Ever get the feeling that some militant atheists proselytize as much as the evangelists they claim to detest?

Question

Why do people feel the need to "prove" that there is only one way to believe?

Answer 1

All extremists feel the need to be right, even though there isn't such a thing as being right, at least not all the time.

Answer 2

Due to the disproportionate demographics of the two groups you describe, I see atheists reacting to a feeling of being "under siege" by Christians attempting to pressure them into conversion. They get angry and "counter-attack." It's actually something of a typical response to being marginalized. So some of it is reactionary behavior to what they consider oppression.

There are some, however, that see the religious as wantonly living a lie to excuse their immoral behaviors (such as having sins forgiven). You can recognize this group by their adamant rants about religious lies. People fight, after all, because they are enraged. Maybe they should be called "the inquisitors of atheism." Can't you just hear them saying, "There is no God and you KNOW IT! TELL THE TRUTH!" All they would need is an iron maiden and a stretching rack or two and maybe they might actually BE the same thing...

Anyhow, as an agnostic, I've even played the game a little bit, although mostly just to tease others (after all, what the heck is anyone going to "convert to?") I do have to admit that months earlier there was a very obnoxious push by evangelists asking all sorts of rhetorical and vain questions (some "Christians" confuse God worship with self-worship) that even started to piss the other Christians off! Most other people have let it go, but there are definitely some atheists here that are still seething and they seem plenty ready to pound down the patronizing prostyletizers should they rear their using-the-lord's-name-in-vain speech again.

The mystery to me is if the evangelists actually learned much about how far they have wandered astray of their own faith in preaching to others in a condescending and hate-filled way...

Answer 3

Evangelists say that all other gods are imaginary, to which the atheists agree, and only add one more god to the list of imaginary deities... the one the evangelist is so sure of.

Where are those militant atheists, anyway? I don't believe I've ever met a militant atheist.

We just like to say things like, "By the way, god is a myth" , or "god is imaginary", or "God is a fiction made up by man". Or, "don't assert the existence of god if you don't have any way to verify the existence of such, or you'll have us believing any claim made by anyone." Geeeze, such "militant" things to say. Oh my.

If people quit saying there is a god, atheists would in short order have no reason to say there isn't. It's not like the atheists started the whole thing... it's more like someone said "God is", and the atheists said, "You're just making that up."

I bet you'd think me "militant" if I pointed out Santa is imaginary too. Or the Easter bunny. Or the tooth fairy.

Militant... ha! It's always been people relying on imagined gods that pick up stones to kill their neighbors.

Asker, pls, take a chill pill and get real.

http://www.godisimaginary.com/index.htm

Answer 4

I have never, I repeat, never emailed one Christian or anyone for that matter, to tell them that even though they don't know it, they really are empty inside and are still looking for something (even though they clearly stated they were very happy and fulfilled.).

I have received at least 15 of those types of emails, telling me I need Jesus to he happy. After thanking them for their concern but insisting I was lacking nothing, I received reply emails once again telling me how unhappy and empty I am. I actually had to get vile with my replies to get them to stop.

I think if you polled all the Atheists in here, the vast majority would have similair stalking events.

Answer 5

I'm assuming you're trying to imply that it's hypocritical? It's only hypocritical if the *reason* they're upset is because of all the preaching. If their reason is more along the lines of... let's say, the way religion holds back any sort of progress, then there's nothing hypocritical about it.

Answer 6

Yeah most athiests Prostelytize More than Billy Graham.

Answer 7

Presenting your position to others, and the reasons you hold it, is a critial aspect of analyzing it. Other people are much more likely to find holes in it than you are, particularly if they're antagonistic.

We're conducting science.

Answer 8

I imagine they feel we Christians are wrong and they want to enlighten us.
I don't find it in the least bit offensive unless they resort to name calling.
It is however, amusing that they are so angry with Christians who proselytize.

Answer 9

We don't want you to burn in hell. We saving your soul for future generations. And if we let ppl continue to degraded like Christianity did in past 2000 years we have no future and Jesus won't have place to stop by.

Answer 10

I've noticed that only christians attempt to force their beliefs on my by law. So I have no problem with atheists.


And I'm neither christian nor atheistic.