The reasons for people rejecting God

Salaam,

it only makes sense that you present both sides of an issue. I am learning this well with the philosophy class on biomedical ethics i am taking. It seems that the reason for people rejecting God are greater than the reasons for acceptance. The top reason, of course, is due to the technological advances that have occurred in our country and around the world over the last 4 decades, in particular. It has made man feel proud of himself and his accomplishments and so he begins to get a feeling that he does not need anyone else to regulate his life. He should live as a humanist, atheist or agnostic as all these give him a sense of control over his life.

Also, the loss of nature has contributed heavily as well to the rejection of God. The people go outside everyday to see more lands cleared of trees and more industry taking over. Pollution is wide-spread and more and more animals lose their homes. There is no connection with nature except for maybe a watch of the sunrise or a trip to the beach.

There has also been a negative media influence on the people’s rejection of God. Everyday more and more stories are coming out that attack people with religious views as extremist, left-wing and backwards. On the other hand, the media has no problem with people cursing God and portraying him as they please with the slogan of “free speech.” This is not to generalize but stations like Fox news are almost becoming impermissible for Muslims to watch, for example, because they only show the extremist aspect of Islam.

The loss of morals in society and the negative attitude towards fate has added to the rejection of God as well. With more and more people stealing, lacking modesty, treating family members without respect, you naturally start to get used to the non-religious atmosphere around you.

Next to last, science, philosophy and psychology are three academic areas that have attacked religion and thus aided people in rejecting God. They are part of the “free-thinkers and research” arena. They enforce their views on others through schools, colleges and daily control of all of our marketing networks but claim only religion enforces its ideology on others. A perfect example of this is how my own professor deleted my entire post on his criticism of religion and its lack of merit because i was displeased with his intro on religion. He wrote that a religious person with morals is not as superior to someone who believes in morals without religion. I wrote that the fact you spent only one paragraph on religion in a 10 chapter book is clearly showing bias and an unopen mind from someone who teaches philosophy. I also said philosophers are all talk and live depressing lives while those who believe in God act upon what they teach and have changed communities for the better. But lets leave that.

The last and most important reason for people rejecting God is something most people don’t talk about and that is related to the secret societies and gangs that have infiltrated the power structure in our country. This ranges from fraternities to sororities to gangs. I will only dwell on their generalities as i don’t want to commit intellectual dishonesty with any of them. Basically, they seek your loyalty and life to their certain organization and work in absolute secrecy. Now secrecy can be good or bad but just from knowing about their basics, it seems that you pledge loyalty to Satan or to another man above God. It doesn’t even matter about family or your own when it goes against the “gang” or “brotherhood”. So these above are all factors that go against people who try to search or find God.

To be frank, one more point must be addressed which is the issue of what do most humans think about god? Religion definitely prevails over philosophy or atheism as a mindset of a lot of people. This is evident from the fact that any way of thinking other than religion has to be preached and built in to people while the belief in God is something that most people seem to believe naturally. But what do people mean by belief in God? It is a belief, for most humans, that is full of heedlessness and requires no service or actions in the way of god. To believe in God means that you believe in your heart and don’t really follow him in your everyday actions. One must conclude that the majority of humans are thus in partial rejection of god because they believe in him but do not follow him. This is still a rejection that is of a lesser level in comparison to those who believe in no god or believe they are their own Gods. So rejection is widespread and can be partial or complete.

A.R. Absolutist

Belief in God and its need…

In life, you just keep moving and moving everyday and it seems not like a roller coaster ride but more like a boring drama that you just have watched too many times. At moments, you say, what am i doing here in this life? What is the point? This is the start for many people in their process to change their lives.

For others, it takes an accident or a tramautizing experience to wake them up. A car-crash? Oh GOD! You almost drowned? Oh GOD! Your local Masgid turn in some of your Muslim brothers? I would think that would wake you up. This sort of experience changes the way you think about life. 9/11, for example, had some Muslims who loved this country so much end up hating it after they were wrongfully imprisoned and tortured. Sort of like your country gets invaded by another who claims you have massive French Fries that they want to get a hold off. In the process, they focus more on the tons of Ice-Cream you have.

For even some, its just that little act of kindness that makes them turn to God, or Allah in the Islamic sense. They hear an amazing lecture, see an amazing Muslim or see others actually showing the kindness we all talk about but rarely show.

Many of us, on the other hand, are supposed to be born with this belief in one creator. So the Prophet (S.A.W) made sure we knew all humans are born in a state of submission to God but their parents, society or culture change them. Sociologists love talking of the effects of environment on people and they are justified in doing so. So you are born with something that needs to be re-inforced everyday as you grow up or it may get replaced with other ideas. You have someone grow up in a secularist society like our beautiful country, then majority of people will develop that attitude. Women grow up seeing tight skirts, clubs and freedom in a “naked” sense, thats what will seem normal to them.

It doesn’t necessarily mean this is what they were born with but over time, they got used to the evil or negative images and lifestyles around them. This is why Beleif in Allah and being raised with it is so important.

It saves you from falling in to the dark ways of men, ways that have been practiced by the past generations in order to lead us to death in our souls. It saves you from wondering what exactly is life for? It answers all of your life’s most deepest questions whether its original sin, fate and destiny or why do i have to love my parents and neighbors. This is what saves you from being confused by inconsistencies like why one man can be the savior but the hundreds before and after him can’t. It really saves you from wandering aimlessly in life. You have a higher goal, a goal to serve and prosper. You don’t give for the sake of giving but for the sake of the one who gave you life, death and everything. Isn’t that what “Treat others as you wish to be treated.” Funny how this quote applies to human beings but doesn’t apply to God. Who deserves to be treated with more love, hope and fear than your creator? This is the beauty of belief in one God. Most important of all, you have a spiritual life and a physical life. You need both to survive in this cruel world. A relationship with Go and one with those like you as well.

Belief in God gives you a consistent system of rules and laws and not one which makes homosexuality illegal 20 years ago and legal today. A system that keeps women with their pants on and a system that keeps men with their private parts harnessed. A system which doesn’t just talk justice, it gives justice. A system of perfection and balance, one of Prophets, Angels and even demons. A balance of good and evil to give you good things and test you with bad. A system of morals…need i say more…

A.R. Absolutist