RE: Narcissism
April 5, 2015 at 10:57 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2015 at 10:59 pm by Alex K.)
(April 5, 2015 at 10:49 pm)Polaris Wrote:(April 5, 2015 at 10:41 pm)Alex K Wrote: The Christians I've encountered who have thrown such accusations around think that atheists reject God in order to elevate themselves to ersatz Gods taking His place. This would then be perceived as highly narcissistic. They are so used to thinking in these categories that they cannot fathom how abolishing God can mean anything but wanting to play God oneself.
Maybe they also think of the stereotypical atheist...the high school drop-out who makes anti-religious comments to appear smarter. Can that as well influence their mistaken views of atheists being narcissistic?
I dunno...
Is that the stereotypical atheist in the eyes of many US christians, frustrated high school dropout? I don't seem to remember encountering many of that sort in the US. Where does this stereotype come from?
By the way, where I live now, the stereotypical atheist is "ordinary person next door". Just sayin...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
