RE: Why do atheists get singled out like this?
September 13, 2011 at 8:31 pm
(This post was last modified: September 13, 2011 at 8:49 pm by Simon Moon.)
(September 13, 2011 at 8:20 pm)Fred Wrote: 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.
Because Christians are not afraid that another superstitious faith based belief system will replace their superstitious faith based belief system. [Edit: by this I mean replace their belief system in their own mind, not worldwide]
They are afraid that it can be shown that ALL superstitious faith based belief systems are bogus, including their own.
That's what is meant by atheism is a threat to their beliefs.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
