I am an Indian, born to Hindu parents. But I don't believe in God. Am I normal?

[LadyVader69]

I was born in a very religious South Indian Hindu family. But ever since I was a kid I don't really understand this concept of God with humans. I find it funny that some believe in god and still suffer and some don't even think about god or pray but live a great life. So these questions made me frustrated and sometimes it's hard for me to understand. Later on I totally lose belief in God and now I identify myself as an Atheist. I used to ask many weird questions to my parents and grandparents but they told me that I should not ask those kind of questions and question the existence of God and if I do I will go to hell. That scared the hell out of me. Am I that different? I mean in a country where 1000+ gods are worshipped I feel like an outcast just because I am an Atheist. Am I normal? People say not believing in god is a sin, is it really? I thought I am just a human being with a little brain asking stupid (not really) questions. I never know asking questions can make me a sinner. Do you think I can hold on to myself? Do you think I am normal? Do you ever feel the same? Do you think I am okay? Am I acceptable in this society?

[Anonymous]

If you think about it, we are not born believing in God. Therefore, really, the onus is on others and on ourselves to prove God's existence. Blindly believing what others tell you to believe is dangerous. You should always think for yourself. Therefore, you are doing exactly what you should be doing, and I can completely understand your feelings. The reason that I personally believe that there must be some higher power is because it doesn't make sense to me that humans were capable of creating the universe. I believe that the inner mechanisms of the planets and solar system and dimensions must have a being of higher intelligence and consciousness behind it.

[Opinion Owner]

Here is an interesting site that lists and defines 234 philosophical, political and moral belief systems: https://phrontistery.info/isms.html If you find one that interests you or resonates with you, I definitely suggest you look into it further. Keep exploring what you believe and just remember that you are on the right path. Don't let others' belief systems change what makes sense to you in your heart :)

[TwiNshichamp1]

Yes dear I really support you💯 there is a supernatural power above all who controls almost everything.

[TwiNshichamp1]

*which

[Opinion Owner]

@TwiNshichamp1 Thank you :)

[ohmydarling]

Yes, you are acceptable in this society, you and every other Atheist or worshipper. We live in a society where we all can have a unique type of beliefs on anything really. You're not alone in being confused, I too get confused about religion because I'm afraid of whether there is or isn't a God... If there is will I too go to hell for not believing enough? Or if there isn't, what is after death. We shouldn't really put too much thought into it because we only live ONCE as far as we know so we should just live a life of doing good and not worry about things we won't ever get an answer to.

[TwiNshichamp1]

For what I know Sun, moon, wind, big oceans, Rain cumming from the sky, snow, animals me and you everything on earth how could they be found without being created?

Let's out of the crap that evolution, we just study it but nothing legit is there💯 who created all of this, all of us? Do you think we all just appeared? Then if so how? You know nothing appears itself in real sense so what happened? At end of all your questions, you will come to find that it's God the almighty God who done everything. You can't see him but by believing you can talk to him

[ohmydarling]

@TwiNshichamp1 Yes but if there is a God how did HE become a God how is everything actually something? Wtf is life.

[TwiNshichamp1]

@ohmydarling 😂 you gat some solid points here. Or like where God came from and whatever is going on. Why he let Devil live? He could just kill him because he is almighty.

[jshm2]

You have my pity for being born Indian.

As for your faith, you're an agnostic, there is no such thing as an "atheist," as that would mean you "know" something of the Afterlife, which you do not - you choose to be ignorant of it. But you could take things as bad as your parents in their beliefs of pantheism.

Best bet would be to be respectable of your family, and step back and away.

[007kingifrit]

yes that's very normal. there is no god and you're better off admitting it.

[Iron_Man]

Turn to Christianity that’s the only way

[lpoots]

you have not been brain washed

[athlete_7]

U ain't alone.