To all the skeptics out there, christians can answer too if they like.?

Question

For those of you who have doubts, or any objections; Whether you be atheistic, agnostic, or whatever. Do you feel any guilt in ridiculing the "faithful children of God" in their absurdities and ridiculous statements?

I for one do. I think it to be a great irresponsibility for us to take away from these people their faith, and to instill doubts in their beliefs. Suppose that they were right, but you as an intellectual, skeptic, etc.. have taken their salvation away from them. On a more practical level, most of these religious freaks live blissfully in their ignorance. Why would we take that away from them?

The old cliche comes to mind: "misery loves company".

Unfortunately I do not agree with it; If I'm miserable and your happy. I am glad for your good fortune and I do not wish my misery on you.

Perhaps I ask these questions and try to thwart the unREASONable people because. I am skeptical about my own beliefs.

What are your opinions?

Answer 1

"Ridicule" is one thing. I agree that we shouldn't be nasty or inflammatory or disrespectful of another person's belief system. But...

Intelligent argument is quite another issue.

If your religious faith cannot withstand the muster of intelligent, probing questioning, then perhaps your lose of faith is a good thing. Growth in understanding is always a good thing. Yes it can cause internal strife but no one ever grows as a person or learns anything by being blissfully happy all the time. It's the difficulties we face, the "tests" that life throws at us that forges us into more complete and fully actualized human beings.

The one thing, perhaps the most important thing we learn from the trials and tribulations of life is, "courage."

Answer 2

I've often wonderred why Christians try to convert Athiests rather than going after other diests, I guess this attitude explains a lot.

No, Atheist have no guilt about stripping the faith of others. Athiests do not believe in God, they don't suspect he exists or even acknowledge the possibility. You cannot convince an Athiest that there's a chance God exists because you do not have the proof that an Atheist requires so there's no danger they're going to take something from you that you need. We would take that from them for many reasons. Some Athiests are compulsive educators and cannot abide ignorance of the facts or faulty arguements. Some are are wounded by the horrible things Christians have said and done to them and strike out of spite. Some fear what the Church has done in the name of God and feel that it needs to be brought down before the next war or genocide.

Answer 3

True, some do take it too far. And I'm not so sure that all of them are strictly in it just to instill doubt or to try to take away someone's faith. But, it does happen, and it happens everywhere. Christians jobs are to "spread the Gospel", which doesn't matter to me if they speak about it. But some do take it so far as to ridicule others beliefs, spread false information simply because it shows those beliefs in a bad light and then take the banner, stating that all of that proves their own religion. Some people outside of Christianity are offended by this. Some people are emotionally hurt because of it. A rational person will view that as being exactly what Jesus wants... Doubt in oneself, a lingering Guilt for simply being yourself.

Now, I'm not saying all Christians do this. Just as not all Non-believers do what you have said. But some do. There is no way of changing that. All each of us can do is work on our own words and actions and hope that it makes a difference... and maybe, just maybe.... be taken seriously.

Answer 4

A truly saved person cannot lose their salvation. The real risk that would exist here is that there is someone teetering on the brink, feeling somewhat convicted but not sure, and the ridiculing turns them away. Or, someone who may not have even gotten to that point but may have some day turns a deaf ear before considering things for himself and making his own decision.

For those of us who believe, the bible talks about how it is a sin on me if I cause someone else to sin.

Each person should have the right and the opportunity to decide for himself. If you have decided you don't believe, I'm not going to come and try to bully you into believing. In the same regard, I appreciate your statement that I should be allowed to believe as I do.

Answer 5

hi, definite the Bible does point out dinosaurs interior the e book of job. And the Earth is in certainty thousands and thousands if no longer billions of years previous. The Genesis account is the discription of the pastime of the Earth after the autumn of devil and the destruction of the 1st Earth age. Many Christian sects show that the Earth is in simple terms 6K+ years previous, yet that's no longer authentic. The Earth is extreemly previous in simple terms like the Bible says. maximum Christians don't comprehend what's in Scripture simply by fact they have in no way extremely studied it to work out what's quite recorded there. hi Josie, great job of explaining! you're between the few who's certainly-known with what they're speaking approximately!

Answer 6

If you've ever actually tried to "take away" anyone's faith, you know it's impossible. For most people, faith is like the air they breathe and the blood in their veins, and it's in no danger from you or me.

At some point, every child must learn that Santa Claus is fiction. It does little harm for children to believe foolish things, but adults have a responsibility to get the facts, so I feel no guilt when I challenge a believer to defend his beliefs.

Answer 7

I for one do believe in God. Not because I've read the book or because I was raised that way. I believe because something miraculous happened to me that could be explained in no other way. I won't get into it but it proved to me that there was indeed a God that was concerned about what happened to me here in my everyday life. Nothing anyone could say could ever in any way diminish or sway me from my beliefs because of this incident. It was a miracle that noone could explain and because of it I believe in God. Why believe in a God or religion that adds nothing to your life here? The God I now serve has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he exists and that is good enough for me. God is big enough to involve himself in anyones life with or without my help. He proved that to me.

Answer 8

As a TRUE CHRISTIAN, there is no one that can do or say anything that will cause me to lose my salvation. I know where I stand at & have been the last 36 yrs. A True Christian will not lose their salvation, I have been called everything in the world & been made fun of, That doesn't bother me, It was God that placed me where I stand at with my salvation, Not Man, & Jesus said whosoever the Father have given him, he loses none of them.

Answer 9

If you feel guilty, stop doing that. Most theists of any kind are secure enough not to be rattled by atheist grumblings. They've been around since the Greeks: but the refinement of our relationship with the divine has continued anyway.

Answer 10

I agree with you about 80%. To the point if it is about salvation than people who tell me I need to research their God would research other Gods with me. What I get is "this is the truth" without a real examination of other truths.

The literature of the dominant religion in my culture, christianity, when it does examine other faiths, always has the line at the bottom the problem is that this religion doesnt have salvation.

So, I see your point my only point is to mock someone who is an intellectual hypocrite is kinda fun.