of an idea that they didn’t use reason to get to?