Evil Brain:

A little bit.

Evil Brain: Medical Doctor.

Nothing illustrates the problem of evil better than watching a one year old slowly suffer and die from cancer.

And you get to see first hand the uselessness of prayer. It's hard not to start having doubts by the 10,000th time you see an hours long prayer session lead by a visiting pastor end without result. Then you see simple evidence based measures working consistently.

I'll never forget the time I counselled one virgin-type born again chick whose new husband had given her Chalmydia and blocked both her tubes. Meanwhile, the most promiscuous women who use condoms consistently never catch anything.

Medicine forces you to see how the real world works. Most of my colleagues who are still religious make sure that they keep their religion at home while at work. And when they are counselling patients, you'd be amazed at how atheistic they sound. People actually think [I]I'm[/i] the one that's a Christian.

Logicboy03:


That has so many meanings.

You could be.....

A nurse
A witchdoctor
A quack
A student doctor (studying medicine in uni)
A herbalist
A practitioner in health sector (psychologist, nutritionist etc)



What are you?

Evil Brain:

Post-grad surgical resident.

Logicboy03:



Swagg.


It is said that the most intelligent peeps are usually the most quiet.....no wonder

onetrack: Historians also can be prone to be non-believers; they see that patterns of history show no clear link with any people to god. Also they know that historical claims can be greatly exaggerated or falsified, and that the ruling classes have always used religion to control others.

Psychologists as well. They can identify techniques used by people to control other people, and can spot these techniques being used by religions and religious people.

Evil Brain: Pastors

Because who can be better at smelling bullshît than someone who shovels it for a living?

I'm convinced that most of those guys are cynical conmen, especially the healing and prosperity types. How could you be fooled by fake miracles when you're the one performing them?

I don't believe in hell, but I wish there was a special place in it for those asshöles.

mazaje:

A lot of pastors are actually non believers. . Those that perform fake miracles and sell false snake oil in the name of prosperity etc. . . .Some Popes in the past were non believers. . .

mazaje:

A lot of pastors are actually non believers. . Those that perform fake miracles and sell false snake oil in the name of prosperity etc. . . .Some Popes in the past were non believers. . .

Evil Brain:

Hell, even Mother Teresa ended up an atheist. A fact that is highly embarrassing to all of us given how much harm she did to those who were unfortunate enough to fall into her hands.

As long as you're smart enough and honest with yourself, the realities of life and the deafening silence whenever you pray will eventually lead you to atheism.

mazaje:

Many theist have come up with answers to that, some now say that prayer is just a communication with god. . .Some say god's will supersedes. . .Others say god does not need to answer humans because he is not obligated to love humans. . .Different answers just to keep promoting mythology. . .

donroxy: Hmm, All Profession only points to the supremacy of OMNISCIENT unless such profession doesn't deal with Knowledge !!!



Accounting has drew me nearer to how to discharge my ''stewardship report'' to God ...........I now keep record of my activities,classifying them,analysing,summarising them and interpreting the result of my actions and inactions !!!


My Ledger and God's Ledger should show the same Balance ........ After Forgiveness,Blessings and Mercy is added to the transactions !!!


As for Atheist Profession, May Be U shall find one when U leave the COSMOS, I doubt it sha ooo !!!



I don land !!!

Logicboy03: Atheist professions?

Well, we know that most scientists in the Western world are atheists or agnostics. So, are there any other professions that lead or pushes people towards atheism?

Personally, I think poetry and philosophy pushes people to atheism as well. Of course there will be many theist/religious poets and philosophers. However, many of the poets and philosophers that I know personally or from reading about are either atheists or not religious.

Philosophy makes you to ask questions and so, if you are a deep philosopher, you must eventually question faith. A good example is the contradiction between freewill and omnipotence/omniscience. An all knowing being can not exist where there is freewill because that being will know the future with 100% certainty....meaning that the future is written in stone.


I want to know if there are any other professions the skew towards atheism....

mazaje:
Astrophysicist- They see the vastness of the universe and know that no tribal god created it. . .

Uyi Iredia: @ Evil Brain: Not all doctors are like the ones you mention, many are religious, open about it, and you especially should know that.

... you get to see first hand the uselessness of prayer. It's hard not to start having doubts by the 10,000th time you see an hours long prayer session lead by a visiting pastor end without result.

...Most of my colleagues who are still religious make sure that they keep their religion at home while at work. And when they are counselling patients, you'd be amazed at how atheistic they sound. People actually think I'm the one that's a Christian.

beejaay:
There is no contradiction between freewill and omnipotence/omniscience, the problem is that people don't understanbd the meaning and relationship of those words. Ominiscence means no past and no future, that the only time that exist is the present moment(one seconds ago is already past), if you have timei would like you read and critisize Tao Te Ching (its an 81 poem by Lao Ztu).freewill and ominiscense/ominipotent are one and the same

aManFromMars: Computer programming and other related computer science projects...

In my opinion, most programmers I know are at least skeptics.

Logicboy03:

Javanian?

Logicboy03:



There is no contradiction between freewill and omniscience?

Instead of telling me to read something why not go and read an encyclopedia of philosophy on the problem of freewill?


Religion is the sole thing that gives ignorant people confidence against facts