RE: Atheists
July 22, 2010 at 5:14 am
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2010 at 5:16 am by chasm.)
(July 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm)Godhead Wrote: They seem to feel victimised for their nonbeliefs. Maybe some of you live in a country or part of a country where not believing in god is seen as a big deal. However it's obviously not like that everywhere.
That seems a little over-exaggerated, especially because we are normally victimized for our beliefs. I know of two or three court cases in with a parent has lot custody of a child because they were an atheist (two of these court cases were in the U.S., one in the U.K.). I know of people in the Middle East being stoned because they are atheists. I know of people who've lost their job because they were atheists. Hell, I lost my last job because I was an atheist!
I know it's not like that everywhere, but in most places, it is.
(July 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm)Godhead Wrote: Anger. I always sense a lot of anger among atheists on these forums, like a grudge. It's like there's a deep need to "get back" at all theists, for some imagined wrongdoing. I hve to say that it's not a particularly healthy attitue to have.
Do you want to know why we feel that anger? Because theists have infiltrated into our life's and the government. This video sums it up quite nicely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnbXlkNavwo
(July 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm)Godhead Wrote: Assumptions. Many atheists assume that a theist would want to preach and convert atheists, or that they feel superior. Ironically atheists take on those traits themselves quite often. Also there's often an assumption that when someone introduces themselves as a theist, that they'e a christian. I've read many posts addressed to me and others which mention "your bible" and other christian references, even before the person knows whether or not the theist is a christian. It's quite bizarre, and melodramatic.
Most theists do preach to us.
Ironically, theists don't understand that they themselves are atheists. If some believes in the Christian God, but they don't believe in Zeus, then they hold an atheistic view towards Zeus, if you define atheist by "the lack of belief in one or more deities" (which I do).
I'd like an example of this "introduces themselves as a theist and is assumed to be christian." I haven't seen that yet, but maybe I'm missing it...
P.S. You should work on your typing skills. You miss a lot of letters.
Eeyore Wrote:Thanks for noticing.
