(April 22, 2011 at 7:34 pm)Garmston Ansell Wrote: Is there a specific reason for the aggression?
There are. Some atheists are brought up in a society or perhaps family that presses religion down their throats and that can cause a stronger need to push back. To have yourself pushed into a corner for so long, perhaps by threats or discrimination. Atheists in closets. Atheists who are afraid to come out because of the fear of discrimination. I never had such problems. I was raised in a very secular environment and I never feel the need to argue with a theist or to try and make a point or push back.
People have their own reasons. I cannot say what exactly, that's something you have to ask them yourself.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
