Christians, Explain how an Atheist can force his opinion on you without a gun?

Question

Every time I debate with a Christian, they say i'm forcing my opinion on them. Isn't that impossible without the use of violence?

Christians, do you not have control over your own minds?

It's your choice to accept other people's opinions.

It's impossilbe for someone to force their opinion on anyone.

Answer 1

Pot and Kettle! How can a Christian force his opinion on an Atheist without a gun? Same thing.

Answer 2

Based on your argument then I don't want to hear the atheists crying about Christians shoving their beliefs down everyone's throats, since you have the ability to control your own mind giving you the choice to accept other people's opinions making it impossible for someone to force their opinion on you.

Answer 3

Christians SHOULD have complete control over thier own minds, but often (too often) we get off track and forget the whole of scripture that teaches us to "BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MINDS"...........

I dont view verbal debate with an athiest as forceful....if a Christian is not equipped to do battle, then they should never engage in the conversation with an athiest to begin with.
Just my opinion. I mean, you know...the ultimate reason being---JESUS is the only one who ends up looking like a fool in the end, and for any Christian unprepared to go head-on in heated debate...is incredibly RUDE and lacking in respect to GOD!~

Answer 4

That is true. It is impossible for one person to force another to think anything, it's all a matter of choice.

Now, perhaps it is that these Christians you are debating with mean the statement differently. Perhaps they feel that you have no respect for their right to feel differently and are being pushy and not dropping the subject?

Most times when people tell me I am forcing my opinion on them, that is what they mean. Not that I"m making them feel my way, but that I"m not respecting their decision to feel differently.

Answer 5

I don't think your premise is right. Violence may be the only way to force an opinion, (That is questionable) but there is more than physical violence. Verbal attacks on people by those who are "good with words" against those who are a little "shyer" can have quite an impact. Particularily if you are in a relationship with a person and have continual contact.

Answer 6

Xians know their beliefs are based on myth. Just ask them a question and see how quick they side-step it and begin to call you names, say your evil or that something is the devils work. When you build your house on mud don't wonder why it sank. All they have is belief. "Be-LIE-f". Religious people are sick in the mind. They suffer from delusional views of reality. Their "faith" is so weak, that they cannot even stand to question their own religion, it hurts them, so they say the devil is the cause of doubt. They just wont see that it is pure common sense that is giving them doubts.

Answer 7

Not entirely. If you are in a position of trust, for example if you are the person's parent, then you can force your opinion of them without violence. For example, there are billions of people who believe in a certain religion just because their parents told them it was true, and they never wanted to question it.

Answer 8

Atheists have infested the mass liberal media. They force all kinds of crap down people's throats by censoring the news and putting a spin on the truth of things. They infest government and force people to accept their ideas by legislating laws. They go to work on our children in subtle ways by infesting the school systems with their "theology" or lack of it. In very sneaky ways they "force" their opinion by changing the language to numb the common sense of people, like trying to convince people they're "phobic" for being offended at perversity.

Answer 9

wow anger issues?? i'm a christian and i have never accused anyone of forcing their opinion on me!! i know what i know and believe what i believe and if you don't like it to heck with you!! i don't debate because i know and believe in the Bible so there is no room for debate. you want me to prove God, go look in the mirror, watch a baby be born, or better yet use your brain to think about something, do you think you could that if he hadn't given you one to think with?? i have my own opinions and i'm not afraid to use them!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

You couldn't even WITH a gun; but you DO realize that atheist say and do the exact same thing to us! These questions are pointless really.

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