I Would Like To Talk to Atheists Who Aren't Assholes. Do Any of You Exist?

[Tino]

Bueller......Bueller.......Bueller......

I dunno Tino, I'm starting to think he didn't really want to talk to us after all.

Awwww, did we break the believer already? I didn't even get to play with him.

[Minimalist]

I have to say that the vast majority of atheists I've seen posting on the internet have no clue how to sway people to their way of thinking.

Perhaps I did not make this plain enough. I do not give a flying fuck about you or your pervert church. If you want to call yourself a member of such a disreputable outfit that comes firmly under the heading of "your problem."

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

Some days on AF.org I feel like posting this as a thread but I know better: "I would like to talk to Christians on this forum who aren't trolls. Do any of you exist?"

[CapnAwesome]

Well, I'm Catholic and I've been around Catholics all my life and I have some observations.

Most Catholics are nice people.

You go to a Catholic forum and everyone acts really nice.

You go to a Catholic school, and there may be a few jerks, but most people are nice.

I have not observed this about Protestants or atheists.

In my experience, Protestants are not nice at all. Some of them are downright nasty.

And atheists tend to be very rude, and not nearly as smart as they think they are.

So one thing that makes me think that Catholicism is worthwhile is that believing in it makes people act nicer to other people.

And that's worth something.

So why would I want to be an atheist and hang out with rude, unhappy people?

It doesn't make sense to me.

Are you telling me that people act nicer to other people who express the same opinions as them! Great jumpin Zeus! What a revelation!

[Tempus]

I'll have you know I'm a cunt, not an asshole.

After reading the first page I skipped to the end. All athiests = assholes because all the ones you encountered were? What a silly thing to say. If you stick around here a while you'll quickly realise that all atheists aren't assholes and, most of the time, their asshole-ish-ness (or lack thereof) has nothing to do with their atheism. I suspect one of the reasons Catholic schools and forums have a 'nicer' environment (if they do - I'm assuming this for the sake of the following point) is because of greater homogeneity in their populations. Conflict arises from differences of opinion.

I think it's a mistake to judge people by the groups they belong to rather than on an individual basis. I don't judge individual Catholics by the actions of other Catholics, nor do I judge conservatives, (illicit) drug users, single parents or vegetarians by their respective groups. I've met enough of all of them to know they run the gamut from despicable assholes to great people. That nuance is lost in generalisation from a few personal experiences.

[Welsh cake]

Most Catholics are nice people.

I've yet to meet one.

Which is not to say there aren't nice Catholics, as I was once born and raised a Catholic, I was naive and wouldn't hurt a fly, but I've yet to find someone else who was like I was in the flesh today.

Lets not lose perspective and real personal experiences in dealing with these individuals please.

Most Catholics are cruel snobbish manipulative bastards who'll happily stab you in the back for profit or respect from their fellow peers.

They are a cult. They seek to take advantage of others. In their book, you're either with them or against them. You're either in their circles or you're not.

They prevented and hindered the diagnosis of my sisters who have autism during their school years, trying to imply there was something wrong at home instead and they should be taken into social care. They were worst than useless to my siblings. They shunned them, neglected them, their cries for help were ignored. Staff wouldn't help with coursework while simultaneously knowing full well they were incapable of delivering the standard of work expected, and constantly sending out demeaning and threatening letters home about their performance.

They wouldn't do a thing to prevent bullying the classroom. My sisters and I are very bitter today as a result of the treatment and appalling disrespect we've had from them.

That's just us. The Catholics are responsible for untold staggering amounts and proportions of child abuse.

Fuck the majority of them back to oblivion from whence they came. The uncivil cunts.

[Angrboda]

Most Catholics are nice people.

I've yet to meet one.

Which is not to say there aren't nice Catholics, as I was once born and raised a Catholic, I was naive and wouldn't hurt a fly, but I've yet to find someone else who was like I was in the flesh today.

Lets not lose perspective and real personal experiences in dealing with these individuals please.

Most Catholics are cruel snobbish manipulative bastards who'll happily stab you in the back for profit or respect from their fellow peers.

That goes double for the Ferengi.

[Reforged]

Some days on AF.org I feel like posting this as a thread but I know better: "I would like to talk to Christians on this forum who aren't trolls. Do any of you exist?"

Be careful what you wish for; http://atheistforums.org/thread-14932.html

[KichigaiNeko]

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[Annik]

That goes double for the Ferengi.

Just stroke the ears.


There is not need to get riled up about this guy. He's likely not coming back. He has is affirmation bias, and now he's on his way.