{"id":25106657,"date":"2005-05-24T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-24T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labidikm.net\/?p=25106657"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:09:09","slug":"why-am-i-an-atheist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labidikm.net\/en\/why-am-i-an-atheist\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Am I an Atheist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"30\"><strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"28\">Why Am I an Atheist?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"412\">I am an atheist, but my atheism does not prevent me from respecting those who believe in God\u2014those who consider their faith a <strong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"177\">personal matter<\/strong>, who do not seek to impose it on others, and who accept it as part of their private domain. I am an atheist, but I have <strong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"315\">my own belief<\/strong>\u2014I do not believe in any god other than humanity. I am an atheist, but I <strong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"409\">believe in humans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"721\">The <strong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"430\">only <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/God\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">god<\/a><\/strong> worthy of declaring itself divine, in my opinion, is not one that merely <strong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"526\">designed the world<\/strong> but one that <strong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"589\">continues to nurture, protect, and improve it<\/strong>\u2014one that strives to make it better. The topic is vast, but I just want to say one thing, something I constantly repeat to myself:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"870\"><em data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"868\">&#8220;If God truly exists, I will fight him with all my strength and refuse to submit to him, for he does not deserve it\u2014until he proves otherwise.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1324\">I am <strong data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"898\">the god of myself<\/strong>, and everyone is the god of themselves. <strong data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"975\">No one is the master of another.<\/strong> A god who demands my belief simply does not deserve to be a god, and that alone is a sufficient reason for me to reject him. A god who makes me <strong data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1137\">depend on him<\/strong>, who forces me to surrender to his will, who weakens my abilities and potential, making me a <strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1251\">helpless servant<\/strong>, waiting for the unknown\u2014<strong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1321\">such a god must be resisted and defeated<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1382\">Because such a god could only be a <strong data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1379\">malevolent god<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1875\">The <strong data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1433\">concept of God itself does not trouble me<\/strong>, but I fiercely oppose everything that is <strong data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1537\">illogical, a mere human invention of fantasies and dreams<\/strong>, something that ultimately is <strong data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1598\">just an ancestral illusion<\/strong>\u2014one that has now become a <strong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1649\">real human nightmare<\/strong>, delaying us in every possible way. And what are <strong data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1712\">religions<\/strong>, if not a <strong data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1751\">tapestry of fabrications<\/strong>? Even if God exists, <strong data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1828\">religions would still be the invention of the devil<\/strong>, for they are neither divine nor even human.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1942\">Thus, <strong data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1925\">I am an atheist by the force of reason<\/strong>, which states:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2504\">\n<li data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2054\">If <strong data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1963\">God exists<\/strong> but <strong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1978\">cannot<\/strong> make this world a better place, then he <strong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2051\">does not deserve to be a god<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2175\">If <strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2074\">God exists<\/strong> but <strong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2096\">does not want<\/strong> to make this world a better place, then he <strong data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2172\">does not deserve to be a god<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2300\">If <strong data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2195\">God exists<\/strong> but <strong data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2221\">does not know how<\/strong> to make this world a better place, then he <strong data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2297\">does not deserve to be a god<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2504\">If <strong data-start=\"2306\" data-end=\"2320\">God exists<\/strong> but <strong data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2346\">has valid excuses<\/strong> for doing nothing, then a <strong data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2411\">single tear from a suffering human<\/strong> is enough to <strong data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2451\">reject all his excuses<\/strong>, and therefore, <strong data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2501\">he does not deserve to be God<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2578\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2578\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Goodbye, O Lord\u2014<br data-start=\"2524\" data-end=\"2527\" \/>And know that I am already being merciful to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Am I an Atheist? 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