they are unwilling to give up their sinful lifestyles, don't want to be held accountable, or don't want to live by any morals. Where in the hell do you get that stupid misinformation?
Thanks.
2006-12-05 10:53:53 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
johnny c and fatima apparently can't read...
2006-12-05 10:57:47 · update #1
I got up early and fed the cat. Went to work and revised reports, stuffed envelopes, made phone calls, answered e-mails, sat through a meeting, ate lunch at my desk, typed dictation, fought with spreadsheets, fielded more phone calls, prepared a long and detailed invoice, booked plane tickets and recorded the contents of a dozen archive boxes before shipping same to our storage facility. Came home dog-tired and fed the cat again. Watched half an hour of the evening news. Flipped through a magazine, still too tired to take an interest in anything it said. It's not even nine p.m. and I'm done in. No time for sinning!
But I did more important things, too.
I held doors for people whose hands were full. I said please and thank you. I told the truth. I kept my word. I hugged a co-worker and wished him bon voyage and happy holidays and reminded him to send us some photos from Brazil. I was gentle but firm with another co-worker: "You've put a lot time into this and you've made no progress, it's time to call in some help."
My question is: Why do believers think it's so hard to be a good person that nobody can manage it without some guy-in-the-sky frowning over your shoulder all the time?
2006-12-05 12:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because those who rely too heavily on religion as a crutch to keep them going feel threatened by anybody who makes a challenge to their illusions. Thus, they lash out at them with the justification of purely faith based reasons, because the reasons preserve the delusion while at the same time are impossible to prove because they are based on something that cannot be rationalized. Also, people like this will frequently use arguments like "they are on God's side" or "you will go to hell if you don't believe" to help make their arguments acceptable by attempting to place their side as the "good" side and every other side as the "bad" side. This allows the person to strong arm people with weaker constitutions into accepting their belief, thus reinforcing it for that person. Essentially, by convincing more people to a belief, a person will make themselves feel like their belief is more and more sensible because it has group approval. This allows them to further maintain their delusions which they then use as more justification for their beliefs like their opinions on athiests.
Note: However, not everyone acts in this way, I am specifically refering to those who have a dependency on religion, sometimes religion can be extremely useful, though it can be harmful and dangerous just as much.
2006-12-05 19:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*gives you a high five* YEAH!
Atheists don't believe in God because they don't believe in God. Each atheist has his/her own reason. It's conceivable that there are atheists out there who "are unwilling to give up their sinful lifestyles, don't want to be held accountable, or don't want to live by any morals," but I've yet to meet one!!! Seriously, has anyone met ANYONE like that, atheist or not? I've read about people like that who have antisocial disorder (completely unrelated to religion) in my Abnormal Psychology book, and that's it. And lots of people with antisocial disorder believe in God. So I see absolutely no connection here.
I think the mass majority of atheists like those you've described are all figments of Christians' imaginations. A blatant cry for therapy if you ask me. What the heck are you Christians repressing??? Don't project your inner urges to be immoral on ME!
Also, if those Christians post this stuff all the time, why haven't they been clued in by the massive number of atheist respondants who insist that this is NOT the case???
BTW, is anyone else confused that Johnny Cree's bible verse seems to be about how love is more important than faith? Is he supporting atheists or not?
2006-12-05 19:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Well, they are right. I don't want to give up my lifestyle. I help others when I can. I'm good to my friends and have a close family. I have a good job and like what I do. People consider me friendly and good at handling stressful situations. I have a beautiful girlfriend who I love to dote on. Eventually, I might want to get married and have kids, even. I love reading, especially comedy and science fiction. I enjoy life and try to live it to the fullest.
No, I don't want to give up this lifestyle, especially for something as silly as being a Christian.
2006-12-05 19:00:11 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but good for you for speaking up. I personally don't believe that all atheists reject the idea of a God because they reject goodness or morality.
Although I have spoken to many professed atheists that are likely expressing an emotionally rebellious rejection of authority, I myself spent several years unconvinced of the reality or nature of God, and it had nothing to do with a rejection of either authority or morality. I had other, personal reasons. I believe we should not decide for anyone the reasons for their personal choices.
EDITED:
Frankly, I'm embarrassed as a Christian by some of the responses by Believers in this post. Sometimes I think Christians have created more Atheists than evolution.
Atheists, please understand that although we may not agree with you, we do not all feel this disrespect for you.
2006-12-05 18:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by dave 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Thats not true for all Atheists indeed. I don't like that kind of judging. Anyway no I see some Atheists unmoved from the world of science, or maybe a kind of reason and logic. Which is all understandable. Just because they are Atheists don't mean they live badly.
2006-12-05 19:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Cindy 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I wish there were some statistics on this one. It's one of the reasons that it would be cool if in the end Christians were right.
I would truly wanna see God's statistics then and who sinned more: the Christians or the Atheists.
I'm sure Johnny Cee and Fatima will be very very surprised on that day.
EDIT: and nikki will be surprised too and #1denverfan and, and....sigh, the list is endless!
2006-12-05 19:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by Thinx 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Christians are the only people who believe they can do anything they like and not suffer any adverse consequences, and that is why the bible belt of the USA has such a high murder and serious crime rate. Very few atheists end up in the penitentiary or death row, so the facts speak for themselves.
2006-12-05 19:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by My Giant Co.ck 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I think people say that because it is an easy out. It is easy for me to say: You won't believe in what I believe because you are bad, and you want to stay bad. (You could replace bad for evil).
I am a Christian, but I think that is a weak argument. My personal opinion is that someone who doesn't believe in God hasn't found that point in their life where they realize that there is a higher power. They haven't had that need or want.
It is all about faith, and a lot of people have a hard time with it.
2006-12-05 18:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by JT 2 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Many atheists I know are nicer people than most Christians.They use their head and lead (mostly) good lives.It is no our place to judge,to tell you the truth.
2006-12-05 18:55:58 · answer #10 · answered by Myaloo 5 · 8⤊ 3⤋