Comparing us to monsters who killed a little boy.
Or that we're all hateful beings who use poor arguments and need to be crushed.
Where's all this insane ignorance coming from?! we've been insulted before, yes, but not all of a sudden get these attacks in the span of 10 minutes full of rants and misconceptions to such a high degree.
2007-03-22 17:54:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
J.R., probably not too atheists have misconceptions on Christians. Many USED to be Christians, or were raised in the Christian religion, and then converted to atheism.
2007-03-22 18:02:41 · update #1
When people realize their side has lost, they tend to pull out ad hominem attacks.
This is just proof that fundamentalist Christianity hasn't a leg to stand on.
2007-03-22 17:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 7⤋
Careful not to group all christians or even atheists together. We are all to love one another according to God. But we can hate the sin. And we can agree to disagree. I do not like vicious debating, that gets nowhere and even interferes with sharing one's beliefs. I try to ignore the attacks and try to focus on sharing. If someone asks a ridiculous question, then I might respond with a blatant answer. Don't let ignorance and hatred interfere with your own sharing.
2007-03-23 01:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by connie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What goes around comes around dude. You call us idiots stuck in the dark ages, we call you guiltless baby killers. You say "That's not christ-like." We say "And what do you know about being Christ like?" You hurl your t-shirt slogans and bumper sticker platitudes to us, we hurl ours back at you.
I think if you want to really want peace on both sides the first question we need to ask is:
"Am I asking this question because I really want to know, convince them that I'm right and their wrong, or start a flame war?"
If it's the first one, okay. But if you use weasel words like "your god" or "your jesus" we'll get ticked. Part of it is since over 50% of communication is the facial expressions and tone you use to make your point. That's lost in text. We might think you are picking a fight when you don't want to. Nobel? Probably not, but Atheists and Christians are still humans.
If it's the second one I don't think this is the right forum. Post it on a blog or a website stating "Questions for the Christian" or "Questions for the Atheist." Hopefully people will sit and think and either see that you have a valid point or come up with a valid counterpoint. That could be a springboard for some useful dialogue, but this isn't the optimum forum for that. Talk to your Christian or Atheist friends in person. That's much better than being an anonymous person "talking" to people who don't know you.
If you want to start a flame war, GROW UP! Do you really want to put more fuel on the fire that's been burning since Darwin published the "Origin of Species?" I think we're on the verge of having Christians form lynch mobs against Atheists and Atheist bombing churches, if this website is any barometer of the relationship between the two of us. If you are an angst-ridden teenager angry at Republicans, televangelists, Israel, the Pope, and Texans, sorry, but I don't want to hear it. Go satisfy your narcissistic needs on MySpace. Hating each other will only get us killed. One liners won't change my mind, and one liners won't change yours.
Let's find some common ground here. We're both Americans. We both love our families and our children. We both want what's best for our children and the future of our nation. We work hard, play hard, and pay taxes. We both enjoy having safe neighborhoods. We're both passionate about our beliefs. I'm all for evangelism and dialoged about religion, but it's best done relationally – in person with someone you’ve known for months or years, not through poorly punctuated and capitalized paragraphs on a public website.
Sorry if I sound like I'm laying down the lumber here, but I'm calling 'em as I see 'em.
2007-03-23 01:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by Joel S 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am one of the Christians who responded to the last post, but I hope I did not attack atheists. If I did in any way, I didn't mean to. I have many wonderful friends who just can't make themselves believe in God. They would be lying if they said they believed in God when they don't. Believing in God is not logical. It takes a leap of faith, and these leaps of faith sometimes come about for odd, nonsensical reasons. For me, it was like being color blind all my life, and gradually beginning to see red and green and blue and other beautiful colors. For others, it is like being blind all your life and then suddenly being able to see. God is real, but He doesn't conform to our logic. I believe it is my job to pray for all people in the world, that they may have the best life possible. The best life, to me, is realizing there is a God, and that He loves us all equally.
2007-03-23 01:34:07 · answer #4 · answered by gossamer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't see the posts you must have seen, but I can say this:
There are people out there who feel insulted by us, Atheists, because our disbelief in a god makes them feel like we regect THEM and their intelligence.
In fact, I don't care what another person believes... I just don't want to be forced to be exposed to their rituals.
I think many of the believers believe it is their faith which defines their morality....or obedience....which makes them assume we are without morality.
In fact, I am moral because I chose to be the type of persons I'd like others to be. I don't do it out of fear of a god's punishment.
2007-03-23 01:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last I checked, all those same kind of things were said of the Christians in these blogs as well?
Never point a finger, because 3 will always be pointing back at you.
Though you are right in a way, Christians should know to be above that, we are told to love our neighbors as ourselves, and not resort to the same types of insults as are heaped upon us.
Furthermore, you speak of rants and misconceptions, while the vast majority of atheists know nothing of what goes on in Christian circles other than what they see in some type of media, most never experience it for themselves, and yet speak to Christians as though we are the only ones with misconceptions. Yes Christians many times have misconceptions of atheists, but the same goes vice versa.
2007-03-23 00:58:13 · answer #6 · answered by J.R. 3 · 7⤊ 4⤋
It never feels good to be hated and attacked. I am a Christian. I know what you mean. Let's all be nice, people!!
2007-03-23 01:26:33 · answer #7 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, that one schmo keeps asking these questions. his name is matt and he has an unbelievable one about militant atheists who belong to PETA and are cannibals. its amazing. just writing it out makes me bust out laughing all over again.
he really does some great work.
2007-03-23 01:02:07 · answer #8 · answered by jljljljljljljljljljl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aww let them have there fun. Just think by picking on you they are not picking on someone else. It will get old and they will move on to some other thing.
2007-03-23 00:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hey why hate them? I believe what I believe when I die I know where I am going, do they? What if they are wrong?
I hate them not, just pity them
2007-03-23 01:00:46 · answer #10 · answered by Kye H 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The religious fuel their faith with fear and hate. If you present a well formulated, well supported argument that erodes their faith, they attack out of fear.
Does this surprise you? Haven't you read about the dangers that the religious present to intelligent people? They kill people who think.
2007-03-23 00:59:41 · answer #11 · answered by valcus43 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋