What are your answers?

[The Grand Nudger]

I learned to grind down my opponents by sheer force of will years ago Summer.

I must crush you.

[Darwinian]

Why is it that so many theists seem to think that we are atheist because we hate God. As Ace said, how can we possibly hate something that we don't believe exists?

I could well ask you why it is that you hate Zues, Apollo, Odin, Thor. In fact I will, using the exact same logic that you employ I will assume that you do indeed hate these characters and ask you why?

What I hate is people trying to impose their own ideology arrogantly on others because they believe they are right, no, they know they are right and anyone who does not accept what they accept must be wrong.

[Ace Otana]

Yeah, I have no problems with little questionairs.
Nothing wrong with theists putting forth questions for us jolly atheists.

It's people like statler that I can't stand.

[The Grand Nudger]

I have trouble telling theists apart. Must be me.

[thesummerqueen]

I learned to grind down my opponents by sheer force of will years ago Summer.

I must crush you.

I'm a delicate blushing rose, Rhythm. Treat me tenderly.

[The Grand Nudger]

I think you already know what my idea of tender is. Shall I quote the infallible doctrine of Conan the Cimmerian?

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."
(I listens to tha ladies, sen-si-tive)

[thesummerqueen]

Not at all. You know how thorny I really am.

[Rev. Rye]

1. Are athiests just wounded people, upset that God hasn't shown himself to them in a way they deem acceptable? Meaning, if he suddenly appeared you would believe?

Yes, I would believe.

2. Do athiests hate God or do they hate organized religion in general?

We hate organised religion when it gives people a reason to hate it, what with things like 9/11, opposition to gay rights and other human rights.

3. Why does it seem like athiests hate Jesus more than anyone, what do you think of Jesus?

He was just like any of the many moral thinkers who have come and gone across the centuries like Zoroaster, the Buddha, and Mohammed. They all had their flaws and so did Jesus. Of course, it's the people who use his name for their own means that really tends to push atheists' berserk buttons.

4. Do any of you know athiests that have converted to another religion, did you feel swayed by their conversion?

Yes, I've heard of some. Kirk Cameron was apparently an atheist before he became a Christian. Yes, I've looked at what he's done, and no, none of it was convincing.

5. Are you an athiest based on your research of many of the top religions, or does your athiesm come from a personal experience where you feel that God didn't show up like he should have?

The former. I've done a lot of research into most of the major religions of the world, and all have fallen short. I was a Christian first, but then I actually put some thought into John 3:16 and realised that this could be boiled down to "God sacrificed himself to himself to change a rule he made himself." Naturally, I realised how little sense it made and left.

6. Since athiests don't believe in God and dislike when people force God on them, why do they force their negative and hateful opinions on Christians (and other religions) through mockery and verbal assault?

Atheists really don't force opinions on others any more to Christians than Christians do to us. And even then, the fact is that, just like Christians, atheists have the right to say their own opinions (as long as they're not inciting violence), and, conversely, everybody has the right to just walk away and listen to someone else. If you can show examples of atheists actually forcing opinions on others, we'd like to see it. And, before you get the idea, it can be pretty well assumed that the atheists on this forum have basically washed their hands of the antics of the Communist Bloc, and that the Nazis barely, if at all, can be considered atheists.

[LastPoet]

I think you already know what my idea of tender is. Shall I quote the infallible doctrine of Conan the Cimmerian?

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."
(I listens to tha ladies, sen-si-tive)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V30tyaXv6EI

[Thor]

The more I read the posts on this website, the more I wonder about the real reason for the hatred a lot of Athiests have for Jesus, the Bible, God and religion.

I don't think atheists "hate" Jesus. I don't. Since Jesus is most likely a mythical character, there is nothing to "hate". This would be like hating Paul Bunyan. Even if Jesus was a real person, the stories attributed to him are either heavily embellished or outright falsehoods. In this case it would be foolish to "hate" someone who is the subject of made-up stories.

Also, atheists don't "hate" God. Why would we "hate" a being we consider to be a myth?

As for the Bible and religion.... Yes, many of us do despise these things because of the untold suffering and cruelty they've caused throughout history. Personally, I think the world we be a much better place without either of them. I would also add the Koran to the ash heap.

These are my questions:

1. Are athiests just wounded people, upset that God hasn't shown himself to them in a way they deem acceptable? Meaning, if he suddenly appeared you would believe?

If a supernatural being suddenly appeared to me and demonstrated to my satisfaction that it was indeed "God", I would have to conclude this being truly exists. However, I'm not holding my breath waiting for this to happen.

2. Do athiests hate God or do they hate organized religion in general?

I think I already answered this. How can you "hate" a being that doesn't exist? Religion, on the other hand....

3. Why does it seem like athiests hate Jesus more than anyone, what do you think of Jesus?

I think I already answered this as well. I don't think atheists "hate" Jesus. What we "hate" is what people do in the name of Jesus. Personally, since there is no evidence that Jesus was a real person, I think he's a myth or, at best, a mythological version of a real person.

4. Do any of you know athiests that have converted to another religion, did you feel swayed by their conversion?

No.

5. Are you an athiest based on your research of many of the top religions, or does your athiesm come from a personal experience where you feel that God didn't show up like he should have?

My atheism is a result of looking at the world and coming to the conclusion that there is absolutely ZERO evidence to support the notion that "God" is real.

6. Since athiests don't believe in God and dislike when people force God on them, why do they force their negative and hateful opinions on Christians (and other religions) through mockery and verbal assault?

Because believers knock on our doors and prosyletize. Because believers send us mail promoting their particular beliefs. Because believers wear T-shirts and hats promoting their beliefs. Because believers plaster their cars with bumper stickers. Because believers leave their religious propaganda in public spaces. Because believers have entire television and radio networks to get their message out. Because believers build nonsensical "museums" that ignore science and promote stupidity. Because believers want their beliefs promoted in government and the schools. In short, believers are VERY LOUD about telling us what they think is "the truth". We can only respond by telling them their beliefs are nonsense and unsupported by any evidence in an EQUALLY LOUD manner. Even so, believers are unchallenged over 90% of the time. We're simply trying to level the playing field a bit.