Anti-Theism

[henryp]

I sort of get Agnosticism, Agnostic Atheism and Atheism. Although, there is a blur, they do all start with "A" It seems to me that Atheism is as diverse as Christianity. Christianity has it's 5 major idiot clowns; Tertullian; Origen; Augustine; Martin Luther; John Calvin.

I'm quite sure Atheism also has it's clowns. I mean, Carl Sagan...really?

What I don't understand is the anti-theism among Atheists. If there is no Deity then, why bash what you don't believe even exists?

Yet, I fully understand anti-Christianity. I am a Christian but, those five clowns followers call me a heretic!

There are a bunch of reasons.

1) Religion has some negative consequences on the world.  So if the atheist is a humanist, and sees people getting harmed because of something, they probably will dislike that something.  Like a person back during the spanish inquisition might be mad at Catholicism because their kid got cut in half.  

2) Atheism is culturally hip.  People like to shit on the squares.  Religious folk are now the squares.  It's just a sociological thing.  Look how smart I am! Watch me give the dumb theist a wedgie.  See how smart I am for not being a dumb theist!  I is one of the smart people and defunutly not is dum!

3) There's definitely an us against them aspect.  People stereotype.  A few theists told a few atheists they were going to hell.  Some atheists hold all the theists responsible for it.

I'm sure there are plenty more reasons for different people.