Why is it that Christians think that Atheists, Agnostics, Pagans, and other non-Christians do not?

Question

understand their faith, or that we know nothing about it? This is a serious question, and I am not being mean. I really want to know.

I am not trying to be hateful with this, or offensive with the blanket term "Christians," so please understand that I do not think all are like this.

There are a lot of answers I liked, so it goes to a vote.

Answer 1

If they believed others who reject their fantasy actually knew more about it and its history than they do, it would be a serious blow to their faith, so they simply assume no-one else understands. Nevermind that half the atheists in the west were once Christians mired deep into the cult.

Answer 2

I understand that a lot of non-christians have actually studied the christian faith. But, I believe that they use what they have learned to try to "disprove" things. It can go both ways. Honestly, I am not a bible scholar. I am still learning by participating in bible study and other things. My main concern with non-christians is not that they may know a little more than me at this point about the bible or anything else. My main concern is that they have not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior and I know the fate of these people and it really saddens me. I also know that just as I am passionate about my faith, others are too. But, I will continue to study God's Word and I will witness to people as best as I can.

Answer 3

Along our line of reasoning, if a person truly understood the Christian faith, he or she would probably follow it as well. The fact that a person is not a Christian implies that somewhere along the way, he or she missed something very important and this invalidates any knowledge that person has about Christianity.

Please note, these are not necessarily my views, only what I believe might be the majority reason...

Answer 4

What Christians fail to realize that that most Non-Christians DO know quite a bit about the faith, mainly because a good portion of us are converts. But I say to them this-if you make no effort to understand and respect MY religion, why do you expect the same of me? Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. The Golden Rule. So until Christians start respecting MY faith and stop badmouthing it, don't be surprised to hear the occasional not so nice thing come out of my mouth. But if a Christian is respectful of me and mine, I treat them with the same respect.

Answer 5

Because most of the people you mentioned get their info from established liars clubs in the first place, nor do most of them have any academic abilities to disseminate any ancient text.
These are not new issues, The father of lies has been creating alternate beliefs from the beginning.
So why do I waste my time answering such a hateful person, taking advice from so many pseudo intellects?
Because some one needed to give an educated answer.

Answer 6

I've learned more about Christianity, as well as many other belief systems, in the ten years since I became an atheist than I ever knew in the three-and-a-half decades before that. I had to learn, in self-defense.

Ever read Scott Adams' blog? (Link below) He recently suggested that every individual lives in his/her own "reality bubble" and anything that passes from A's bubble to B's bubble is unrecognizable to B (and vice versa). This seems to be the state of relations between Christians and non-believers today.

(Of course, this is no excuse for not at least trying to see the other guy's point of view, whether you like it or not.)

Answer 7

Because a Christian can come to sites like this and go to internet chatrooms and see the false ideas that some people have about us. There are lots of people who think they know all about Christianity, but they have ideas about Christians that are completely wrong. Also, unless a person does have a strong relationship with God, it's just almost impossible for them to really understand Christianity.

Answer 8

Most Christians are hypocrites. They think that if everyone doesn't think and feel the same way they do it is wrong. My father is a pastor and my grandfather is a pastor. but they are the first to judge someone when they think they are in the wrong. They get their rules from a book that was translated by man and written by man so they are more or less some one Else's opinion and people tend to follow a leader.

Answer 9

Sometimes I think I understand it more than they do....
I'm an atheist, and I've spent years studying it.
The more I find out, the less I want to be apart of it.
Not all atheists, agnostics, pagas, etc. have always been that way, most likely they were something before that.
The atheists (and others) have to know why they don't believe, we have figured these things out, they don't just come out of nowhere.

Answer 10

So called modern Christians do not have paitence or tolerance for other faiths. Instead they rather label others outside ther faith as non-believers, pagans and heathens. Most think that because you don't believe in Jesus you are ear marked for hell.

Answer 11

I once spoke to a Jehovah's Witness about this, and got a very enlightening answer:

"If you went down to the mall and your favourite store had an amazing sale on, you'd immediately call all your friends to tell them the good news, wouldn't you? Same with the good news about Jesus - we just want to share it with everyone."

So there seems to be an inherent feeling among some proselytising christians that if we knew the truth about their faith, and understood what it was about, we'd obviously join with them and enjoy all the benefits of their faith. Ergo, if we aren't of their opinion or their faith, we can't have understood it properly.