Why Do Aetheists Tend to Have Negative Attitude Towards Jesus and His Teachings?

Question

I suspect the reason is mostly because of association to certain or particular so called "Christians" and their proclaimed "values" perceived by Aetheists more than any true or enlightened understanding of Christ and his teachings.

For instance, Christ taught or commanded, "Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile . . ." (Rev. 22:10) This appears to me to be even more liberty than the devil would give.

What is your opinion or thoughts? Is my suspicion correct?

Answer 1

Atheists do not intrinsically have a negative attitude towards Jesus or any other mythic characters. They accept them for what they are: fictional characters. Rather, atheists tend to have negative attitudes towards those who not only cling to irrational belief systems, but who also attempt to foist those on to others, especially through legislation.

Answer 2

We have an attitude towards stupidity/ignorance and it's practitioners!!! Plus we have actually done some reading in the last twelve centuries.

My advice:

Read a different book! Put down that Bible and read something else...really.

Maybe you could start with the now 170 year old title "The Origin of Species" written by the Rev. Charles Darwin...yes he was an Anglican priest. This is a dangerous text because it blows the concept that Humans were some how "created" separately from everything else.

Or perhaps something from the last century...you know the 20th century..that seems to have passed you by. "A Brief History of Time" by Stephan Hawking...which probably has way too much math...so I'm sure you will avoid the headache.

Ok...How about this...find some used college textbooks like "Biology 101", "Basic Physics", "Chemistry 101" and "Physical Geography 101". That should get you occupied for a year or two giving you ample time to kick the Bible addiction.

...get tuned up a little...and quit reading authors from 5000 years ago when the world didn't know sh** and people thought dreams came from God.

Answer 3

Firstly, it is in the very definition of the word atheist (not spelled aetheist) that they do not believe in God, much less a messiah. Most likely, they have reached this conclusion through introspection just as some Christians get their faith. It is logical to assume that if an atheist's belief system denotes a disbelief in God, that they will have the same attitude towards Christianity.

You can try to convert an atheist but I think you will just annoy them even further because to them, you are a sheep of the establishment while to you, they are heretics and agents of the devil. The intolerance built into such a situation really requires that you actually follow your Christian teachings and try to have an open heart.

Answer 4

Christ taught the truth, the light and the way.
All diametrically against the 'feelings' of atheist.

Atheist cannot comprehend the 'true' meaning of "Truth", to them truth is only something that historically happened within the scope of their experience. All else is to be questioned and Analise scientifically but never spiritually.

The only lights they see are solar or electrically man made.

The only 'Way' they see is where their eyes are pointed to, or whatever they can ask directions to or those instructions on a map.

BUTT...in all fairness fanatics of all religions don't help them at all by placing their agendas on the plates of atheist as the 'only way to go'. Dig deep, carefully and lovingly into the soul of an Atheist and you will find an Intelligent, lonely person just looking for some real Christian, Jewish, Muslim or other religions Godly love.

Answer 5

Your opinion and suspicion is right on it except for the part about association with certain Christians? Christianity does not bring on negativity but only does who perpetrate the label. An Atheist never took the the time to fellowship with God or sought a personal relationship with him. They have only book sense but no common sense.They lack morals and values because they continue in a life of sin. How I know? Relatives and the consistent potty mouths on this particular section.

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Answer 6

What bothers me is what is termed "Christian values" are values that were taught long before Jesus ever appeared. Have you ever read the teachings of Plato/Socrates? They were around 500 years before the Christian values guy and taught the very same thing.

Most of his teachings are just good common sense that anyone with a brain and logic could figure out, yet these teachings have been hijacked and taught as his ideas.

The teachings are good, they're just not his and I don't think he took credit for them. It's his followers who are uninformed, they need to read some other works from the past, not just one book.

Answer 7

I believe that Atheists have negative attitude towards Jesus and His teachings because they don't believe that Jesus did all the things that he has done or that he is going to do. For example, they probably don't believe that Noah was swallowed by a whale or that Daniel survived the Lion's den. Atheists don't think that anyone could have the power to do that. They don't understand that Jesus is perfect. They also don't believe that one day He will return to this Earth and save all of the forgiven souls. They probaoly don't want to believe that because they know that they won't be taken along. That is why I belive that Atheists have negative attitudes towards Jesus.

Answer 8

maximum coaching are sturdy, some dated, some absurd and a few genuinely incorrect. yet an significant component to be sure right it is that as quickly as we study the instructions of Jesus with comprehend to our slicing-component morals, we are unknowingly giving plenty extra value to what we expect of is optimal, whilst in comparison with what Jesus pronounced. it is in assessment to user-friendly perception of non secular those that morals are given with the aid of faith. surely morals are what we, as a society think of is optimal or incorrect and whilst that supersedes ones very own egocentric thinking we call it a ethical. we don't want a faith to return to an contract approximately what's perfect or incorrect. E.g. there is no point out of rape as crime in non secular texts, yet we nonetheless figured it out and cope with it no in any different case than homicide or robbery. while 'disobeying mum and dad' isn't seen a huge challenge with the aid of the society so we don't call that a criminal offense in spite what Bible does. in short it is no longer suitable what's written in a e book, what concerns is what we jointly agree upon. If that suits the e book sturdy, if no longer it is going to alter right into a sparkling ethical, a sparkling regulation. Making the previous text textile irrelevant.

Answer 9

I'm about as negative and fearful of Jesus as I am about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. They are pretty much all the same. Things that humans made up to get the behavior out of people that they are looking for.

Answer 10

I think that most true atheists don't actively pay any attention to the teachings of Jesus.
Because Christians are so affronted by this lack of interest, they like to think that atheists are actively attacking their beliefs. If Christians didn't constantly bug non-Christians, there would be no heated religious debates.

Answer 11

I'm agnostic and pretty much lumped with atheists anyway....

There is no negative attitude towards any facet of religion. But I don't think my morals should be based on what someone else tells me they should be. The implication here is that non-believers aren't amoral by definition! As far as morals go, most of them are pretty universal: Don't kill anyone.