(September 13, 2011 at 8:05 pm)Cinjin Wrote: It's not just the realization that their core belief system might be bogus. They realize that their father and their father's father on back wasted their lives worshiping a deity that doesn't exist. Not only does it mean you've wasted countless years on stupidity, but you've sacrificed a wonderful life for NOTHING!
Nobody wants to face that kind of reality. Atheists (and the like minded) are singled out because if Christians ever become the minority they face the very real possibility of total humiliation and a complete loss of control.
Imagine how the last group felt who still believed in Zeus, Apollo, and Neptune. The fear of a dying religion has got to be a powerful thing. They hate you because they fear you.
Let's say all you say is true. If all that is what they fear, Islam would be the main object because they present far greater danger in the way of numbers and the terrorist angle. That's more scary than flying teapots or whatever you guys can throw at them, but Moslems were a distant second on the this question: This group does not at all agree with my vision of American society... Atheist: 39.6% Muslims: 26.3%, so it seems like the power angle would swing their way, especially with the Sharia law scare and the "they hate us for our freedom" line.
