I grew up out of any religion and any faith, I had never heard the concept of "god" until recently. And I dont understand.
Maybe could you explain to me: "what is god?"
An entity who/which created the world?
Total absurdity.. You're on this planet, with the rest of the humanity(never forget the rest, especially whose that dont believe in your concept), because in the entire universe, at least one planet enables the life to appear. You're the result of this exceptionals circumstances.
And if you think that its too much exceptional to be a simple circumstance, use your mind and try to imagine what are the probabilities that an entity emerges from the universe before to create an other entity, the humanity, maybe for the fun.
How many time religions dominate the human though still? Not enough lifes wasted by a concept claimed universal which differs so much around the world? Why is roman mythogy less serious that an other belief?
I think the humanity is like a child, needs a father.
But there is no father, and children make foolish things.

I think that Atheism takes a far Greater leap of faith than Deism. Personally, I'm not ready to make that Jump. I've seen far too much Beauty and wonder in this world to claim Accident.
But, if Atheism is your Religion, more power to ya.

Eh, I ain't got a whole lot of use for it...

More often than not a con game or worse(responsible for most evil in the 20th century,for example)but sorta fashionable to cite some disaster for the reason for this.Many of my fellow Jews cite the Holocaust as to why God doesn't exist or why they're pissed at Him.This sounds better than just citing one murder or a hangnail or admitting they were atheists to begin with.I'd like to take a poll of people whose belief in God went out the window after they went through a disaster.

I believe Psalm 14:1 is pretty clear on this subject.

If you don't believe in anything, then why do you choose to live?

Like millions of other Americans, my great-grandparents came to this country with their children at the beginning of the 20th century. Like many who passed through Ellis Island they made their home in New York City. For about 20 years they used overhead trains and subways for transportation. Automobiles were available but my great-grandparents saw no need to buy one as they felt that rail transportation was sufficient. They knew a few people who owned cars and one time my great-grandfather actually tried to drive one but without proper instructions and not being familiar with the controls, he lurched the car forward, drove it into the curb, and eventually stalled the engine. My great-grandparents never looked around in a new car showroom because they had no interest in buying a car and likewise, as new automotive features and conveniences were added it had no meaning for them. As far as my great-grandparents were concerned, the automobile industry may as well have not existed. I see atheists as being like my great-grandparents and the auto industry as being like God. If people choose to not allow God to have any influence in their lives then He may as well not exist for them, so I can understand why many of my atheist friends feel the way that they do. Like my great-grandparents who were satisfied with rail transportation, atheists are satisfied with the way that they go through life, and like my great-grandfather who tried to drive, sometimes they even "give God a chance." But making an attempt without first seeking some kind of familiarity more often than not leads to them walking away in disgust just as my great-grandfather did when he drove into the curb. So I don't jump on the case of my atheist friends because I would like to think that I have at least a halfway decent idea of why they do not believe in God. For my great-grandparents, the automobile industry may as well not have existed because they saw no need for an automotive product to be part of their lives, and for my atheist friends, God may as well not exist because they feel no need for His "product" to be part of their lives. But just because something plays no part in your life doesn't mean that it does not exist. Had I kept the door closed to the concept of God, never stepping out on faith and allowing God some room to work, He would not have affected my life, in which case He would not have existed for me. But I had a desire to know God beyond what I was told in organized religion and that eventually brought me to a greater understanding than I ever received from religious clergy or those who were supposed to be my teachers on the subject. In the same vein, some people want to know more than simply how to drive a car so they become mechanics or engineers and participate in the design, manufacture, or repair of automobiles. As a result, they learn far more about cars than they are ever told in a new car showroom. My great-grandfather never learned how to drive but when his son eventually bought a car he enjoyed being driven around even though he never gave a thought to the engineers and laborers who made manufacturing a car possible. I see athesist much in the same way, as people who enjoy the creations yet give little or no thought to the origins of a creator. My atheist friends seem to be satisfied with that kind of an answer so unless we purposely engage in a conversation on the subject I'm not going to twist anyone's arm in an effort to change their mind. However, I needed a more detailed answer and eventually I found it.

I am rather skeptical, but I could never go as far as the atheists go and say without a doubt there is no God. I really don't have any problem imagining God creating the world because there is so much beauty here. Sometimes I wonder if after God put in His 7 days, He moved on to other more interesting projects. We may never know. Atheists are entitled to their opinions, and should not be persecuted for their beliefs. But atheism carried to the extreme can become just another religion.

I don't go as far to claim atheism as being true- but I respect them more than many so-called religious people. Atheism is the true idea of self-responsibility. . .you are a little carbon-based form of life in a tough universe and you have to hack it out yourself. No dogma, no collective consciousness to help, guide or save you. That takes more guts and toughness than many alleged religious people I've met. Atheists conficence and complete faith in themselves is what really drives snake-handlers nuts.

How can you KNOW there isn't a God? Fair enough if you've followed natural history and are sceptical of some organised religions. But have you been privy to information billions of others haven't? It is a fallacy to say you know that God doesn't exist. You can believe that God doesn't exist, or that you don't care. That's freedom, and that's the technical idea of atheism. None of us know the exact nature of the universe, but we have a spectrum of philosophies about it.

Insisting that there's NO God is even narrower than insisting that there IS one,and it's the one YOU worship. Most athiests are people who are bitter about their lives,and believe that No God would allow such suffering as there is in this world. My Grandfather was one such person.

Atheism is only betting your soul in the same way that Christianity is- who knows if Islam is right? Besides, I figure that if there really is a God who is going to punish people for daring to think instead of have blind faith, He's not worth worshipping anyway.

Atheism without distain for religion is fine. All I ask is for those who are; dont down those of us who do believe for any reason at all. Live and let live.

Very sad.