Why do Atheists constantly insult believers?

Question

I know not all do...but a lot of them are guilty of this...

Why do the feel they must insult believers for believing? I don't see how it makes believers accept atheists. I mean no offense to anyone, but if someone constantly tells you that you're brainwashed, idiotic, pathetic, delusional, etc....what would make someone want to like people like that?

It's when atheists turn into anti-theists that I have a problem with them...but why do they have a problem with believers and they feel the only way to deal with that is to demean them and their beliefs?

Answer 1

This goes both ways you know. What about the theists who tell all the atheists that they're sinful, wrong, and going to hell? What about when theists turn into anti-atheists? Why do some theists have a problem with non-believers and feel the only way to deal with that is to demean them and their beliefs or lack thereof? I don't come on here and claim to KNOW everything like I see a lot of theists doing, and even some atheists. I don't come here to bash or criticize anyone because they believe something I don't. But I will challenge someones beliefs, especially when it appears that they've put no thought into them and are just reiterating what someone else told them they should believe.

Answer 2

I try not to insult christians, but I can understand why some do. That does not make it right, nor do I condone such. But just so that you are clear on this, I am an atheist, but not exactly anti-theistic. I'm an avid student of world history and realize that theistic belief causes more problems than it solves, especially in the case of the three most popular religions in the United States. But the reason for that is the intollerance of other religions or theologies that are built-in to those religions. It produces certain types of behavior, because it demands certain beliefs that necessarily separate the adherents of those religions from the "evil-doers and unbelievers" of other theological beliefs.

Two people may have so many things in common that they could view eachother as brothers, until they find out they have different theological ideologies (such as one being a Christian, the other being a Norse Heathen or Pagan). They may both be good people who want the best for themselves and their families and even eachother, but the religion will drive one of them to think the other is evil and not to be associated with.

Such thinking can indeed be considered delusional, because the fact is that neither wants to harm the other in any way, but the ideology that one of the people possesses makes him/her believe that is exactly what the other intends to do. Without the religious ideology, the one would accept the other and both would get along fine, and both be good examples to everyone else, but the fact is, the religion of one does indeed prevent this from happening.

Some call this faith, some call it brainwashing. Some call it being spiritually pure, some call it idiotic. Some call it virtuous, some call it pathetic. Some call it righteous, some call it delusional, etc...

Again, I don't personally use these terms very often, but some ideas are worthy of being described by those terms.

Answer 3

I often wonder this when I read posts on here. I suppose we as believers must be more of the solution and less of the problem. We are not going to keep those who oppose us from being less than friendly. What we can do is not come on a troll accounts being judgmental, pretending like we have no issues of our own to sort through.

If we ever are to reach people who don't believe our scriptures, they will have to actually see proof of the love of Christ in our lives (and our posts).

Answer 4

And believers never insult atheists? Brian, I think your thesis is flawed. Studies in this country constantly show atheists are by far the most looked down upon group, over half of the country would automatically not vote for a person if they found out they did not believe in a deity. And on this forum there is plenty to go around as well.

But as you said, we should just laugh it off right?

Answer 5

Simply, I lose interest, and desire a well snort. Also, I am on right here, probably three hours every week. That infrequently qualifies as "the entire time." Secondly, this isn't a devout web page, this is a web page to talk about precise subjects, like how faith impacts society. Unless I ignored a "devout folks handiest" signal whilst I typed within the url. Edit-you pity us huh? Well, in my humble opinion, that's like being pitied by means of any individual who has simply gotten run over. I feel you deserve the pity little one.

Answer 6

Some people just have an ego- whether it's arrogance in their "saved" status or arrogance in their own inteligence and lack of need of a religious crutch....

I've seen some "believers" get kinda uppity- calling non-believers children of the devil, arrogant, foolish....

I've seen some atheists mock believers for being superstisious and irrational and foolish....

The street does indeed go both ways.

Answer 7

If we are going to be accused of being a sinner, we may as well get the pleasure of acting like one.

I love bashing religious people, but not by simple ad hominem but by basic facts. It's the facts that religious people hate. They have a whole system of mental calisthenics to make sense of the facts, whereas we atheist don't need any complex algorithm to interpret facts. The bible is counterfactual, ignorant, full of errors, and contradictory. It takes no faith whatsoever to realize this. And I will point this out until no Christians are left to be bothered by it. Christianity is a waste of your time and your life. I want you to see reason because I care, and I wouldn't want to be you (I was once a devout Christian myself so I know how deeply brainwashed it can make you).

Answer 8

if you told me some god loves you but gave you the ultimatum of going to hell or doing exactly as he says and you call this god good, i will call you delusional no matter what god or religion you are talking about. An insult is not when someone does not agree with you, it's called the person's opinion. I think christian beliefs are delusional but that's my opinion. You think maybe you are a tad sensitive to people who don't agree with you and your god? It sounds like you will only be ok with atheists if they say, i don't believe in your god and that's it. You seem to have a problem with differing opinions

Answer 9

Mostly it's a reaction to living in a Christian-dominated society where aggressive proselytizing is considered acceptable and in some cases even sanctioned by the government.
But honestly, if you're going to proclaim your unsupported and irrational views as fact in a public forum, you really need to expect some amount of ridicule in response.

Answer 10

I really could care less what a person with invisible, imaginary friends thinks of me. Especially if they are over the age of about 6.

Ridicule the ridiculous.

Atheist.

God and Christ are no "imaginary friends" as you imagine they are. It is true that God and Christ have been misrepresented by those who call themselves Christians but that does not mean that the truth about them cannot be known. First, the teaching of eternal torments in hell fire for those who rejected God or Christ is a lie of Satan. What the Bible teaches is that there will be a judgement but no one no matter how wicked he might have been will have to writhe in the fires of hell throughout eternity. The Bible teaches that the wicked will be as though they had never been. The lake of fire is the second death. There is no resurrection from that death. All will be judged according to the deeds done in the body but God's judgment will be fair. The book of Ezekiel tells us that one day all the unsaved will turn upon Satan and his angels to slay them. Ezekiel 28:1-19. "The wages of sin is death," not eternal life in hell fire! Romans 6:23.