Anything But An Atheist. How come?

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Why is the US so screwed up?

I don't think there is any place that's not screwed up. I don't think we're very close to eutopian society yet.

Why do Christians do exactly the opposite of what Jesus supposedly wanted them to do?

That's a question I ask all the time too, usually there's some stuttering or stammering in the answer.

Why do people of such great and unwavering faith find atheists to be such a threat?

Perhaps their faith isn't as unwavering as they pretend it is? I have no problem with atheists.

Why is it acceptable to be ignorant in this society?

Because the majority are ignorant, regardless of their theological views

Name one reason to distrust an atheist that can't be applied to anyone of any belief or lack thereof. Please. Name just one!

There isn't one, because ignorance is not a requirement for any particular worldview or theological belief.

Question for atheists:
Are we surprised that xtians don't understand atheism when it's evident that so many of them haven't even taken the time to read and understand their own shitty book of "morals"?

Not addressed to me so I'll save my comments

Because we reject their fairy tales. That makes them nervous.

The only think that unsettles me, aside from your hatred, is your boner avatat

Insecurity, all the way. Faith fears abhors the search for knowledge.

Because by default to be religious requires insecurity? I'm glad I don't have time to make huge unsupported generalizations. As far as fear abhors the search for knowledge, that's just outright incorrect. The Quran speaks about not questioning God, often enough. I've yet to find a verse in the Bible where God doesn't ask us to test and question what we believe. Although there are many verse supporting introspection. "He who trusteth in his own heart is a fool; but whosoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered" Prov. 28:26 is just the first that came to mind of many.

I think most people find the most important being in life is God and knowledge of him is a foundation of our existence. Most people also feel they just know God exists but don't know how. When you have people not believing in God, to many believers, it feels like they are committing a huge crime. They feel a core aspect of being a good human is to believe in God, or even know he exists. Although people of different religions see each other in wrong, and Christians condemn people of other faiths, the foundation of their faith, is belief in God, and they feel at least other people of other faiths have accepted that. They tend to feel more hostile towards them, because, they are disregarding the core of their spirituality. Without God, what is the spirituality of a human?

Of course intolerance is not justified, but it comes from these sort of feelings I suspect.

I think it's less that you're commiting a crime and more that their concerned about the consequences for you if you're wrong (not the consequences for them if you're right). I'm apparently from a much more docile and accepting Christianity than most atheists here have had experiences with though. Rayaan and DP and I sure do get along pretty well adn I've never condemned their faith. I would assume logically that if they were to feel hostility for disregarding the core of their spirituality, then it would be more aptly pointed to those that have 0 belief rather than those that show just a misdirected one.