Atheism vs Religion?

Question

When you ask a simple religious question, why is it the religious people who answer become so defenseful and aggressive, and the atheist are more relaxed and at ease about the topic. Shouldn't it be the other way round, or are the religious just confused deep down inside, and don't want to showl it?

Answer 1

I believe that atheists don't usually feel the need to defend themselves or their position that often because most of us are confident and secure in our beliefs, and have hard empirical evidence to back us up.

Religious people have other religious people, flaws in their dogma, incomplete understanding of their own beliefs, fear of their god's reprisal, eternal damnation and our evidence to defend themselves against (e.g. Heliocentric Theory ~400 yrs. ago).

And most in my experience (trying not to generalize here) are trying to convert others to their side. Most atheists I know hope others will just find their way into the light (sun light that is).

Answer 2

Ignorance => Fear => Defensiveness => Insecurity => Aggression => Hatred => Self-destruction.

How do u tell someone that their entire way of life is founded on a made-up story?
It's not easy for a person to acccept that

How do u get someone to take the red pill and discard their own reality?

An atheist (like me) has the luxury of being able to consider ALL of the possibilities, like the existence of God, different religions etc.

In religion, you are NOT allowed to consider other possibilities, religions or to question the existence of God, or anything in the books. A convenient, close-minded approach.

How can religion be reasonably defended when all of your human senses give u access to information that directly contradicts religious teachings. Lack of a REAL defense is what causes the frustration and insecurity, which translates into aggression.

Answer 3

It depends very much on the topic, but you have a very good point.

The problem is this: the people are relaxed are the ones who know what they believe. If a religious person were to really know about their religion, they shouldn't have a problem answering a simple question.

The atheists have it easy as far as all they have to say is that they don't believe in whatever, so there point is simple.

The atheist has less to believe and nothing to hold him or herself accountable for. But the religious person holds certain things as right or wrong, and they feel that they have value or that they are useful when they meet their religious standard.

Personally as a Christian, I know that, having once been an atheist, while you can sit back and live lax, you get no sense of fulfillment by being tossed about by any wind that blows your way.

Answer 4

basically because there are more desirable than 2 thoughts, it does no longer mean that faith vs. atheism is a "logical fallacy". there remains a basic conflict between religions that assert there's a self-obtrusive God, even as atheism asserts there is not any God. it truly is not unsuitable to assert there's a conflict the following. Why does someone might want to placed faith into believing there is not any God? that would not truly make experience. that theory is specially purported with the help of non secular followers who trust they have some type of monopoly on the be conscious "faith" and that someone who's truly human must have self belief. yet atheists can position self belief in diverse issues. faith in mankind, faith that peace will finally conquer conflict, faith that we will detect area. Why are those no longer valid "faiths"? there's a conflict between faith and atheism because non secular people develop into indignant basically with the help of the existence of atheism. it truly is because atheism is the surely opinion/concept/although the position the guy dares to assert that people do no longer adventure existence after demise. A Christian human being can settle for Islam, Judaism, and different religions' actuality to a huge volume because those platforms will nevertheless enable the Christian to "stay continually". yet when atheists are perfect, then Christians received't stay previous demise, it type of feels. Religions are not from now on almost as uncomfortable alongside one yet another as they're hostile to atheism, and it is an significant conflict.

Answer 5

We all tend to defend our personal philosophies - that’s only natural. Thinking that you’re the only person in the room with a functioning brain is almost second nature to humans.

But I agree with you… there’s an edginess that seems to be growing in the religious groups. I think that a lot of the people who belong to the major organized religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam all feel they are under attack on several fronts. Add in organized atheism, (often along with the agnostics,) as a religious group and the fires are fueled even more.

Until recently, it was chiefly the big three, Christians, Jews and Muslims, pecking and picking on each other “in peace” while Atheists remained relatively silent. Then the game slowly changed as atheism became more vocal after the fall of the Soviet Union, (prior to that time, being an atheist was unfairly equated to being a supporter of the Soviets.) In addition, because atheism isn't a fixed and written "religion" it's hard to strike a clean blow at it. The believers of the major religions are hard-pressed to take pock shots at individuals reasoning on their own, (those who used to be called "free thinkers," and "radicals") especially when the thinking is backed by continuously developing scientific discovery, (data based knowledge that generally stands on very firm ground and is so often irrefutably in direct conflict with what's written in the Bible, Torah, and Quran.)

So... my answer is that the poor religious folks are getting beaten down not only by each other, but also by individual thinkers, and by science... I’d say they're under a lot of strain to remain faithful to their teaching.

Picture it this way: three religious fortifications, (stone walls fixed in place) are within gun range of each other and pelting away to beat the band when along comes a ground swell of new kids on the block, all mobile and each with a pop gun bigger than any in the forts. What's to be done inside the walls except to build them higher or see them torn down?

so.. for what it's worth, that's my call on it. The religions are in a tough spot. Have mercy on them for they know not what to do.

((( r u randy? )))

Answer 6

To behave as a religious person is far more difficult than to behave as an atheist.
An atheist just says that he believes in nothing spiritual and he coldly criticizes religious people based on very high standards of morality, intellectuality, spirituality...so the religious man must easily becomes confused. For example, the atheist asks: "O, religious man, you claim to love people, why don't you contribute to charity funds?" See, how many men have made contributions? And those who have not made contributions must feel really confused! In reality, a religious man has thousands of ways to express love besides contribution to charity funds. He uses his time, his labor, his intellect, his all...to overcome hardship according to religious laws (not to steal, not to tell lies, not to lust...) and he assists other people who may have more physical possessions than him...
And how that question can have any effect on an atheist?! And the religious man based on what criteria to criticize the atheist? More than that, any religious man is allowed by his religion to criticize other people, either atheist or religious?
In conclusion, a real religious man, a true believer of the One True God, who has conducted the life in accordance with his religion, would have a serene attitude before any kind of criticism or misunderstanding. So, please pray and cling to the cord of divine love.

Answer 7

Right or wrong....there is more passion in the answer of a person reacting out of faith.... faith is irrational....however I agree with some of the other posts both athiests and religious folks become defensive and agressive...this is due to the fact that everyone has an:


EGO

EGO = A false mind made self to uphold

Answer 8

I am a Christian, and I am always calm when I answer a question concerning religion. I simply quote the Bible. I even quote the Bible when someone says there is no God. I tell them they are mentioned specifically in the Bible because It says, and I am paraphrasing, that any man who says there is no God is a fool. But I can say that I get a righteous indignation when confronting someone who is anti-God and anti-Christian, and the Bible tells us we are supposed to be that way. Jesus didn't simply tell the money changers in the temple they shouldn't be doing what they were doing. He went so far as to overturn their tables and tell them exactly what they were doing, turning the Father's House into a den of thieves. So, when you think a Christian is being defensive and aggressive, perhaps he is just feeling that righteous indignation. Also, a very important point is that people who believe in nothing have nothing to feel passionate about.

Answer 9

You need to read resposes to questions posed by chritians to christians and note the atheist response. What I see is defensive rude answers. I myself jsut look at them and think those poor, misinformed, rebellious searching souls and pray for them. If they are really rude and several are I just give them a thumbs down. Why worry about the opinion of lost person who is not searching, it's not like they are not everywhere.

Answer 10

That's weird, I honestly feel the exact opposite. You do know that a few of the super-jackass Christians are atheist in sheep's clothing, right? Like the guy suggesting we burn Muslim's for fuel... I'm guessing those people are just pretending to be Christian to make us look bad. I've been to about thirty churches, and I've NEVER met anything like those people.