2007-03-14 06:35:19 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Do you know your place, in the big charade, are you more than they?"
Bad Religion
2007-03-14 06:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Careful,
I am Christian, but I try not to make mistakes in "labeling" Atheist's in such a way.
Some Christians have labeled atheists as evil, stupid, devil-worshippers, or morally void. Though there may be some atheists who fit these categories (as would many in the general population), atheists are not categorically evil, stupid, devil-worshipping, degenerates with no morals. Many of them are fine citizens, honest, caring, loving, and patient. For a Christian, or anyone for that matter, to make a blanket statement about atheists in a derogatory manner is wrong. It is the same thing atheists sometimes do when they accuse Christians of being irrational, psychotic, or stupid. Such accusations have no place on either side of the argument of truth.
Generally speaking, atheists are not stupid. Many of them have thought through their position over a long period of time and arrive at conclusions after much thought. Some were raised in religious homes, have seen what religion has to offer, and have rejected it. Of course, I think that atheists have drawn incorrect conclusions about God, but it doesn't mean they are dumb. Some atheists have presented very cogent arguments against the existence of God, which need to be addressed.
So, just because someone believes in God and encounters someone who doesn't, that does not mean that either side is stupid. Labeling and name-calling have no place in the discussion.
2007-03-14 13:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
There is no particular place for atheists. That's why some of us keep hanging out here in the R&S section.
2007-03-14 13:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At first I had to check the house number each time I came home, but I'm getting to know my place without checking.
2007-03-14 13:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
First.
2007-03-14 13:38:17 · answer #5 · answered by Some Dude 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well it's certainly not up in an ivory tower, like some questioners I could mention......
Perhaps my place is in the open-minded exchange of ideas and discussions, unlike some questioners I could mention.
2007-03-14 13:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but sometimes I forget the address when I'm flustered. I moved to the other side of town a few months ago.
2007-03-14 13:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course I know my place, I live there after all. Not only do I know my place, so do my friends who stopped by just the other night for a party I was having. "You have such a nice place!" one of them told me, "Its so clean!"
2007-03-14 13:40:03 · answer #8 · answered by boukenger 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm in front of my computer right now.
Or were you only addressing one atheist in particular since you said "atheist" and not "atheists"?
2007-03-14 13:42:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, higher than Christians because we're not slaves to an imaginary being.
2007-03-14 13:46:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually, but I'm with Sho-nuff, bookmarks are the way to go.
You should try them, you're pastor shouldn't object.
2007-03-14 13:39:19 · answer #11 · answered by Radagast97 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋