No! why not! afraid!
or you just value the Christians views more than anyone else?
oh, that is sweet.
2007-10-25 03:14:12 · 21 answers · asked by Soleil 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm an atheist and I'm embarrassed by some people who call themselves atheists. Many of them are more boorish and narrow-minded than the fundamentalists that they so despise. Sometimes it seems that they're not even capable of understanding that there more religions in the world than Christianity, and that as atheists, we (respectfully) reject them all. I don't understand this unnecessary hostility that some atheists have for Christianity.
2007-10-25 03:21:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Actually I do. I ask Muslims and some Pagans.
I have learned allot from both, I don't agree with their belief, but the big difference is that Pagans don't claim that their Gods are going to burn my children for eternity.
The fact is that there are more Christians on this site than any other religion, so the topics tend to revolve around Christianity.
If I was on a mormon dominated website, I would be spending time asking questions about Joseph Smith.
2007-10-25 10:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe in science! I also believe in creation as detailed in the Bible and it has just as much scientific basis as evolutionary theory.
Most scientists approach the creation viewpoint as do most atheists by deciding from the start that God doesn't exist. They have no proof of this but that doesn't stop them declaring it to be a fact. This is a bigoted not a scientific approach. True science can never rule God out because there is no way of disproving His existence.
You don't have to accept the Christian view of creation or anything else but that doesn't make such a view invalid.
2007-10-25 10:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Don 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, since Christians, Jews, and Muslims all believe the same thing about the creation of the world (Adam, Eve, garden of Eden, etc.) it wouldn't make a difference who you ask. The three religions use the same religious texts, they just differ when it comes to whether Jesus was the son of god, what day the sabbath day is, what you can and cannot eat, etc. The historical aspects of the Quran, Bible, and Torah are all the same because they all contain the old testament.
2007-10-25 10:21:25 · answer #4 · answered by FSM Raguru AM™ 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your question makes no sense.
I have studied the mythologies of many religions. Some creation fables are beautiful, like Aboriginal Australians story of the Dreamtime. Being Native American, I know that every tribe has a different tale of how earth came to be.
Why on earth would anyone be afraid of another culture's myths?
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2007-10-25 10:18:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Most atheists I know spend some time looking at creation myths from many different cultures.
One of the many reasons we do not believe the Christian creation myth is BECAUSE we have read all these other silly myths which are no longer popular to believe.
This (along with science) leads us to believe that Christianity is just the most popular story-teller right now, much the same way there were prevailing beliefs in Eygpt or Rome. We no longer believe those ancient myths. We see no reason to believe the myth currently in fashion.
2007-10-25 10:18:40 · answer #6 · answered by alanastarkey 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
You want the truth? Christianity is the majority in the U.S. and the ones that try to force it on others the most. I never hear about muslims, jewish, buddhists, etc preach nearly as much as christians telling other people their 'god' is the only true one and everyone else is wrong and is doomed to hell if they don't accept Jesus as their lord & savior. Christianity is challenged more because the push the proverbial button with atheists not to mention other religions. Have a nice day :-)
2007-10-25 10:21:16 · answer #7 · answered by Maureen B 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Every culture has a creation myth. Christianity (a religion not a culture) doesn't - they've simply borrowed the Jewish myth. That myth in turn was borrowed from ancient Sumaria and adapted to the Jewish experience.
Value Christian views? Not likely.
2007-10-25 10:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by top-down 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I've looked into a few other creation mythologies including several old world ones (Greek, Norse, Egyptian) and some modern ones (Shinto, Hindu).
I think you'll find we constantly quiz you because you consider yours to be literally true and want to enforce teaching it upon the general public.
And to be fair, your mythology isn't anywhere near as good as the other modern religions'.
2007-10-25 10:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have asked some of my Pagan friends.
And some of my Hindu friends. Why?
I already know the Christian view, and I've found it much like other mythologies. No need to question it. I've read it and found it lacking.
2007-10-25 10:16:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋