Why do religious people get so hurt and uptight when anyone challenges their beliefs about God, while atheists remain pretty laid back, and usually don't care when the religious disparrage them? Are atheists more rounded better people because they tend to base their lives in fact, not fiction?
2007-01-17 02:13:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow, so many self-righteous people out there who think that they are the chosen ones singled out to go to heaven! oy Veh!
2007-01-17 02:38:48 · update #1
Among the many good responses, I think that whit-to-t..(one of the last answerers) has it best so far. See, just because I am atheist doen not mean that I can't agree with someone who is religious
2007-01-17 02:41:22 · update #2
i wouldn't call it uptight. I happen to be from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, so I hear a lot of strange ideas that people have about my church. It frustrates me so much, when I have to tell someone over and over again, "i am a christian, i am a christian!" because i believe in Jesus Christ SO much. i don't mind what others believe. what i don't like, is when they shove what i hold dear into the dirt. we all need a little more respect w/ this subject. i honestly have nothing against atheists or any religious sect. what i don't like, is how everyone is set to prove everyone wrong. i see truth in a lot of religions, it's up to you personally to find the most truth, and fact over fiction.
2007-01-17 02:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by whit-to-the-ney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brother, I am not affected one way or another by anyone's beliefs. I know The Truth. I would sincerely love to see everyone walking and living in love. A Christian or Jesus Freak, such as myself, only need to show you where the door is. Whether you open it or not does not affect my standing in the least.
Atheists are not laid back. They are antagonistic. No worries, it gives us an opportunity to share.
It doesn't matter if you believe in Heaven and hell. It's like not believing in wind. Just cuz you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Go ahead and be "laid back" now; it may be your last chance. Love you! God bless.
2007-01-17 02:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by skayrkroh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because in its infancy, religion was a tool to keep the masses inline, and now with the shrinking of the world through information and technology, the truth about god and religion is coming to light. There is no god and no true religion to speak of, and people are feeling that their lives are insignificant and that is scary to many people. They will fight to feel that they are a significant person in this world and will take it very personally to dispute what they hold very dear to them, their belief in some invisible parent figure looming over them from the sky.
2007-01-17 02:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I find hurt and uptight people in both places. I don't mind someone challenging my beliefs as long as they realize they can't know something until they have experienced it. I believe in God because I have experienced Him. He is a fact to me. I know he is there more than I know my house will be there when I get home. He is like air to my life...necessary for me to thrive. Most athiests I have met are more defensive than I ever am. Why is it we cannot respect each others beliefs. They are not dumb or stupid...just different...for different reasons.
2007-01-17 02:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
How would you feel if you had spent all your life paying 10% of your salary to a church and spending half of one of your precious weekend days off on your knees praying to a god and then you find out that your god is no more believable than any other?
Either you drop the shackles of dogma and become an atheist or you adamantly refuse to entertain the thought and defend your faith against all rational inquiry. I chose the former. Most Americans choose the latter.
2007-01-17 02:21:41 · answer #5 · answered by gebobs 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i will admit human beings might want to correctly be over tender, yet i imagine phraseology of questions has a lot to do with it besides. i might want to ask you an same. Why is it even as a christian investigates technology that is going adverse to the in many cases regularly occurring they are met with hostility or maybe as someone who isn't non secular does an same they are in basic terms on the verge of a clinical step ahead?
2016-10-15 08:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get "uptight". I try to learn from everybody. If they challenge my beliefs I will certainly look into it with as open of a mind as possible.
2007-01-17 02:22:23 · answer #7 · answered by Myaloo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Simply because we have a comeback answer to some of the nonsense some nonbelievers say doesn't make us uptight. Atheists better people don't think so.
2007-01-17 02:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by Nani 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't understand it. As a Buddhist I don't have any problem with honest criticism of my beliefs-if you have a conviction that what you believe is right you wouldn't worry about anyone challenging it.
2007-01-17 02:18:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Because they have got nothing else to worry about. Being religious makes them feel special and different than other people. Rich religious people have got benefits from it. And poor religious people have got nothing except their religion.
2007-01-17 02:20:27 · answer #10 · answered by :( 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋