What are the most common questions that atheists are asked here on Yahoo Q&A?
Bonus points for identifying the ones that you love to answer and the ones you hate to answer (and explain why).
2006-08-22 20:25:10 · 11 answers · asked by imrational 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Questions I've seen a lot (out of those that are aimed at atheists only) are:
What do you think happens after you die?
What is the purpose of your life?
What do you have to live for?
What if you're wrong and are really going to hell?
Can you prove there is no god?
Why can't you see the truth?
What are you doing in the religion section?
I love answering questions that are asked without prejudice and insults, ones that are genuinely aimed at understanding us better or learning about our way of thinking.
Questions I hate answering but answer anyway are those that are full of hate and prejudice towards us.
I can't say I like questions that are aimed at shoving "the truth" down our throats and converting us, but I usually just ignore those questions.
2006-08-23 01:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've seen and been asked myself, a common question is why we are on here at all. I'm not an atheist that has some grudge against god like many people think all atheists are, I've read the bible, ask many questions regarding people's thoughts on it and what they think parts of it mean and I feel my lack of belief qualifies me to be here as much as someone with belief. I think it is a meant to just say "get out" more than it is an actual question so I hate answering it. I love to answer questions when people ask me things like "What proof do you have that god doesn't exist?" because it just makes me laugh. I think its odd to place the burden of proof on someone who doesn't believe something. I feel atheism is the default choice and until something convinces me otherwise, I'll remain an atheist. Well those are 2 general questions I see a lot.
2006-08-23 03:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by kazejinzo1 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you believe in God? I love that one. Usually it's asked in some variant form by a retard who is just vomiting up questions out of a Chick Tract.
The ones I love the most though are the variations on Pascals Wager. Those always get special attention, since it's one of the most idiotic brainwashing techniques Christians have come up with so far.
I agree with evolution questions being the ones I hate answering the most. How do you explain the THEORY of evolution to someone who is stuck on the THEORY of the invisible friend?
-SD-
2006-08-23 03:36:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I remember one question that said something to the effect of, when will the atheists claim responsibility for the 1000's of deaths in recent years of so and so, but when i asked how many the crusades killed, the twin towers, the madrid bombs, india bombings, iraq and afghanistan, i got the usual, i will burn in hell, i need to be saved and the usual stuff. I also love it when they expect me to believe that evolution is a myth, that somehow noah got 6 billion species of animals and insects on his ark and distributed them throughout the world and the grand canyon was created in six days, just like the earth.
2006-08-23 03:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people don't explicitly target atheists. But of the ones that do, I hate answering the questions about evolution, because they usually reveal ignorance on the part of the asker, and have been asked dozens of times before.
2006-08-23 03:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by drink_more_powerade 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"can you prove to me we came from monkeys?". I dont like answering it because I dont really know all the information pertaining to evolution. I can hardly be bothered studying it intensely so as to have an answer for Christians. Christians see that as an extreme flaw in my being an atheist. My not knowing ALL there is concerning science. I would really like to help them, so I find this question annoying.
I may be atheist, but I aint no biologist.
Id swear mostly every atheist on here is a scientist. :)
The one I love to answer is this one
"Why did you lose your faith"
my answer
"I didnt LOSE it, I willingly GAVE IT UP"
2006-08-23 03:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by CJunk 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So far I have answered "How can you not believe" four times, "What do atheists believe" three times, and have commented on numerous speculations of what supposedly goes in in the mind of an atheist. I have answered three times on threads regarding evolution, and three times regarding Christian hypocrasy. I've also commented twice about the Catholic Church's refusal to allow offenders to be subjected to justice.
I generally enjoy clearing up myths Christians tell each other about people like me. Someone has to set the record straight.
2006-08-23 03:31:17 · answer #7 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Common questions; Why don't you believe in God? If we evolved from monkeys why are there still monkeys? What is your purpose in life?
Like.. thought provoking, world history, universal law (non-bible law), woman and human rights, religious hypocritical, Greek translation, some science and culture.
Dislike.. personal issues, opinions, and some evolution (not all).
2006-08-23 04:35:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you her?
Why don't you belive?
What did a christian do to you?
Explain evolution?
Do you know your going to hell?
I like the evolution questions. It shows how little the theist knows about the subject.
I hate the why are you here question simply because it is asked every couple hours.
2006-08-23 03:39:56 · answer #9 · answered by upallnite 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've been asked at least 30 times why I ask/answer questions in religion and spirituality if i'm not religious.
2006-08-23 03:55:15 · answer #10 · answered by =_= 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋