Why do atheists answer questions regarding faith, when they do not adhere to any form of it?

Question

It's really not their place.
From what I've seen, they tend to be extreme hypocrites.

Then again, they have no ideals of sin and/or virtue.

I'd like some elaboration.

Answer 1

Listen to you! lol. So who's the hypocrite?

The supernatural – including God, heaven, hell, Satan and tooth fairies – is an invention of the human imagination. The following is for those who believe in the supernatural or indulge other fantasies in preference to reality.

Faith and logic are antithetical. If religious adherents would admit that they believe for PERSONAL, rather than logical, reasons, THEN they would be honest about their "faith". But it’s dishonest to claim one's faith is logical – faith is a personal position, not a logical conclusion.

Faith and doubt always go hand in hand. Faith without doubt is BLIND faith. It takes a closed mind to sublimate doubt to the point of blind faith. Normal people leaven their faith with a little common sense. Doubt always nibbles at the edges of their faith. After all, without doubt, faith would have no context, no purpose, no meaning, no point. Would it?

Because there is no evidence for anything supernatural (including God), NOBODY can claim ANY knowledge of it. Anybody who does is lying or delusional. It takes suspension of disbelief to believe in the supernatural: one must convince oneself that the impossible is possible. This is the opposite of curiosity. You have one life, one quest: yet you choose to surrender it to something you can’t possibly know anything about.

When people talk about faith, they're usually talking about the supernatural: God, angels, miracles, etc. There is, of course, lots of doubt involved because the supernatural is entirely outside the human (natural) realm. It's not so much that God or angels can't exist . . . the real point is that NOBODY has access to the supernatural and thus NOBODY knows ANYTHING about it. Anybody who claims to have faith in something he knows absolutely nothing about is actually confessing to placing his imagination before, and above, his intellect.

Imagination has its place . . . but not where life decisions are involved. Placing imagination above intellect is surrendering your quest for meaning. You are surrendering the meaning of your life to your religion; to your version of God.

And that's fine. Just be honest about it. You made a leap of faith. Your faith is a personal position – not a valid logical conclusion.

Answer 2

They often respond to queries such as yours because of the broad generalizations writers such as you espouse (i.ed "they tend to be extreme hypocrites", "they have no ideals of sin and/or virtue").

Frankly, I doubt you have engaged in any meaningful discussions with atheists about why they don't follow faith and have not approached them in a way that would invite them to explore faith, in some form, as a good and enriching experience. Most atheists keep their non-beliefs to themselves because they don't want to have the debate at school or at work. Clearly, you have decided that atheists are immoral and unable to considers matters of ethics or right or wrong. I imagine you ask a lot of questions focused on insulting and bad-mouthing atheists and they simply want to defend themselves. I suspect you enjoy conflict of this sort any and have a very limited relationship with God and the teaching of Christ.

Answer 3

Because I like discussing fairy tales.

I'm sorry if you need to designate everything wrong as a "sin" for no other reason than your religion tells you to, but don't imply that you are morally superior when it is atheists who know right from wrong without having to fear the wrath of invisible sky deities.

Our "place" is to answer whatever questions we want, thank you. If you get tired of common sense, crawl under a rock and whine to yourself about how secular reality has become.

Answer 4

as an atheist i have strong beliefs in all things science, .. if someone asks a question regarding my faith (as you have) then surely i have a right to answer..... everyone has a right to answer any question they wish.... who are you to say what we can and cant answer .. we have faith the same as most 'god' believing religions and i personally know the concept of sin and virtue... and would say i was a virtuous woman, and again you or no one else can say im not, just because of what i believe...

Answer 5

If participation in the discussion is solicited by non atheists, then I see no reason to not participate. As well, I believe it would be good for you to open your mind. I have ideals. What is virtue? I'm honest, dependable, and certainly not a hypocrite. So, now what.

Answer 6

I notices that you answered a question in the "Men's Health" section. Why would you do so when you identify yourself as a female?

It's really not your place. Doesn't that render you an extreme hypocrite?

Answer 7

You don't want elaboration. You want reaffirmation that your narrow, stereotypical, bigoted views on atheists are correct. I don't know what you've "seen" but my experience is that no one can see anything with blinders on. The fact that you apparently think that atheists has no sense of morality shows that you haven' thought the matter through and ultimately don't know what you're talking about.

Answer 8

You hit the nail on the head, my friend! As a Christian, we are called to defend the faith in truth. As an atheist - they are called to defend........... what?
The story goes of a son that came to his fully Christian mother with the declaration - "Mom, I'm an atheist!" She jumped up and down with joy for she knew that for him to decide that he didn't believe in God, he had to ponder what God really meant and to continue to NOT believe in God, he would have to think of God each and everyday.

Answer 9

Faith is very close to trust in our English language currently. The question then becomes trust who? Trust God or trust self? Many 'Christians' may have God in their life; but God commands us to have him 1st in our life.

Answer 10

Instead of asking this type of question, please take the time to actually get to know someone who is an atheist. Once you've done that, when you think back on this question that you've posted, you will be embarrassed.