Open minded atheists?

Question

isn't that an oxy-moron? they say that they are more open minded than those with religon, then openly state that "there is no god, period. if you believe in a god, you are weak minded."
tell me what you think of this.

you can't prove or disprove religon, and im not saying that any religon is right. im just asking for opinions, not arguments.

i never said that all atheists say that anyone is weak-minded for their religon. i'm just saying that the ones who have approached me try to push their atheism on me. (sorry about the over-generalization)

judging by the ratings "strong atheists" make up the majority of rating-people for this question

Answer 1

Yes, I believe that there is no God, but I don't say people are weak minded because they believe in God. I know exactly that there are intelligent people who believe in God. And I respect every religion as long as they respect others.

Answer 2

"There is no god, period. if you believe in a god, you are weak minded"

I have never said that. I spent two decades as a Christian, and I know that a believer can be a strong person, and also a very intelligent person. I know several believers that are dear to me, and this makes quite a bit of sense considering that because I live in the US, about 85 - 90% of the people I know and will know are believers in some way.

I do not proclaim, "There is no god, period."

I am an agnostic atheist. This means by definition that I hold the philosophical position that the existence of a god or gods is unknowable. But, I do not believe because I have found no evidence or good reason to believe. That makes me an atheist.

About open-mindedness... I don't get so hung up on that label. There is such a thing as being too open-minded. I try to be as open to new ideas as I can, but I am ultimately interested in being a realist.

Open-minded and closed-minded are polar terms on a spectrum of the use of judgement. I find that in many areas of life, somewhere in the middle yields better results than being on either of the extreme ends. That said, leaning towards the open-mindedness end a bit is wise.

Answer 3

Oh pricey but one more BAD christian looking to twist the reality!! You do what you desire athesits to do then!! Look at why you're a christian and why you with ease can't view matters with an open brain!! Acceptance of a supernatural declare has a tendency to advertise cooperative social relationships. This conversation demonstrates a willingness to take delivery of, with out scepticism, the affect of the speaker in some way very similar to a little one's attractiveness of the affect of a dad or mum. By encouraging this sort of conduct wherein probably the most extreme social relationships arise it enables the loss of skeptcism and deters extra open minded considering. They are christian due to the fact that they had been indoctrinated by way of their mother and father as very babies. They will move directly to indoctrinate their possess kids and the ones will move directly to indoctrinate their grandchildren!! Your brain is firmly closed and that's why you rail in opposition to any one who thinks another way to your self!! Nothing is worse than energetic lack of knowledge. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Whilst athesits can debate with an open brain!! It is the mark of an knowledgeable brain to be ready to entertain a suggestion with out accepting it. Aristotle Perhaps you will have to keep in mind a extra wise system! Treat a person as he looks to be, and you are making him worse. But deal with a person as though he had been what he possibly might be, and you are making him what he will have to be. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Answer 4

Those who categorically state as "fact" that "there is no god" are just as wrong as those who categorically state as "fact" that "god absolutely exists." Neither can prove their statement.

However...there is a considerable amount of evidence that all "gods" have been made up by human beings to suit their political and social needs. There is considerable evidence that every single one of the so-called "divine" stories about creation, miracles, heaven, hell, angels, demons, and everything else that religions claim as "truth" are not true at all, and are in fact completely wrong. A rational, logical evaluation of religion provides no proof at all that any of it is "true," and so it is reasonable to assume that no god exists, although there is no definitive proof of his or her non-existence.

Most non-believers consider those who follow a "god" for which there is no evidence, and for which there is considerable evidence against, to lack critical reasoning and thinking skills. That's your "weak-minded" stance. No, nobody can prove absolutely that some kind of god does not exist. That does NOT mean, however, that one DOES exist. And with the huge weight of evidence against the existence of god, it makes no sense of any kind logically to believe in one.

Look, we *get* religion. We understand that humans are afraid of dying, that they *want* to believe in some kind of afterlife where they'll live eternally happy with all of their long-lost loved ones. They *want* to believe that there is some all-powerful being looking out for their welfare. It's comforting to believe that. It can make you feel good. The problem is -- there's no evidence that it's real. None. And lots of evidence to show that it's NOT real. So go ahead and believe it if you want to, but don't pretend there is any real basis for such a belief -- there isn't. If you want to live your life believing in fairy-tales, you're certainly free to do so -- but many of us choose instead to seek true knowledge and understand our world, our universe, and ourselves and not live our lives based on happy myths just to alleviate our fears. We'd rather know the truth than live in a fantasy world.

Answer 5

Atheism is a belief, just like any other religion, really.

Everyone has boundaries in their mind as to what they think exists and what doesn't, so no one is 100% open minded. I don't believe in rainbow chickens that swim, does that make me closed minded?

I guess we'll see who is right when we die.

Answer 6

Well, I've always thought that a person who states someting like that IS a moron. Everyone is judgemental, the ones who aren't, are the ones that don't even comment on the subject. If you say you are not judgemental, then... you probably are. Actually an atheist can be open minded, but an agnostic can't, since that means they believe in absolutely nothing, so they have nothing to be open minded about.

Answer 7

you have a point.....I dont know about everyone else, but i am openminded. I believe that anything is possible and none of us really know the answers until we die.I respect christians opinions and I dont blame them for believing what they do...as long as they dont push there beliefs on me. and I would never tell anyone there isnt a God b/c thats something I dont know.

Answer 8

atheists i think tend to be as like u said more open minded and
are generally i think more successful because they dont have a religious teaching tying them down and distracting them
whereas christians dedicate all their time to reading their 'bible'
which is the greatest work of fiction ever made.
i hope this helps

Answer 9

I don't see the logic in your 'question', if that's what it is. Atheists can be open minded because they think for themselves. If you're too open minded and accept the illogical because you've been told to accept it, you have no mind at all.

Answer 10

No.
It is a mind that is open to logic rationality and objection that alows one to be an Atheist.