Atheists reject the existence of all gods.
Christians reject the existence of all gods, save one.
Its not the difference between night and day. More like 99,999 and 100,000.
2006-10-12 17:15:47 · 20 answers · asked by Skippy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nice bit of critical thinking there, Robert. You didn't address the FULL question and responded with simplistic dogma. Good work.
2006-10-12 17:20:00 · update #1
And by the way, this analogy DOES work. Mankind has believed in thousands upon thousands of gods over the millenia. When you say they aren't real, you are rejecting those gods. Is that so hard to understand?
2006-10-12 17:44:13 · update #2
Not similar at all.
Christians believe that evil and good are caused by external intelligences. Satan tempts, and no person is able to be good on his or her own.
Athiests believe that we are responsible for our actions. We create both good and evil in our world.
Christians believe that a God created the universe.
Athiests believe the scientifically proven facts.
Christians believe in an eternal reward or punishment determined not by worth, but by faith in a redeemer.
Athiests typically reject any type of eternal 'soul'.
Christians believe that their God reveals himself in a compendium of scriptures inerrantly chosen by a group of men.
Athiests believe that the universe reveals itself through careful and rigorous study.
Christians believe that Christ will come again, judge his people and that the world will end.
Athiests believe that the universe will either expand forever or colapse into a singularity, and that Christ has nothing to do with it.
Christians operate on faith, Athiests operate on what can be proved.
2006-10-12 17:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
You're right. That is why I try to call myself an agnostic when speaking to most people. Although the accurate term is freethinker. I go wherever my mind and reason take me. I believe in what makes sense to me no matter what other people say. But that doesn't give much description on what I believe specifically. So I am left to say agnostic, however, I won't say that I could never know of a God because I might one day, on the other hand, I totally don't believe in the biblical Gods no matter what. I deny the existance of defined God(s). So that would make me a bit of an atheist. So I guess I'm considered to be a freethinking agnostic-atheist.
2006-10-13 00:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
But that difference IS like night and day. Believing or disbelieving in a supreme being is completely life changing. Besides, Christians don't reject the existence of all gods; they just claim all the other ones are demons, at least historically. That way any miracles performed by the other gods can be written off as evil works of the devil.
2006-10-13 00:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by Jensenfan 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
YOur analogy doesn't work. It's simply 1 or nada. Which means christians admit we are accountable to a higher power. As far as being similar, most of them both celebrate christmas, halloween, birthdays, beleive in some form of evolution, fight in wars, allow abortion , commit adultery, divorce for any reason , and unfortunately now support homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.
Matthew 7; 21- 23 " Not everyone saying to me, ' Lord, Lord ' will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will. Many will say to me in that day, ' Lord, Lord ' did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?" And yet then I will confess to them ; I never knew YOU! Get away from me , you workers of lawlessness."
2006-10-13 00:36:16 · answer #4 · answered by jaguarboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are similar in a strong belief. Atheist have a strong belief in an existence of nothing.
Christians have a strong belief in an existence of something.
Both are obnoxious equals at times. In fact atheists are worse. A much larger percentage of atheists are rabid believers, or dis believers have you.
Most Christians aren't obnoxious and in your face, but the bible thumpers are.
2006-10-13 00:19:50 · answer #5 · answered by TG Special 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
neither one sees the face of God in the other and they both should.
neither one (often , not always) wants to learn anything about the other but remains jugemental and tends to stereotype the other.
both are trying to get the other to see it their way without trying to see it the other's way as well.
both are human, created in the image of God, but both fall into traps of pride, rebellion and self exaltation and often leave God out of the picture in order to prove they are right.
neither one needs Jesus any less than the other
2006-10-13 00:28:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Athiests believe their is a higher power but they do not praise or preach this. Athiests are the best because they can believe in whatever the hell they want, go atheism.
2006-10-13 00:21:13 · answer #7 · answered by The angel from your nightmare 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's shameful to say it but on the street it is hard to tell. Christians, we need to play the role a little better.
2006-10-13 00:23:14 · answer #8 · answered by Calill C 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
We are more similar than Atheists seem to believe. We arn't idiots or hypocrites or whatever else they call us. We are all normal people.
2006-10-13 00:19:08 · answer #9 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think the similarities are closer than either group would like to admit.
2006-10-13 00:19:36 · answer #10 · answered by NuMi 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋