Are some theists afraid of atheists?

[Catholic_Lady]

What he posted about atheists was condescending and blanketed, yes.

Isn't it natural for a Christian to feel sad that some people will never know Christ? Isn't that preferable to indifference?

Well, I was mostly referring to when you said this: "At the cultural level I believe that atheism is a corrosive and undermines the core values of Western civilization such as human dignity, civil rights, aesthetic hierarchies."

I see it as a blanket statement because there are a lot of atheists who are humanists and who value human life, believe in human rights, and do good things for their communities through charity and volunteering. Even on this forum, we have Tiberius who is an atheist but is prolife, more so than many Christians out there. I wouldn't say that these people's ideals are corrosive simply because they don't believe in God.

To answer your question though, yes, I do feel sad for atheists on a personal level because I feel they are missing out on something that I 100% believe is true and beautiful. Just as I'm sure they feel sad for us because they feel we are wasting our time on things that don't exist.

(edit to add: for fairness to you though, I was shaken by the thread where some folks were saying there are times when killing infant babies is morally good. So I see why you may have felt compelled to say this. But I don't think this is a view that most atheists hold, and I'm sure there are theists out there who do hold it as well. So I wouldn't chalk it up to atheism in general.)