Why are atheist trying so hard to push their any-religion on people?

Question

Did you ever notice that atheist try real hard to make you beilieve there's no God ? I dont get it. If you dont want to belive in God thats your right but why get all bent if I want to ?
Why push so hard for something they dont believe in and they also want ALL road side crosses removed

I knew I was going to get a bunch of anti-christian yahoos but try and be civil and if you just want to blow off do it some where else

Answer 1

Did you mean anti-religion?

I can see why you'd think we were pressing our anti-religious views on you based on the discourse on R&S. But please tell me, in what other sphere of life are atheist pushing their views on religious people. Only recently have books on atheism gotten popular attention, and no one's forcing Christians to read books. What other medium are atheists pushing their views on?

Answer 2

Why? Because there really is an actual reality. ...and then there are all the imaginary lies people tell themselves. All of religion and spirituality is based on the premise that the basis of reality is each person's subjective mental experience. This is how the ancients imagined reality operated, but they were wrong. Because they were wrong, humanity endured the Dark Ages and created a civilization based on superstition and mysticism. There were Inquisitions and witch burnings. There was little technological progress because Aristotle and the Church taught that the physical realm was merely the imaginary creation of our minds. Then science happened. For the first time humanity actually understood that the physical realm is objectively real and that what we experience in the theater of our mind is the creation of the neurological structures of our living brains. This is not a matter of opinion. This is how reality actually operates. We don't have to rely on imaginary stories to explain how things work because we now have the means to figure out the truth for ourselves. The truth is that the physical realm actually exists. What you see in your mind's eye, your subjective experience, is not objectively real.

Why does this matter so much? Because understanding how reality actually operates is a powerful tool that allows human beings the unique ability effect real changes in the objective world and thus to be genuinely creative. Consider what mankind has done since Newton essentially proved it was possible to use mathematics to understand reality. All of science and technology is based on the premise that the physical realm is objectively real. The computer you are using to read this message works precisely because this is the truth. All the technology we now enjoy works because humanity finally figured out that we can discover the truth for ourselves, but only if we realize that the real physical realm is outside our own subjective experience. Reality does not exist within our minds and the people who seek to perpetuate that ancient lie by insisting the God of their imagination is real undermine our civilization. Wake up, Believers. While it is true that it is your privilege to believe whatever superstition you prefer, people much smarter than you figured out the actual truth three centuries ago. Reality does not depend on human perception. The physical realm is objectively real. The subjective "reality" you experience within your own mind is merely what your brain imagines reality must be like, based on your five senses. It has little or nothing to do with how the real world actually operates. The physical realm is the only objective reality and that's a true fact, not mere religious superstition.

As I see it, we can appreciate the tremendous potential of knowing the actual physical truth in the twenty-first century, or we can wallow in the superstitious mysticism of our ignorant ancestors. It's really each individual's Constitutionally protected choice. Nevertheless, regardless of your preferred superstition, please appreciate that objective reality always plays for keeps. Humanity will ultimately pay for its deliberate and willful ignorance of the physical realm -- as it always has and always will. This has nothing to do with imaginary deities -- it's how actual reality has always operated, but we've been too wrapped up in our ancient superstitions to notice.

Answer 3

My opinion is this:

For one: Honestly I have never been met with someone who greeted ME first to disprove my beliefs, I have however had people over hear me speaking, and put their insults and such in.

Besides that, we doubt things we do not understand, and run from things we fear. And things we fear we cannot understand because we never stare it in the face, therefore, to over hear someone talking about something "scary" and something you find "confusing and annoying", it would be in your best interest (if you were said person), to stop the conversation, lest you be annoyed and scared.

It doesn't makes since, because I can have a conversation with any atheist, or other type of religious person around me, yet when I say something close to Christianity around them, it is as if they change, so I personally hope I do not do that, I know I can talk open about subjects, but when I do, I am called closed minded for having my opinions, which turns out to be biased (because they are mine), intolerant (because they are what I think not what they think), and annoying (because to me I'm right not wrong).

Answer 4

I am an atheist and i don't push my religion on people. I believe that everybody has the right to believe what they want 2 believe. I have no problems with others. But while we're on the subject of pushing religion what about the other religions that say convert to us or go 2 hell

Answer 5

Frankly, we don't give a twit whether you accept Atheism or not. You need to look up the definition of the word since you don't understand it is not a religion. Can you or anyone else provide maintenance and uniformity for all the roadside crosses scattered up and down the highways? Didn't think so.

Answer 6

I just think the whole belief of religion is complete nonsense. I just cant believe that there are people out there who are otherwise completely intelligent individuals and can actually say with a straight face the things they say, I am just completely in awe of how this myth became so perpetuated that it still exists in mass numbers today. Now thats ancient marketing at its finest

Answer 7

Is it really possible to "make" someone believe there's no god? How about "making" them believe there's no leprechauns, is that hard or do they just need a couple of beers first?

Not-skateboarding is not a sport and atheism is not a religion. If you find atheist's arguments forceful (perhaps even compelling?), then you need to find yourself some stronger counter-arguments.

Good luck with that.

Answer 8

is wanting to promote education and thought a bad thing?

religion undermines science, and in general all educational goals. The fewer people who believe, the better.

My little brother is an otherwise intelligent christian, however when it comes to the science of evolution he puts up a wall. I work on him a little by little because it saddens me that my own blood can't get pass the fables of christianity.

Answer 9

As far as I know, atheists do not have approximately 100 groups on Facebook demanding that 'The Golden Compass' be boycotted/banned and Philip Pullman hanged for atheism.

Answer 10

I think that athiests get frustrated with people who have faith, spirituality or who are religious because they just don't understand. Stereotypically, they're the more scientific, mathematical, hardcore proof type of people. They need exact answers and God isn't an exact answer, it's a feeling or belief. I for one am agnostic, totally on the fence. If you're religious, don't force your beliefs on people because they don't want to hear it. And if you're athiest, don't force non-beliefs on people cuz they don't want to hear it =) It's supposed to be an individual thing.