Atheists renouncing the faith of others?

Question

I just want to see the motive here.

logically, it makes no sense. if there is no god, then why does it matter whether people believe in god(s) or not? i understand a healthy argument on some aspects of religion... but atheist evangelism? why?

Answer 1

Politics mostly.

Answer 2

Have we solicited this at your door? Given you pamphlets encouraging you to join our view? Do we have special atheist programming like believers have the 700 Club and a lot more? Are we the majority and get most of the say in our society? Can we hold positions of office in ALL states? Would most people vote for an atheist? All that is a firm no.

Is your complaint mostly in regard to this site? If so...then it's pointless to bother your head about it...you are free to leave if you don't like it.

Trust me, your annoyance with us is far lighter then the annoyance we have to put up with from believers. And I'm not just talking about this site, I'm talking about our lives in general.

Answer 3

I think I have good, solid, moral reasons to promote atheism and the establishment of a culture of Reason, rather than Faith.

There are a great deal of educators (parents first) who rush to fill up the minds of little children with fables and pass them for thruths, way before the children have developed any critical faculty. (It takes about 18 years for the frontal lobe to come to full maturation - that's the part of our brain that allows us to make rational judgments and decisions).

We are scandalized if we take a small child and expose him to pornography, but we are perfectly okay to ruin the child's ability to reason by confusing reality with fantasy. The two practices are equally damaging and equally abominable.

People are born atheists. Atheism is the natural state of the human mind. It is religion that must be inculcated before one can learn to reason, and in my book that is a crime, a form of child abuse.

Morality has been the monopoly of faith since prehistory. Yet, faith is the cause of hatred, wars, torture, insanity, hypocrisy, immorality and irrational behavior. Faith is an emotion, like fear and desire. Faith is not a faculty with which one can KNOW the truth of anything. Reason is. Reason is what must be taught to children from birth. They are conceptual human beings and they ought not to be treated like dogs. They should not be educated to fear and learn to repeat parrot-like what we want them to say. The mind is the most precious thing a human has. It is his mind that distinguishes a human from an animal and faith does nothing, has done nothing in the whole history of mankind to improve our life one single bit. We owe all the wonderful things that make our life comfortable to the rational logic of the human mind. We owe all the hatred and divisions among people to the prejudice of faith.

Do you now think that Atheists are entitled to be heard? Do you think Atheists have good, moral reasons to be educators, instead of the religious fanatics who spread nothing but deception and hypocrisy in the world? It is a moral imperative for an intelligent human being to help in the coming of a new Enlightenment and the establishment of a culture of Reason. The world is certainly not suffering from too many rational people. One can never be rational enough, but one can go over the edge with too much faith. Only religious extremists are dangerous, because their goal is not to improve on this life, but to gain the rewards of the Afterlife.

Answer 4

My problem isn't religion, or the people who practice religion. My problem is when religion hinders a person's ability to think for him/herself.

To wit: I can deal with someone who believes in creation (or any religious tenant) if that person can come up with a logical argument for it (whether I agree or not). I can't deal with a person who believes in creation because "the Bible says so, therefore it MUST be true," and is unwilling to even consider alternate points of view.

Answer 5

reported Church of england, often times going to Sunday college and church, shown. As a young person i began out to understand all style of procedures the international can functionality without deity and study slightly approximately different religions, like Taoism and Buddhism with concepts greater profound than Christianity. however the genuine catalyst for my atheism have been Christians themselves of the quite mad type. no longer something makes an atheist quiet like unhinged Christians.

Answer 6

There's no such thing as atheist evangelism. You Christians have that market cornered. I just answer the questions put to atheists here. We have nothing to gain by winning any of you over. There's no "rewards" for souls for us. We are stating the truth. Why does it bother you so much? Does thinking inflict pain? We have every right to our beliefs, whether you think so or not. Where is that tolerance you keep wanting for yourself? Don't you extend tolerance to others? Or do you just want it for yourselves?

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Answer 7

Nazis killed Jews! Why? because they thought they were right! Christians pound their faith into others! Why? Because they think they're right! Atheists try to get others to renounce their faith! why? Because they think they're right! Pagans sacrifice virgins! why? Because they think they're right! In the end it doesn't matter which one is right, as long as they are not violent! That's why atheists do what they do, because they want everyone to know they are right because they are egotistical f*** tarts!

Answer 8

You can't renounce the faith of others--you can only renounce your own faith.

Your question doesn't make any sense. YOu might wish to try again.

Answer 9

i don't care if you're atheist or not. i think it would be sensible, but then i'm not in your shoes. the sorts of things that i do object to are believers trying to pretend that there is scientific support for their beliefs (especially bothersome in science classrooms) or trying to write their beliefs into law.

Answer 10

Never heard of it, or is this something you just made up?

I wouldn't evangelize anything among church people, they can have whatever stuff they believe.

Answer 11

Let's just say they don't want prayer in schools. There are about a hundred other reasons. But it seems like you will do better with it simplified.