Who is more arrogant - the atheist that does not believe in god, or the believer that thinks that his god is only interested in him and other believers?
2007-09-04 07:02:14 · 27 answers · asked by Grotty Bodkin is not dead!!! 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Atheists are obviously far less arrogant than are most of the believers. You've never seen an atheist claim that his words, preferences, and behavioral choices are those of "god". Believers claim that kind of thing all the time. Just look at "No1Home" (below).
There are believers who are relatively humble, and of course some atheists who are arrogant. But there is no arrogance in the atheist pointing out that there is no god, or in ridiculing ridiculous beliefs like those of the creationist.
2007-09-04 07:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
I don't think you did it intentionally but you seem to be loading the question. Kind of like this:
What is better a married couple that beat each other, or a couple that lives together.
Not making a statement on the above, but I feel like you just allowed the atheist a basic belief, but embellished the believer's belief in a pejorative way.
Maybe rephrase.
2007-09-04 14:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by Todd 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
how you described it the believer but i don't think either are more or less arrogant than the other it depends on the person also. but as a rule of thumb wherever their is belief their is an arrogant behaviour
2007-09-04 14:18:47 · answer #3 · answered by manapaformetta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say the most arrogant is the one who doesn't understand others' beliefs and then judges them based on their own misperceptions. I don't know any major religion that believes the way you just described.
2007-09-04 14:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The latter. They always sound so brainwashed and stupid.
It makes me sick when I listen to them crooning on about God did this for them or God did that for them. God is always responsible for their successful operation but if anything goes wrong it's the surgeons fault so the sanctimonious hypocrites can sue him.
You never hear an Atheist talking in anything like those terms, more often than not you don't know what he believes because he doesn't normally volunteer the information.
2007-09-04 14:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by tomsp10 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
How is it arrogant not to believe in one of the thousands of gods in human history?
2007-09-04 14:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't think this is a matter of arrogance as much as ignorance.
In which case...obviously the religious ones need to get their act straight.
2007-09-04 14:36:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The arrogance is not in the belief or lack of, but the hypocrisy of having a belief and not living by it.
2007-09-04 14:11:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An atheist who says there is no God is like a neutrino that is shot out of an atom in my arm, and in the billionth of a second during it's existence, says that *I* don't exist.
That is the ultimate arrogance.
When you've lived several billion years, when you've visited the farthest outreaches, not of our galaxy alone, but of the entire universe, when you have all knowledge that you know the depth of the mysteries of the universe, THEN you are qualified to say there is no God. Until then, you're just an arrogant fool ("The fool says in his heart there is no God").
And it is pride that keeps the atheist from admitting that he is wrong!
"Wise men still seek Him" - do YOU? (You DO know what the opposite of "wise" is, don't you?"
Additional note:
A neutrino is a particle with neither a mass, nor a charge, that is shot out of the nucleus of an atom when bombarded with certain types of energy.
2007-09-04 14:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I'll have to ask my boss if he's an Atheist or Believer...then I'll have your answer.
2007-09-04 17:29:06 · answer #10 · answered by nessie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋