Why are non-religious people so threatened by a higher power (god all mighty)?

Question

do you want christian to stop talking about god, so you don't feel convicted of how you are living a vile existance.

Love,
Master G

I was speaking of the eloquente people who feel the need to constantly bash my religion. If not threatened, what is that, huh?

Answer 1

You realize, don't you, that you'll endure a million years of being burned by branding irons for not putting a capital letter on "God", don't you? I mean, that's if he's in a good mood. Generally he's not - he's really, really mean, and he hates being disrespected. He may have you tormented with demons for a while on earth as well, but by golly I'm glad I won't have to go through your time in purgatory for you. It's oblivion for me, thanks!

Answer 2

I'm not religious but I do respect people's rights to a belief system and I think too many people live without conviction to a set of well thought out morals and principles. So I'll answer your question from this perspective.

It's not so much threatened as it is annoyed (although sometimes the extreme religious get so hell fire and damnation angry that we think they're gonna get impatient with god and take it upon themselves to punish us for our "sins"). And what is annoying/troubling is when members of a religous extreme say thing like "vile existence" and such as a blanket statement about anyone who believes other than how any particular religion dictates its followers should.

I think a deep belief in a higher power would be comforting, and so I really can't understand why some who believe in it seem so scared, angry, and threatened by pretty much everyone else's existence. Can't those people just be happy in their faith? Doesn't the hate they feel and express towards others violate not only the teachings of their prophet and savior but also constitute a sin of a a very high level as it presumes judgment that is reserved for god alone?

These are the things I wonder when I see religious people like Rev. Phelps thanking god for dead soldiers. I think a deeply religious person would weep, not rejoice, for this. I guess I figure the reason folks like that are not comforted and enlightened by their belief is that in their case, it is not that deep. Either that or those people have got big issues that have nothing to do with spirituality.

So you know, we (those living the "vile existence") see people like that or like the fanatics who commit acts of terrorism in the name of THEIR religion and we think "eeek! stay away! get your god out of my classroom/courtroom/politics" It's a serious turn off to religion in general, and it is unfortunate because the reaction is so strong that it pushes people away from what could be rewarding and enriching personal explorations of spirituality.

Answer 3

There is so much bias against Christianity in the public view. Many reasons for this but chiefly because the press puts up only the negative for the most part. What do you know about the good Christians did in history? What do you know about the bad Christians did in history? How about current events? Add the this public ignorance the unpolished sales pitches they hear from people knocking at their door, the too polished sales pitches they see from many TV evangelists, add to that the knowledge that nothing in history is accredited to their faith (yes it is a faith to reject all the indicators of a Creator) Example, in the creation of the United States of America, the system was built upon the Judeo-Christian values found in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. This is such an irritation that they want every trace of evidence of this fact removed from public property and school books. This is called revisionism.

Answer 4

Every one has their own reason not to believing in God. Some people might be threatened, some people can't see how the Bible, Quran, or the Tarah can be true.
They most likely look towards another source like sience exponation, philosophy, or the rules that God made in any of these Holy novels Bible, Quran, or The Tarah are to demanding, so they do not follow it's rules, because they can't see any of Gods demands to be ethical for any reason.
I am a Christian, I love God, but just because I am a Christian does not mean I rule out every other source of our existance, because their are some sience explanations that proves that the Bible is true, and gives us an idea on how God did what he did, and I don't go, and cut every ones throats, because of their beliefs. It's not Christian like.

May God bless.

Answer 5

How can anybody be threatened by an imaginary, mythological creature? Being frightened by 'god' would be much the same as being threatened by the 'boogeyman'. LOL. Get a grip.

Vile existence? Hmmm... note that the Judeo-Christian percentage of inmates in federal prisons works out to 83.761%. Not an unexpected result, since it is consistent with the general population.

ATHEISTS, being a moderate proportion of the USA population (about 8 - 16%) are disproportionately LESS represented in the prison populations (0.21%).

Pretty odd result, for a group that has no god-given guiding moral principals, huh?

No... what honks off non-religious people are boneheads who espouse willful ignorance by asserting that the myths, superstitions, fairy tales and fantastical delusions of an ignorant band of peripatetic Bronze Age goat herders represent some kind of cosmic 'truth' pertaining to fundamental aspects of existence and reality. In other words, we object to (and will oppose at every opportunity) your efforts to spread stupidity and oranized insanity, as if they were a virus.

Answer 6

Master G, if you truly asked this question in love then you must be puzzled and want an answer. I shall treat your post as befits a person with a true question and not as a glass so full that there could scarce be another drop of water put in.

Non-religious people as you call them may or may not have a close personal relationship with The Ineffable. Religion is truly made by and for man. God needs no religion. So, you are trapped inside yourself right now, not given God's infinite vision, to know who does or does not have that contact. First suggestion, pray to know who needs your help in that.

Secondly, you may find if you look carefully that people are mostly not afraid of or threatened by a Higher Power. The Old Testament, Yod Heh Vav Heh, Thunder God of the Mt. Sinai was indeed frightening. It has been a long time since there was direct smoting going on. People are afraid of not having enough food, shelter, medicine, gas, electricity, water... those sorts of things. The fact that you and I are conversing on the Internet says that we are both pretty specially blessed.

Instead of being threatened by a Higher Power, many people are threatened by those claiming to represent that Higher Power and are bombing their homes. I call to your attention the United States in Iraq, "insurgents" in Dafur, Israelis in Lebanon... you name it and God is on their side. Whew!

And about Christians, most of us know quite a few very nice Christians. Most of us know a number of nice Moslems, Buddhists, Jews, and Hindus. A few of us know some great Wiccans, atheists, Theosophists, and Jains. What annoys most human beings is being told that they are rotten people living a vile existence. Check it out. Ok, some people LIKE being submissive, but they are mostly a minority. And no one likes to be preached to involuntarily.

So, instead of worrying what is in the head of your fellow man, Master G, (and I say this with love) go out and find out what is in his stomach. Has he eaten today? Does she need medicine? Do their kids need shoes?

That is the best preaching of all. Lead by example. My Order does it. We believe in the Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Very much love,
NeoArt

Answer 7

Could it be that Agnostics, Deists, Non-Religious folk have higher expectations of God than believers do? --I hold no expectations for anything. aren't they actually giving God MORE credit than someone who thinks his religious text has basically summed up God and described God to a tee? --I'm not crediting 'God' for anything, but I'm fully aware of the history of certain religious texts. Even to the point where they now quote from that text as a way to show they've got the "inside scoop" on exactly what God thinks about everything and everyone? -No. Naturalism deals with the most plausible, not our personal preferences.

Answer 8

Christianity scares the tar out of non-believers! They don't want to admit God exists, and that God will always be. And in america especially! We, as a people haven't got the desire to follow God we think we are so much better off than anything, or anyone in the world. The truth is God exists, and that terrifies non-believers into saying God doesn't exist!

Answer 9

Just remember that everyone does not embrace the love of God at the same time. Some are lucky enough to have this early in their lives and some do not find God until later on in life. Never give up telling people about the goodness of God. Just plant the seed in them, God will do the rest.

Answer 10

You sure come across sounding very arrogant and full of hubris. I bet Jesus would disapprove of the way you're representing him.

What makes you think non-Christians are non religious? What makes you think Christian religions are the only valid ones? What gives you the right to presuppose that those who don't lead a Christ-centered life (Buddhists or Muslims, for example) are living a vile existence?

You've managed to condemn others for their religious beliefs. A belief doesn't have to be centered in Christianity or Jesus Christ to be religious.

Shame on you. Take a look at your own existence and worry about it, let us worry about ours.

Answer 11

Well I don't know about all non-religious people but I am an Atheist so I don't believe there is a god. It is kind of hard to be threatened be something you don't believe in. That would kind of be like being threatened be the Easter bunny.