Why is there atheist in DC/Marvel and other fictional universes.

I'm not sharing my philosophy or religion just making points

It's one thing to be an atheist in the real world, since to be real any would-be God hasn't spoke to a group of people in ages. So I can see there point. But in the comicverse there's alot of people who doubt the existance of gods when Gods and Demons alike visit the Earth casually. I mean I would hate to live in the Marvel universe since Norse and Olympian gods coexist and visit the earth all the time, realistically there would be so many wars. Wouldn't that make all the Christians in the Marvel or DC world question there religion when they witness another one in action.

Now off the comics, I am going to talk about Family Guy (The MacFarlanverse), God, Jesus, Vishnu and all those other gods seem to make casually visits and contact with Earth yet there is alot of atheist. Now it's pointless to question the continuity of a comedy, esp. from Seth Macfarlane. Not to mention the same thing goes on in South Park... well I'll leave that one to you.

@Joygirl said:

Because it's cool to be an atheist.

Well if I lived in the comicworld where theres a gazillion gods I'd be an everythingist

@Joygirl:

I forgot wether it was history class or ancient aliens, but the rise of associating atheism with science started during the renaissance

The "gods" in the Marvel universe could easily be denounced as superhumans who've gained a religious cult.

Because the mythological and religous figures are sometimes considered misinterpretations of otherworldy, cross-dimensional, or reailty warped events. Thats what Mr Terrific says. Religions are oddly specific and in a comic universe, at a certain point one might question what allows them to coexist.

There doesn't have to be a denial of; but maybe an explaination how. Ie, Magicians warp and manipulate transit energy fields, and so on

@NiKva said:

The "gods" in the Marvel universe could easily be denounced as superhumans who've gained a religious cult.

When your from another realm, yield mystic otherworldy pwer, are immortal, and have one point in time had omnipotence, your kind of a god.

In a comic world, It would take an atheist is someone in denial as god/gods are right in front of their face unless they are atheist by killing gods to make that correction. Is there a check list of what makes a god, titan, or etc

for the same reason world wide super stuff happens all the time and no one gives a damn or why even though most people should know about super humans, EVERYTIME there's one around they go like NO WAY, as if it hadn't been shown on tv. also, for the same reason people in comics think pics of super heroes on the web making super power shizzle are photoshopped

it's a common trope that I can't remember that is also associated with some disorder - something like "xxxx blindness" - basically if it makes you uncomfortable to see it or know about it you ommit it, and dont see it anymore or take it as fake

@JonSmith said:

Actually, this was kind of covered with Supergirl, of all people. During a period where she was an angel (complicated), she met a boy who claimed to be God. Naturally, she didn't believe him, asking for a miracle as proof. The kid pointed out that in a world where people lift planets, fly with planes, manipulate matter, and generally do the impossible every day, what manner of miracle could possibly serve as proof of godhood?

So basically, an atheist can exist in the Marvel and DC universes, because the 'Gods' there are basically VERY high end superhumans. If they already don't believe such a thing as 'god' exists, why would they change that because a particularly powerful individual is the source of a religion? An immortal, superpowerful being such as Zeus and Odin comes to Earth, and show off their power. Humans, wanting Gods to worship, choose them. Boom. Religion. The REAL problem as I see it is why there aren't MORE people worshiping the AEsir and Greek Pantheon. An atheist standpoint is understandable because, hey, superhumans exist. Superhumans are widespread and aliens have been visiting for a LONG time. The logical nature of an atheist beliefs (or lack thereof) would lead to the assumption that hey, these gods are aliens.

Conversely, those who worship religion, you would think they'd turn to representatives like Thor and Hercules who are actually DOING something, in this case, something being tossing around lightning, pulling islands, and generally saving the world. Definitely worship worthy. Hell, they had followers WAY back BEFORE they started doing that stuff, as Thor: God of Thunder has shown extensively. So why aren't MORE people worshipping these guys rather than hanging onto religions WITHOUT representatives?

Sorry you lost me there, I always thought arguing about irl religion never solved a thing arguing about comicbook religion won't work either lol. But I kind of see what you mean

They may not be atheists (non-believers) but agnostic-atheists (don't-give-a-damn)... Like Han Solo. He was face-to-face with a goddamn force wielder and he still didn't believe in The Force!

I think it's because some people don't think that extreme levels of power as portrayed in comic books can be interpreted as being supernatural and godly. You see a good example o this in the Stargate SG1 series and subsequent spin-offs. No matter how powerful and transcendent some of the beings they come across are they always chalk it up to some form of scientific advancement or some science that earth simply haven't studied and learned. Even the Ori and Ancients who literally ascended into a higher plane of existence are interpreted this way.

Some people simply believe that things that some people interprete as being supernatural are simply forms of highly advanced science and technology yet to be discovered, so no matter how magical or how powerful a being is they always bring them down reducing them to something that isn't worth building a faith around.

Sorry, when I read this, this image just popped in my head...