DISCLAIMER: I have not yet read the other responses. Apologies in advance if I repeat what others have said.
If you wish to understand how we feel about your religion, try to imagine how you would feel in the following situations:
1. A Wiccan school teacher has your children in a public school praying to "the goddess".
2. Muslims become the majority in your community and pass Sharia laws that apply both to believers and non believers alike.
3. Hindus in your community use your tax dollars to build great monuments to Shiva in your local public park.
4. You pull out a dollar bill and read an inscription "In Zeus We Trust".
5. Jews knock on your door one Saturday morning and as "have you found Moses?"
6. Former President H W Bush says, "I don't think Christians should be considered patriots nor can they be considered citizens of America. This is one nation under Thor."
7. You want to marry this great woman (if you're a man or man if you're a woman) you really love but gays prevent you legally saying "marriage is a union between two people of the same gender".
Jesus is said to have laid down the Golden Rule, as you would have others do unto you, do ye likewise unto them. When you understand how upset you would be under any of the above circumstances, you understand how atheists feel in America.
These are two separate questions. My answer to the first is no. My answer to the second is yes.
I don't think your god exists. There's nothing to hate.
I assume you must be American to ask this question. Here, Christianity is the dominant religion and so gets the most attention.
Most atheists I know are ex-Christians. A few have experimented with alternate religions before giving up on superstition entirely.
I don't believe your religion because you haven't met the burden of proof. It's the same reason you don't believe in Allah, Zeus, Shiva, Odin, Thor, or a variety of other gods. Actually, Thor is real. He's a poster here but he's not a god. At least, I don't think he is.
If all Christians would try keeping their religion to themselves and not intrude on atheists in any of the ways outline in my seven scenarios above, you would be surprised how quiet we would suddenly become.
(August 25, 2011 at 11:43 am)salty Wrote: The more I read the posts on this website, the more I wonder about the real reason for the hatred a lot of Athiests have for Jesus, the Bible, God and religion.
If you wish to understand how we feel about your religion, try to imagine how you would feel in the following situations:
1. A Wiccan school teacher has your children in a public school praying to "the goddess".
2. Muslims become the majority in your community and pass Sharia laws that apply both to believers and non believers alike.
3. Hindus in your community use your tax dollars to build great monuments to Shiva in your local public park.
4. You pull out a dollar bill and read an inscription "In Zeus We Trust".
5. Jews knock on your door one Saturday morning and as "have you found Moses?"
6. Former President H W Bush says, "I don't think Christians should be considered patriots nor can they be considered citizens of America. This is one nation under Thor."
7. You want to marry this great woman (if you're a man or man if you're a woman) you really love but gays prevent you legally saying "marriage is a union between two people of the same gender".
Jesus is said to have laid down the Golden Rule, as you would have others do unto you, do ye likewise unto them. When you understand how upset you would be under any of the above circumstances, you understand how atheists feel in America.
Quote:These are my questions:
1. Are athiests just wounded people, upset that God hasn't shown himself to them in a way they deem acceptable? Meaning, if he suddenly appeared you would believe?
These are two separate questions. My answer to the first is no. My answer to the second is yes.
Quote:2. Do athiests hate God or do they hate organized religion in general?
I don't think your god exists. There's nothing to hate.
Quote:3. Why does it seem like athiests hate Jesus more than anyone, what do you think of Jesus?
I assume you must be American to ask this question. Here, Christianity is the dominant religion and so gets the most attention.
Quote:4. Do any of you know athiests that have converted to another religion, did you feel swayed by their conversion?
Most atheists I know are ex-Christians. A few have experimented with alternate religions before giving up on superstition entirely.
Quote:5. Are you an athiest based on your research of many of the top religions, or does your athiesm come from a personal experience where you feel that God didn't show up like he should have?
I don't believe your religion because you haven't met the burden of proof. It's the same reason you don't believe in Allah, Zeus, Shiva, Odin, Thor, or a variety of other gods. Actually, Thor is real. He's a poster here but he's not a god. At least, I don't think he is.
Quote:6. Since athiests don't believe in God and dislike when people force God on them, why do they force their negative and hateful opinions on Christians (and other religions) through mockery and verbal assault?
If all Christians would try keeping their religion to themselves and not intrude on atheists in any of the ways outline in my seven scenarios above, you would be surprised how quiet we would suddenly become.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
