Originally Posted by
Omnis Dei
1)How confident are you that no gods exist? Why?
I believe everything is ultimately uncertain, and I cannot state anything one way or another with 100% certainty. That being said the concepts surrounding the Abrahamic God are so utterly preposterous and counter-productive that it seems most beneficial to both me and society if I act as though he does not exist. Or at the very least, that he either doesn't care to be worshiped or doesn't deserve to be. My worship is of the precious moment which will never, ever again repeat itself. By clinging to the idea that I am going to live for ever in an afterlife, I am forsaking what truly deserves my praise and attention.
2)Why do you believe atheism is more logically respectable than theism?
Honestly when you get to the real source of things the two words lose their meaning. Of course a natural path for the newly disillusioned theist is to simply widen their definition of God until their definition is indistinguishable from an atheists view of the universe, aside from the tenuous word Consciousness which we haven't even properly defined. I do believe that the burden of proof lies on the one making the claim, but I believe both the falsification and validation are claims and are both required to be backed up. This does not mean a proper explanation for God is that you cannot prove it doesn't exist. That's not reason to believe in something. However, just because you cannot prove it does exist that's no reason to dismiss theories about it and limit yourself from the vast array of deep thoughts you can have in regard to concepts like God.
3)If a God/gods exist, should they be worshipped, why or why not?
As I answered in the first question, no. Not unless you define God as the present moment. Worshiping something out of fear they'll smite you for not worshiping them is the same as admitting to being a witch out of fear that you'll be executed unless you admit it. I believe very strongly in innocence until proven guilty, and the fact is the only reason the Salem Witch Trials ever ended was because so many people ended up put to death simply for refusing to admit guilt. So we say God is a nice dude and deserves to be worshiped because I mean, come on dude, praise nice people like God. But why do we think he's the absolute good in the universe? If he were truly the one creator, wouldn't that make him both? Wouldn't that make him something beyond our own naive views on morality? I do nothing out of fear, if I can help it. I do nothing because I'm threatened to, if I can help it. Because of that, I believe if God truly deserved to be worshiped, he wouldn't care either way, but if he required himself to be worshiped, he certainly doesn't deserve to be.
And like I said before, I believe there is something that does deserve our absolute, unconditional love and respect. There is something absolutely sacred. But you won't find it in a book.