2007-10-30 06:50:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well...I mean, we DO have to account for having me among the ranks...that brings down our rep a bit...
2007-10-30 06:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian and I agree with some of my atheist brothers and sisters. Many of my fellow Christians are ignorant of what really concerns atheists. They (atheists) have excellent points (although some can be pretty mean about it). Many Christians have never questioned what they were taught as children. Fellow Christians: God is not Santa Claus folks. Faith is not superstition. And when a believer acts like that then of course the non-believers are going to treat us like immature children who believe in a non-existent being for no other reason than "the Bible and mommy and daddy says so". The bible calls this the infancy of faith. The first question I ask my eighth graders in Sunday school every year is "why do you believe in God" I don't want an answer I want them to think about it at the beginning of their faith not when their 30 years old and they are in the middle of crisis and then start asking "why God", why is my child suffering, why am I going through divorce, why can't I stop drinking, why has my business failed, because if they don't understand God at that point they will conclude just like santa claus he doesn't exist. They never really had faith at all they had a superstition. If anything you shouldn't be ashamed of your disbelief you should be ashamed of having a belief with no foundation or questioning. Don't worry God can handle it, if you look intelligently and sincerely you will find and the "religion" of your childhood will turn into the Faith of your adulthood and you will understand things much better.
2007-10-30 14:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by mike w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't do that. I'm pretty open-minded. I guess that's because I'm not Christian.
It's nothing to be ashamed of. I know some Christians try to make Atheists think so, but it's only because it doesn't have "God" smeared all over it, and also because Atheists like concrete proof instead of blindly believing what others say.
2007-10-30 14:13:17 · answer #3 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that Atheists treat being Christianity as something of which to be ashamed.
Each thinks the other is stupid, and must inherently know that he is wrong, and be ashamed about it.
2007-10-30 13:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Dont confuse shame with intelligence. Some of us might not be as forth coming about our beliefs as we would like to be in certain situations (say around the office) for fear of unjust reprisal. Although it is illegal to fire someone or to treat them unfairly because of their religious beliefs or lack their of does not mean that it doesnt happen. Christians have their ways of making sure their persecution of Atheists stays under the radar!!
2007-10-31 03:53:50 · answer #5 · answered by Michael V 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They treat atheism in such a way because the vast majority of mankind has been trained to assume that faith is a virtue, that it's good and noble, and that even if someone adheres to "misdirected" faith, they're at least still faithful.
Apparently, someone lacking in faith is a person who is fearful, a person who is strange and "sick" in some way, a person not to be trusted.
2007-10-30 17:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good point! There is definitely some weird fascination with atheists on here. I'm an atheist but I don't think anyone should be ashamed of their religion and beliefs.
2007-10-30 13:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by 659017 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I feel no shame at all . To believe in the superstitious impossible , or not to believe in it is a personal choice. When the head of the Jewish church visits the pope , he feels no shame for not being Catholic , and the pope feels no shame for not being Jewish .
2007-10-30 14:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance
2007-10-30 13:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
I suspect they don't think we have the sense to accept Pascal's Wager, more than anything. "Fools," they must think, "Hellfire or belief! It's so simple."
How do I know that by accepting Jesus, the Jewish God will not punish me, or the Muslim, or the ancient Gods, or a God we haven't thought of yet.
I'm pretty sure much of it is born of genuine concern for us, and our future, and while I'm not so welcome of their sympathy, I do tend to offer a little of my own to them as well.
2007-10-30 13:57:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its not shame. It is fear. Christians have a long history of physical attacks upon atheists.
2007-10-30 14:00:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋