2007-01-26 06:24:26 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
2007-01-26 07:57:45 · update #1
you know an atheist is going to study for classes even if they disagree with the text
2007-01-26 06:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many atheists know a great deal more about religion than the very religious. We tend to have an interest in all religions. Atheists are usually very well read. Most believers can tell you volumes about their own beliefs and are totally ignorant of what all others believe.
2007-01-26 14:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Christianity is a world religion being taught in the class. Then yes.
2007-01-26 14:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by Soon2BMommy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and presumably the Christians in the class will be required to learn about other world religions.
2007-01-26 14:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by dmb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An atheist is very likely to understand the tenets of Christianity well enough to pass any religion class, but unlikely to accept them as his/her own personal belief. That's ok, because only understanding is required, not acceptance. I can understand how the mind of a mass-murderer works (and pass an aberrant psychology course) without thinking like a mass-murderer.
It's all about that quest for knowledge, and reaching informed conclusions. For that reason, atheists should acquire knowledge of all of it, because it is just as "blind" for an atheist to *not* believe something without exploring the subject, as it is for a believer to believe something without exploring it.
2007-01-26 14:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and the christians in the class should be expected to understand the tenat of atheism too. Understanding doesn't necessarily mean agreeing or believing.
2007-01-26 14:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Dim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and then he should be required to say "Lord Jesus halleluja!"
Tenants? Hey wait a minute, what is this? Is this a trick question? I never heard of tenants of Christianity, and I never heard of landlords of Chrisitianity, now come to think of it the whole thing is a hoax. I shall have to report you to Yahoo.
2007-01-26 14:33:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That's what the class is about. Like any class, you need to understand the subject matter in order to pass.
2007-01-26 14:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by Steven D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this is a requirement of the class, absolutely. All class content is available in any university catalog, so, if the atheist decides to take the class, what is required should be of no surprise.
2007-01-26 14:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by C. J. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and a class about world religions is usually an elective, not a requirement
2007-01-26 14:32:43 · answer #10 · answered by Nick F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Absolutely. Why wouldn't a student of world religion need to know about Xianity?
2007-01-26 14:30:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋