Christians evangelize because they truly believe that they are saving eternal souls, but I dont understand why atheists care one way or the other.
2007-12-02 11:11:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I ask this question after looking at many of the questions on yahoo.
2007-12-02 11:21:03 · update #1
Also, why so much anger in response to my question?
2007-12-02 11:23:05 · update #2
Why do you assume I am A Christian?
2007-12-02 11:25:34 · update #3
Lady Pho- Just reading the answers to this question proves that you may really be on to something! Sheeeeesh!
2007-12-02 11:28:20 · update #4
Because the believers won't stop trying to inject their beliefs into public schools, congress, abortion clinics, and so on. I shouldn't have to wait until 12:00 to buy beer on a Sunday because you think some invisible sky bully doesn't like it.
Get the idea?
2007-12-02 11:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
"Christians evangelize because they truly believe that they are saving eternal souls"
I have to disagree with this statement. I hardly believe every act of this is for "their own benefit". Many of the acts of Churches in US, especially toward gays, have been that more of hatred and intolerance.
As for convincing others of anything, that's human nature. Whether you convince someone that X basketball player is better than Y, or this is better than that, or what's the best foreign policy. Yes, you can argue that religion or lack of is personal, but then again, we're all here discussing it, so it's not completely personal. Therefore, I don't see any group that is exempt from this "human" need to reassert their own views. It may not be considerate to others, but you will see it everywhere and it's a way for a person to decide who they are
PS I'm agnostic. And those responses are me are just as stupid as the atheists they complain about. You don't know what people are thinking. I do not fear hell. Do not assume everyone who isn't a Christian is actually one in denial or some stupid rationalization or assumption. You're just being a egocentric moron
2007-12-02 11:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Moo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really want an honest answer, it's mostly because there are far too many believers in god(s) out there that really frighten me. I really and truly believe that religion is a poison to humanity, and belief in magical, invisible, supernatural beings that demand that you worship them or they're going to send you to suffer for all eternity in a pit of fire has no place in a civil and educated society. Throughout history, this belief in a magical being has lead to FAR too much hate, intolerance, and war. Nothing else in existence can cause an entire society of people to hate another entire society of people. Nothing else in existence can cause multitudes of people to declare that other human beings are "abominations" because of things that those other people do that don't hurt anyone else, and isn't even the business of the people passing judgment. Nothing else in existence can cause a large group of people to call for the execution of a school teacher because of what she named a teddy bear. Nothing else will cause people to completely ignore and deny mountains of scientific evidence, and claim that information given to them over 2000 years ago by uneducated sheep herders, that has NO evidence to back it up, is fact, and then try to demand that we teach that 2000 year old information to our children in their *science* classes. We need to stop with the superstitious nonsense. It's holding our society back.
2007-12-02 12:13:27 · answer #3 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think atheists try to convince believers that they are wrong because they are decieved into thinking that this life is all there is. They do not want to believe that eternal life is just that, eternal. They want desperately to know that they will not be in hell suffering for eternity. It is better to not believe in God than to out and out say they do not want God into their lives. They some how think it is their way out of condemnation. If they don`t believe it can`t hurt them.
2007-12-02 11:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by Blessed 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mostly they don't want the youth brainwashed by said evangelicals. Also Christians tend to get involved with politics to the point of lunacy. Too many christian "morals" are being pushed on other people...this tends to make unbelievers a bit annoyed.
2007-12-02 11:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jakero Evigh 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Simple, those who try to "save our souls" are in fact doing a lot more harm then good. Getting told that you're going to Hell for not believing n' stuff isn't exactly something I'm gonna ignore. So in an attempt to stop that, I'm gonna wanna prove them wrong.
2007-12-02 11:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by Ievianty 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i have never tried to convert a christian - but i have tried to convert evangelicals to a more moderate - science accepting version of christianity
don -
"I shouldn't have to wait until 12:00 to buy beer on a Sunday because you think some invisible sky bully doesn't like it."
hell ya
2007-12-02 11:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by PD 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It goes both ways. Some people want you to believe, or not believe, according to their ideas; sounds like you may be one of those. An individual's choice, whether you agree with them or not, should be respected.
2007-12-02 11:20:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a spiritual battle, atheists and Christians are on opposite sides.
It takes just as much faith to believe in nothing as it does to believe in God.
2007-12-02 11:21:53 · answer #9 · answered by Salamander 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's called Proselytization and Christians have been doing it for centuries!
Grow up cup cake, there's a world of knowledge out there waiting for you...or does God mandate you remain ingnorant?
2007-12-02 11:22:37 · answer #10 · answered by CubeScience 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋