@BlazeMasterBM First, there's no reason/evidence to think a god exists. Second, if you believe a god exists that is all-powerful and all-knowing, then when an atrocity occurs that isn't stopped by God, that's on God. If I stood at the doorway of a hotel room as a child was raped by a rapist, and I did not do everything in my power to stop the rape from occurring, I am very much responsible. That's what God does anytime an atrocity like that happens. There's also no reason to think that good things couldn't happen without atrocities happening.
@SG854 The fact that God hasn't come done and stopped people from killing in his name and settled who was right/wrong is evidence that this particular god, who allegedly doesn't want people killing each other in his name, does not exist.
@Tri-Z The human body and its complexities are the result of evolution by natural selection. There is no reason/evidence to think a god exists or created anything. In another universe where we weren't aware of evolution by natural selection, I could also say "I have no idea where the human body and its complexities came from," and that wouldn't be any reason to believe a god did it.
@tabzer I've truly believed lots of things before later (sometimes much later) changing my mind. As for God, Satan, Adam, and Eve, there is no reason/evidence to think any of these people ever existed. If a person cares if their beliefs are true, then they must require evidence for their beliefs. Being a skeptic and requiring evidence for your beliefs does not "severe the part of the brain that wonders, imagines, and hopes." It severs the part of the brain that is irrational. If anything, irrational beliefs like God and religion are what stifle wonder, imagination and hope. There's a long history of scientific curiosity being hindered by the "God did it" answer. Where did humans come from? "God created Adam and Eve." How did the Earth form? "God did it." What's the nature of the universe? "God made it." These answers abruptly end the hope, wonder, imagination, investigation, etc. If you are content with severing part of your brain that wonders, imagines, and hopes, go with tabzer. If you want to be a skeptic who embraces reason as well as hope, wonder, and imagination, then keep searching for answers about this amazing universe we live in, but you cannot believe a god exists until there's evidence to believe a god exists.
@Tri-Z The Ten Commandments are pretty nonsensical. Numerous commandments are about how God is God and you should worship him. Even if he existed (there's no reason to think he does), and even if we had proof of his existence, that's not a reason to worship him. Second, a lot of obvious things that should be commandments (rape, mistreatment of children, slavery, etc.) are not commandments. Third, the entire American economy is based on coveting things that others have and you don't. I'm not saying that's a good thing, but that's how most people live, and yet that breaks multiple commandments. Fourth, there is nothing morally virtuous about believing in a god. It's not "evil" to believe in a god, but it's not "good" either. Belief in a god is, however, irrational.
@spoggi There is no reason/evidence to think Jesus died on the cross, a god exists, or that any substantive part of a human lives on after death.