CHRISTIANS: Would it help the dialog if Atheists acknowledged that faith comforts you?

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Most believers find comfort in praying to an omnipotent, loving God and in hope for eternal life.

While I don't believe these things, I acknowledge that such belief would bring some level of relief from worries about your daily existence.

Would it improve our relationships if atheists began to more readily acknowledge the benefits you experience because of your belief?

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Answer 1

it would be nice if athiest showed more respect. i am not saying that you have to agree with us. but all tha hateful ways some of you try to tell us we are stupid or simple minded or lack in intelligence makes it harder for us to give you decent answers to your questions. i also know that some of us are guilty of doing the same thing to athiests. but that doesn't make it right. yes our faith gives us comfort but we are not delusional because we believe in God. it would be nice if we could just respect each other. unfortunately it doesn't always work that way.

Answer 2

No. What would help is if atheists would quit painting all Christians with the same broad paintbrush. What would help is if atheists stopped making fun of my beliefs. What would help is if atheists stopped saying that Christians are "stupid" or "uneducated".
I'm not saying that all atheists do those things. But if ALL atheists would stop, I'm sure it would be a lot easier.
To be fair, there are many things I wish Christians would stop doing, also.

By the way, believing in God doesn't bring as much comfort as one might think. While the thought of a loving God creating the heavens and the earth, and all life, IS comforting, the idea that we're all held accountable for what we do in this life is pretty scary. I certainly wouldn't want to die, and find out that I've been serving God completely the wrong way.
If you atheists are right, then there's nothing to be afraid of. We die, and that's it. I like that thought a lot better.
Ever since I came to the conclusion that there IS a God, the way I view life and death has completely changed. Every thought, every word and every action has to be carefully considered; I have to think, "Am I going to be glorifying God if I do this? Am I going to be shining God's light to unbelievers if I say this? Is this thought going to give praise to God?"
It would be a lot easier to just do whatever I want, don't you think?

Is there comfort in God's arms? Oh, YES. Is it good to know that everything is in God's hands? Oh, YES. Does that REALLY make life completely easier? No. I'm not longer living for myself. The purpose of my entire existence is to serve God. It's not always easy.

Answer 3

Christians who insult those of other faiths [like Muslims and Jews] deserve the literal or figurative *** whooping that comes their way. I've seen crap in my 50 years from "Muhammed raped little girls" to "If you don't speak in tongues you'll burn in Hell". I sometimes wonder when the Christian insanity will come to an end, but cynically know that it won't end until Christianity destroys the entire world with its totalitarian dogmas. Compared to idiots like St. Paul and the Church Fathers like Tertullian or St. Augustine, the wisdom of the East like Buddha or Lao Tzu comes like a fresh scent of roses across a cesspool or slough of ignorance and hypocrisy. Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Taoists for all their faults never came up with the insanity of something like the Holy Inquisition where a five year old girl could be burned at the stake as a witch because a farmer's crops failed. There is nothing in any other religion like the insanity of thinking ones eternal destination is not determined by what you say or do, but by mere belief? I can believe that the moon is made of cheese. What does that do? Nothing at all. I can believe Jesus died for my sins. What does that do? Nothing but reiterate 2000 years [almost] of propaganda. Belief does influence behavior, but ultimately it is the behavior that matters. And I'm sick to death of "You are an atheist [or agnostic, or Buddhist, or Hindu, or Muslim or Jew], therefore, you are doomed to eternal damnation." As J. J. Rousseau suggested in his Social Contract "No religion that is intolerant is to be tolerated." Enough of this stuff. Time for some serious smackdown and payback for 2000 years of Christian abuse of the rights of the REST of humanity. You know what's funny?. Only 200 years have freethinkers been able to speak, teach, write freely and in this short 200 years compared to the 1800 year Christian monopoly on Western Civilization, we've WON and WON big time. We the David have beaten the Goliath of Christianity. Pretty good record for so few warriors going against an army of over a billion people!. The One True Faith is more and more looking like the One Big Fraud it is. The Christian monopoly on truth is OVER. Now the game is fair and you are losing and losing bad.

Answer 4

It would be a step in better understanding and respect between the Atheist and Christians.

Answer 5

faith doesn't comfort me, God does..

And yes, to an extent, it would benefit them. We all need comfort for our loss, but in some sources you don't find true fulfillment.

Answer 6

The only way this Atheist is going to acknowledge that is with the caveat that I DO NOT NEED NOR WANT SUCH RELIEF for myself, so please keep it to yourself.

Answer 7

Do not all humans place hope in something? Find comfort in something?

Answer 8

id rather have realistic fears than false comfort.

(false comfort is a very dangerous thing!)

Answer 9

Yes, it would.

But you fully realize that it will NEVER happen.