Why are atheists so grumpy?

Question

Why are atheists and the like so grumpy ? They blame me for things " christians " did 100s of years ago. They call the Lord the vilest names and sexual remarks about the most holy things about Him. You would think they would say, " geez...I need a chill pill ...Im all upset about something I dont even believe in ". Do atheists believe in freedom of speech? If they dont like us saying Jesus things then they simply dont have to read them. Go somewhere else and chat. This is " religious chat " guys. How is my being happy about Jesus who I saw in person hurting them? Do you live in my house ? Breath my air con. ? It makes me happy to be saved. Do you want me to be a lesbian,man hating,gun toting coke sniffing anarchist?I lov them 2. Be happy Im happy. Come to my place for tea. Better yet, meet me at Starbucks and treat me to a Chai' tea Latte' and lets sign a peace treaty. I wuvv u!! Even still someone will be nasty on this. BUTTTTT...Im still happy.. still love you atheists lovey pants

Answer 1

They don't have any hope, and no joy. Guess I'd be nasty and grumpy too.

Answer 2

Atheists are not always grumpy. Some atheists are quite happy. Do they believe in freedom of speech? Probably just as much as christians, jews, muslims, gnostics, wiccans, and the rest.
Being happy about Jesus is not hurting Atheists. No, I don't live in your house.
I really don't care if you are a lesbian,man hating,gun toting coke sniffing anarchist.
It sounds like you are basing your opinions of atheism on a few people who are disagreeable. Belief in Jesus will prbably not change the fact that they are jerks. If I based my opinion of Christians on Jerry Fallwell, I might think that "all christians are delusional." But I don't. I know that "some christians (like Falwell) are delusional, but most christians are not Falwell.
Most atheists I know are kind, loving, and patient people who accept others, even if their beliefs differ.

Answer 3

I don't know that they're grumpy as a group, but you do have a point about them blaming us for things that "Christians" did many centuries ago.

Of course, they fail to mention that the most murderous form of government in human history -- communism -- held atheism up as one of its central characteristics.

At least 100 million people have died at the hands of communists just in the last 80 years or so -- one would think that an utter lack of religion had a great deal to do with all this bloodshed.

100 million. That's far, far, far more than every crusade, inquisition, and "holy war" put together. (Besides, the whole "holy war" idea is largely an Islamic thing, not a Christian one.)

But, conveniently enough, the atheists fail to mention that. It's more fun for them to bash Christianity and to blame it for all of these alleged "atrocities."

Of course, their real concern isn't the atrocities -- if it were, why don't we ever hear from them about the 100 million people killed by atheist communists? -- but rather their concern is to make Christianity look as bad as possible.

Answer 4

You know the answer to "why atheist are so grumpy." They have faith in nothing. To them this is all there is. How sad is that. I guess if I believed that this is all there is and when you die you rot and that it is yourself and yourself alone that has to solve all the problems of mankind I guess that is a grumpy motivator.
Christian's KNOW (not believe) differently. We find happiness in everything, a smile a hug, a smell, just knowing that God exist and that He loves us and has prepared a place for us, what an awesome, awareness that is. So just be happy and maybe it will rub off on one or two and if not just smile and don't let them bring you down. "God be with you, and everyone!"

Answer 5

It's possible you're being just a tad stereotypical... just like the particular atheists you're calling to task.

Not all of us are grumpy, nor do we feel the need to insult people for having faith in something we don't. Nor do we want you to 'be a lesbian, man hating, gun toting, coke sniffing, anarchist'... that would be rude.

Sometimes the anonymous nature of the internet just brings out the worst in people.

Answer 6

Here's a question, from one Christian (me) to another (you): why are so many *Christians* so grumpy? As my wife says, "I know lots of Christians who think they can't be happy."

But let's address your question instead.

(1) Not all atheists are grumpy (or happy), just like not all Christians are happy (or grumpy). The vast majority of people, atheist or otherwise, are not going to "blame you" for things that others have done. But you've decided to read messages on a religious Q&A board, which tends to attract people who want to (a) generalize and (b) pointlessly stir up the ire of others. Try not to be one of those people.

(2) So, you call atheists "lesbian, man-hating, gun-toting, coke-sniffing anarchists"... how is that different from someone "calling the Lord the vilest names and [making] sexual remarks about the most holy things about Him?"

(3) I'd wager that the vast majority of American atheists do believe in freedom of speech. (Again, note your overgeneralized question.) It works like this: you're free to say what you like, and they're free to argue with you (or, in some cases, call God nasty names to try to provoke you). If you can try to win people to Christ, because you believe that's the way to salvation, why can't people who don't believe do the same?

(4) As at least one person already pointed out, many non-believers object to the Gospel because, in their view, it's essentially a blackmail message: "Believe in me, the Lord God, and my Son Jesus whom I sent, or I shall cast thee into everlasting pain and damnation as punishment for thy unbelief." Of course, that's not the only way to look at it, but once you understand 2 Corinthians 2:15-16, that sort of difference in interpretation won't surprise you any more.

As a fellow believer, I'm going to attempt to speak the truth in a matter that's loving but direct: frankly, some Christians provide non-believers with a *whole* lot of ammunition. When people like Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church picket military funerals claiming that God killed American soldiers because the Army accepts gays, or Pat Robertson gets so caught up in his so-called "culture war" that he publicly blames the destruction of the World Trade Center on "abortionists and homosexuals," then a non-believer doesn't need to refer to the events of hundreds of years ago to call into question whether believers truly have the Spirit of God.

In the end, you'll find, you win nobody to Christ by being arrogant or dismissive towards them.

Answer 7

Not being able to speak collectively for Atheists, after all we don't have a secret decoder ring or newsletter, but I do not beleive myself to be unhappy about my life in general and I'm glad that you feel so happy:

We mostly tend to get a little peeved when religious people use their scripture or position to enforce something on people that does not better their lives but rather restricts them or causes them misery for the fear of "sin". Also trying to convert us by assuming we are all blind ignorant unhappy creatures or proclaiming us to be destined to your hell can fray our nerves, but like everyone our reactions differ depending on our individual natures.

To the person that asked this question, you sound really nice and I'm happy for you. I don't drink coffee (gives me the twitches) but I'll take a fruit smoothie with that seat thanks very much :)

Answer 8

Not all are, I'm not. Even though people have freedom of speech, everybody also has freedom of religion, and having a tyranny of Christianity forcing the other religions into the corners just isn't much of a freedom of religion.

Answer 9

you say, saw Jesus in person huh,? hey I may not believe in God and that but at least I am drug free. you may not be a lesbian, but the coke sniffing I am not to sure about. and since you are doing the inviting, you should buy the Chai tea Latte.

Answer 10

We are not grumpy - I am very happy. It just amazes me how brainwashed people can be to believe in all these fictional characters and beliefs and that they actually live their life by them. Enjoy life the way you want to enjoy it and don't waste your time following some false belief as life is too short. Sad but True.

Answer 11

They only get grumpy when they are having different beliefs shoved down their throats...

and Christians get the same way when Athiests talk about their views.

Its a hypocritical world ain't it?