# Atheists: Ever wish that God existed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-wish-that-god-existed/620813>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 3, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-wish-that-god-existed/620813 "2012-05-03T23:49:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-wish-that-god-existed/620813/81 "2012-05-09T01:00:00Z")

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It’s a damn good thing Allah and Yahweh aren’t real. But the OP says “benevolent omnipresent type figure,” which might be a nice change.

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**Author:** ![Sheriru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Sheriru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sheriru)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-wish-that-god-existed/620813/82 "2012-05-09T16:17:03Z")

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I have to say… I am a free-minded Christian, but the "hell’ part seems to just kill everything. Why must someone burn forever when they die? That scares me 😕

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**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-wish-that-god-existed/620813/83 "2012-05-09T16:39:18Z")

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I do, very often. I even sometimes sort of believe because it brings me comfort, but only for a short while.  
I grew up with a concept of a loving god who didn’t send anyone to burn in hell. My god was always there, listening to our prayers and deciding like only a good and loving god can who he should help with a formula that to humans was ‘a mystery’. I didn’t understand why a sweet kid like the one at our school could die of an asthma attack, but I was comforted by the notion that God had a reason, and that she was there with him after she died.

Now I see how ridiculous it sounds, but I still find myself praying and wishing for that god to help me find the peace of those days.

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-wish-that-god-existed/620813/84 "2012-05-09T16:42:58Z")

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I wish their was an capricious, uncaring, god that we could some day rise up against and cast down from his (or her) throne.

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