Angry Atheists and Anti-Theists

[Simon Moon]

Intersting and again varying responses.
Some people justify it. Others claim its not everyone. Some are angry that im questioning their anger.

The only thing all atheists necessarily have in common is our lack of belief in gods. Full stop.

Time for you to get over your attempts at stereotyping us.

There are no atheist dogma, doctrine, authoritative infallible texts, popes, leaders, etc.

The same thing happened to me. I didn't say anything but I  resented my parents for raising me as a Catholic. So I was an atheist for a while. Rejecting all claims in any God.
Eventually, emotions eased and logic prevailed. My parents aren't intentionally feeding lies to me. They were taught this and don't know any better. I eventually extended this logic to the ordinary people who are theists. I eventually came to the conclusion that i cannot reject the possibility of some kind of God or creator and vowed to only deal in facts, knowledge and truth instead of feelings and beliefs.

Of course they weren't purposely lying to you. It is possible to have anger toward the beliefs, without anger toward ones parents for teaching them. They probably had good intentions.

I am not sure that logic actually did prevail. After all, you are unable to see the differences between beliefs and knowledge.

Well, what do you know? I am an atheist and also came to the conclusion that I cannot reject the possibility of some kind of God or creator.

My mum told me how she was waiting to pay for her groceries when a couple began to harass her over a simple crucifix necklace. She asked them to leave her alone but they caused such a scene that she left her shopping trolley in the queue and walked away. What kind of spinless person does this. Criticises an old woman for her necklace at the grocery store... And I bet some people here would justify this. Most won't mention it. While some will continue with the accusations as they are threatened by my skeptical line of questioning.

Those people that harassed your mother were assholes.

The dislike of Christianity is well-known and unjustifyably aggressive. The preaching of the atheist belief as being superior to other traditional beliefs lacks credability. Its a reactionary position without foundation, taken only to oppose religion. Atheists don't believe there are gods but also don't believe there are no Gods apparently. This is blatent hypocracy to the most extreme.

It is possible to hate the immoral belief system, without hating the believers. Most of my family and friends are theists.

Atheism is not a belief system.

I also disbelieve in: bigfoot, aliens, Loch Ness monster, Jinn, garden fairies, etc, for the same reasons I disbelieve in gods. Lack of evidence and valid and sound logic to support the claim that they exist. Is my disbelief in all those also a belief?