Why do atheists believe there is no god?

Answer 1

For the same reason there are theistic people, there are atheistic people.

You interpret what you observe or are taught and format your belief system around it.

Inherent predispositions concerning the unknown are responsible for for swaying ones observations in to personally acceptable or unacceptable explanations. These explanations can have a faith basis or a rational basis. Ergo, the lack of approval in a faith based explanation leads to Atheism.

Answer 2

Atheism is not a belief. It is a lack of belief in a god or gods. Most atheists arrive at the conclusion that there is no god because they have examined all the arguments and found that there is no convincing evidence for God's existence.

Answer 3

First of all, it's not a question of what an atheist BELIEVES. Rather, it is just the opposite: an atheist does not believe in god or gods.

The main reason is simply that there is no proof that supernatural beings, such as gods, actually exist.

Taking a look at history--and the reason that people began believing in gods--one realizes that there were thousands of gods in recorded history. They were merely creations of man in order to help explain the unexplainable. Why would any god of the present be any different?

Answer 4

Because they do not believe that there is any conclusive evidence that a God exists and they are willing to take the eternal risk that He does not.

Other possible factors:

1) Peer influence. In high school, for example, the one or two religious believers in a class may be subject to ridicule.

2) Convenience; desires. No one wants "bothersome" rules, or limitations to their personal pleasure.

3) Lack of proper information. People have inaccurate notions about God, religion and belief. They've picked up tidbits, jokes, and "sound-bites," and on such solid authority they dismiss the entire topic.

4) Unfortunate experiences. Many have had personal hardships, or a harsh religious upbringing or education, and as a consequence may retain an unhappy feeling towards belief, without realizing that emotions and facts are two different things.

5) Many think that science, and specifically Evolution, have proved that there is no God. They don't comprehend that even if Evolution was an unquestionable fact, it would not automatically follow that God isn't there. They also seem unaware that there are a significant number of highly-qualified scientists who do not believe in Evolution.

6) Many people have simply never delved into the subject, to see if God's existence can be convincingly demonstrated.

7) Stereotyping. People call us "religious nuts," "Bible-thumpers," etc.; so the average layperson may get a negative feeling toward all belief, not realizing that he/she should first look into the existence of God in principle, before necessarily looking into religion.

See also:

Is there evidence for Creation?

Can you show that God exists?

Answer 5

Theists have no proof that god exists and yet confound reason by thinking that, based on no demonstrable proof, a deity exists. Atheists have no proof that a god exists and simply accept that fact and move on.

Answer 6

Because they do not believe that there is any conclusive evidence that a 'God' exists.

Answer 7

There is no evidence to support the existence of a god or gods.