RE: Has being gay become more socially acceptable than being an atheist?
March 2, 2014 at 12:05 pm
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2014 at 12:05 pm by horrido.)
(February 28, 2014 at 2:31 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:(February 28, 2014 at 2:45 am)Fromper Wrote: The gay community has done a great marketing job the last couple of decades. People are starting to realize that being LGBT isn't a choice, that people are born that way, and that they aren't hurting anyone else by being that way.
On the other hand, atheism is a choice, and a lot of religious people (mostly Christians) think that moral behavior has to come from religion, so anyone who rejects it is a felon waiting to happen.
So we need a good marketing push like the LGBT community has had. We need to not only "come out" as atheist more, but also be out there demonstrating that we participate in charity events, etc without needing any gods to force us into those good and moral behaviors.
I disagree with the bolded part.
What you believe can be influenced and changed but is not in itself a choice.
I could not choose to believe in god thinking what I do. I could act like I did but that is all.
I understand what you are saying (and agree), but when a Christian says 'Will you accept god', they are asking if you will accept the brainwash. They know in many cases the brainwash will lead to belief. Therefore atheist are atheist by choice.
