........... in the western Hemisphere is Christianity."
This kind of thinking is what spurred me to ask "Why do people always expect Christians to be perfect?"
What a cop out. Because they see Christians who aren't perfect they blame them for not believing in God.
This thinking doesn't seem to reflect the view of most Atheists I've spoken to. They are searching intellectually rather than saying, "It's they're fault I don't believe."
2007-02-21 00:06:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think anything really "causes" atheism. Atheism is what you are left with because none of the other religions can prove the truth of what they assert. Athiesm is sort of the default result.
2007-02-21 00:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The single greatest cause for Atheism in the western Hemisphere is WESTERNIZED Christianity.
Most of us have shut off our brains. Now fellow christians, before you jump, I say this from observation over 10 years of ministry - most of us who claim christ only "do" the christian thing for about an hour on Sunday morning.
This is not what Jesus called us to.
2007-02-21 00:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My atheism was the result of years of study, reflection and research. I was raised a Catholic. If there is a fault to be assigned, it would have to be the generally ridiculous nature of religion. I mean all of them. A couple are just plain scary in the levels of their ignorance.
Science has the right answers. At least, the answers make more sense.
2007-02-21 00:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by link955 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't blame the Christians. I would say it is the religion. It is filled with passages about God and the israelites killing people. It has a message of hatred for other people who believe other things. When you go into the NT it changes, another reason not to trust it. When you look into the teachings of Paul it starts talking about obeying your masters, and calling homosexuals fornicators and saying they will go to Hell. Let's not even get into Revelation.
And thats only referencing those that became atheists purely because they reject Christianity. There are others who became atheists for other reasons.
2007-02-21 00:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
the single greatest cause for atheism is the existence of SO MANY magical sky fairies.
Christians seem unable to see that there are SO many religions out there. None seems more valid than the other from an atheist perspective.
2007-02-21 00:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I do not blame Christians or those that soil their faith for my non belief. My skepticism comes from a lack of evidence in any higher beings. Old myths and books based on those myths are not evidence. The real evidence shows that man evolved from an ancient ape like creature and man 'invented' the spirit world along the way to try to explain things around him before he discovered the scientific method. I respect your right to believe anything you want. Just respect my right not to believe.
2007-02-21 00:13:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, to a point. The Bible is a horrible faerie tale and that pushes some. I don't think that it is really the main reason (at least for me) but actually reading the Bible did more to solidify my position than anything else could of.
So I take that statement to be more an indictment of the ideas in the Bible than of its followers.
2007-02-21 00:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The followers of christianity are the reason why I turned away from the church. Not being able to feel God's love and mercy in my heart is the reason why I turned away from God.
Everyone told me that if I have Jesus in my heart, then I will be a happier and better person. When in fact, (ironically) it made me a guiltful, and depressed person.
2007-02-21 00:17:45 · answer #8 · answered by Abby C 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Untrue....believing in fairytales went out of date by the time I turned 10
2007-02-21 00:21:48 · answer #9 · answered by Reptilia 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no... its not Christianity...
its TV preachers.
I don't think girls who wear pants and makeup will go to hell
bikers with tattoos?
people who go to church on sunday? (pope changed sat to sun)
people who eat bacon?
2007-02-21 00:09:59 · answer #10 · answered by Ron K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋