And dont use the words: enlighten, acculturate, acquaint, advance, better, cultivate, develop, edify, educate, elevate, ennoble, enrich, foster, help forward, humanize, idealize, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, polish, promote, reclaim, refine, sophisticate, spiritualize, tame, uplift or awareness.
Cuz I dont buy it.
David
2006-12-03 19:49:45 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You know... since you couldn't be bothered to read the other questions, I'm just going to copy and paste the post I made 5 minutes ago to the exact same question....
And why can't you Christians understand that Atheists aren't trying to "convert" you to anything?
Atheists trying to protect their rights from being squashed by Christians who think everyone else in the world should live by their rules and who persecute anyone that doesn't.
I'll make you a deal...
Stop trying to ban gay marriage
Stop trying to ban abortion
Stop trying to force prayer in school
Stop trying to get Intelligent Design taught in schools
Stop trying to ban books you don't like (like Harry Potter)
Stop having a fit when other religions are recognized as being ok in the world
Stop knocking on my door to peddle your bible
Stop picketing stores and harassing their customers because you don't like what they sell until the store has lost so many customers they have to close
And basically stop trying to make everyone else do what you think is right.
When you do that, Atheists will shut their mouths.
2006-12-03 19:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 3⤋
Don't know. Why are Christians so obsessed with converting everyone to Christianity?
Just for fun:
Enlighten (yep), acculturate, acquaint, advance, better, cultivate, develop, edify, educate (definitely), elevate (that too), ennoble (we try), enrich, foster, help forward (yes, actually), humanize, idealize, improve, indoctrinate (however, your religion does it much better than us), inform (oh yeah), instruct (ditto), polish, promote, reclaim (your word), refine, sophisticate, spiritualize (huh?), tame, uplift (sure), and awareness (100%).
2006-12-04 03:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by Wise1 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for telling me which words i cant use. I want to humanize, elevate, educate, enlighten and uplift, humanity from the dark ages. To me honest i dont care i just dont want religious people to stop the teaching of evolution. It might be a theory but i find it evil to not let people make up there own mind. Please look at what happens when a religion is the only ruling force in a society. There you will find my ditaste for it.
2006-12-04 03:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Why do Christians try to convert everyone to be their religion. I am more atheist then i am religious. I don't buy all this free will stuff, and why certain things happen.
I love how you have to "enlighten" us with your capitalized words. I think this question can go for most religions. Who do Johova Witnesses go door to door trying to spred the word. It is b/c that is what they believe in. You believe in what you believe in, maybe i just haven't found the religion I am suppose to be yet.
You are trying to enforce your thoughts by this question. That is all anyone is ever doing.
2006-12-04 03:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by mke 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
because christianity and all religion is dangerous to humanity. no one every died because a band of atheists needed to take back land for their beliefs, but countless people have because of god. blind faith=disaster. besides, you don't even really believe in god. none of you supposed christians have faith the size of a mustard seed or you would be able to move mountains. now in all honesty, since the beginning of the world, not one religious person has had faith even that small? i bet you lock your doors at night and look both ways before crossing the street too because you don't believe that god won't kill you or hurt you before your time is actually up. remember, it's all his perfect plan, so technically speaking, no matter what you do... even if you were to walk across a busy freeway, no car would hit you or harm you unless it was god's will. so stop with this "attacking my faith" when it doesn't even exist. not just you, but all "persecuted" christians.
2006-12-04 03:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by Shawn M 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I hate seeing people wasting their lives on a lie. It will make them a better person, enlightened in approach, allowing them to cultivate and develp informed sophisticated awareness - bored now. Don't tell me what I can or cannot say.
2006-12-04 03:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Personally I'm not: I respect every religion, I love to go through ancient scrolls of wisdom, the Bible is one of my favorite books, and I never ever denied the wisdom or the greatness of Jesus's teachings. I read the Quran and I believe it to be a great book too. Seeing Jesus as a man and not as God's Son, doesn' t mean not to respect Christians or their beliefs. To me what matters are values, a good human being is a good human being, no matter what he/she believes in. Peace.
2006-12-04 03:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Love_my_Cornish_Knight❤️ 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm here for two reasons. To get into a good debate, and learn something along the way. If I learn something new, it is a good day. I don't care to convert anyone, I'm just here for my selfish pursuit of knowledge and debate. I may come off as an a** at times, but if pointed out i will try my best to apologize.
2006-12-04 04:13:33 · answer #8 · answered by Just Wondering 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Personally I'm not interested in converting anyone to anything. I just want to be able to follow my own beliefs, and live my own life. I do get fed up of fundies trying to tell me what to do, and what to believe. Fortunately, not all religious people are like that, which is why I don't have a problem with religion in itself.
2006-12-04 03:55:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, i don't want to convert anyone.
convert is for a religious belief. accept that we have none.
i have so many friends of different faiths (yes, i have friends. don't look so surprised.) and they know i am an atheist, and no one tries to convert anyone, including me.
it seems people like you are the ones trying to force conversion.
don't quote the bible, or any other religious text, coz I don't buy it
If you wish for no answer, ask no questions. u are welcome to talk to yourself. this is not the place to do that.
2006-12-04 13:11:01 · answer #10 · answered by implosion13 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋