please help this question is really bothering me.....?

Question

atheists(not all mind you)
always( i no exageration) say christians always try to "change" ones belief and like try to make them be a christian when thay reallly dont want to be christian
but rnt you doing the same thing when you tell us how "stupid " were being and try to make us change???

when i said really dont want to be christians... i meant the people who christians are trying to"change" dont want to be christians

sorry this is so confusing

Answer 1

Perhaps it has something to do with people who say things like "Pray for them", as 'someone' has. It tends to make one feel completely defeated. To tell me, as an atheist, that since I don't believe in what you believe in you'll "pray for me" is the same as me telling you you're "stupid" and "wrong". I think this is what gets on a lot of people's nerves.

I do understand your point. It gets hot on here sometimes and people may come off as insulting on both sides. However, I can vouch for the fact that I very rarely see insulting answers among the non-religious unless the question itself is phrased in such a way as to demean them. As an agnostic as well (this may explain further):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheism
I do not claim to know exactly what phenomena may be occurring on this earth and I don't tell religious people "If you don't think like me, you're going to be eternally in torment." I would never say "I'll pray for you" to someone who I know for sure is not religious because it is degrading and reeks of superiority.

There are also people who ask these questions solely to be validated by fellow Christians (this happens in all R&S groups) and really have no desire to see the responses atheists may have. I promise you, if you ask a thoughtful and well-meaning question of atheists, etc., you'll find that people will answer you kindly and informatively. Do not write "God bless" at the end because it challenges those who don't believe in God automatically. If you'd like, write "good tidings to you" or even simply "I wish you well". The gentlemen above me said it well: "Peace to all." And when you choose a best answer, don't give it to the person whose beliefs mirror yours all the time; give it to the person who actually answers your question best. It is annoying for anyone to respond to a question they believe might be sincere just to realize it was only asked to get an "I'm on your side" response. When I say 'you', I mean the universal you, not just you personally. This applies to me and everyone on here as well.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Answer 2

I am neither an atheist nor a Christian. I'm something in the middle unsure of which side is right. I agree with you. But the reason is that it is an unexplainable belief. So there is no one provable answer to whether god is real.

With that said someone who believes that what they are saying is right 100% then they want to change other's believes because they know that they are right.

It's like why do you correct a child when he says 2+2=10. You just do because he is wrong. It's the same basic principle.

Answer 3

Yes, you're right, if someone is trying to change your beliefs, they're trying to change your beliefs, whether it's to a religion or away from it. However, the person attempting to change your views is never going to see it that way. An evangelist Christian will feel that it is his duty to spread the word of god and feels it isn't hurting anyone. And an atheist feels it's his duty to point out all the flaws in you and your beliefs if you're a person of faith, because he feels your faith limits you or your world view. Apparently (judging by the first answer here) they'll also blame religion as the reason people are conservative (politically conservative or simply conservative in ideas/acceptance). I know plenty of people who are conservative and not religious. Religion doesn't make people conservative, just as atheism doesn't make them tolerant.

The problem is that people generally tend toward forming groups, and they naturally want to make those groups larger. They want to have things in common with other people, and they want people to agree with them. So if you have two groups with totally divergent opinions of things, they're going to constently be trying to convince each other that theirs is the group with the "correct" belief. I say the easiest thing to do is just avoid the whole topic, and everyone can believe what they want and hope I believe whatever it is they want, but we don't have to discuss it.

Answer 4

We have freedom to do that here, but you'll never see an atheist forcing their beliefs on you in the outside world, telling you you're going to hell and inviting you to so called "innocent" church events where everyone will be questioning your beliefs.

These are things that happen to me daily and it is annoying. Outside, atheists are a minority and I've found that everytime I open my mouth about atheism I am immediately silenced by the jabber of 7 people around me going, "Like oh my Gosh you're an atheist? Like don't you know you're going to hell? Jesus Christ died for your sins you know, and this is how you repay him?"

When I DO engage Christians in conversation I always try to do so in a civilized manner. I try to let them see reason (which rarely ever happens..) and if not then I drop the subject because I know they won't accept anything I say. This is FAR MORE than anything any Christian has done to me.

Answer 5

I'm not athiest actually I'm Christian (Pentecostal to be exact) I can actually agree with some of the athiest who say that certain Christian push their beliefs on ppl and push thenm strongly....actually I who am already a believer have had ppl try to convert meand push their belifs on me. But by the same token I don't think its right for someone to tell you your belifs are stupid, same way it's not polite or right to tell someone that their unbelif is stupid. If you tell some one what u believe it's their choice to do wat they plz with the information. U just end up getting ppl aggrivated when u start being aggressive and condemn. No one was ever converted through sum one telling them that they were going to hell.

Answer 6

I know I'll get a thumbs down for this but here goes. Jehovah God has his true Christians(True disciples of his Son, Christ Jesus) giving warning to everyone on the earth about the coming day of Armageddon and what they need to do to gain everlasting life. On the other hand, Satan has his seed doing likewise trying to draw everyone away from God and everlasting life, this includes those of all false religions, atheists, evolutionists, etc. So yes, Satan has his atheist followers trying to convince people and true Christians that we're stupid for believing in God and that there is a creator.

Answer 7

We are lucky enough to live in a country where we have freedom of speech AND freedom of religion. Christians, Athiests, and all others have the right, in they want to, to talk about their religion to others. But we also have the right to walk away when we disagree. Argueing about ones religion, whichever it may be, does not give that religion the respect it deserves.

Answer 8

I have never once told any christian they are stupid for believing. You are free to believe all you want. Just as I am free to not believe. But I do not want religion infiltrating the laws of our country. Keep church and state SEPERATE.

Answer 9

Don't let it bother you. If you had posed this question as, "why are atheists in the R&S section," they'd say because they want to point out the errors in your philosophy. The thing to remember is that they are in spiritual darkness and we cannot "make" them see. Only God can do that.

Answer 10

i suport and understand your idea, i think one shall respect the behavior of each person, and so theyre beliefs, but if the case is presented that one must teach other about his religion, this shall be done respectful.

Peace for all.
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