Why Atheists Dislike Christianity

Not to put too fine a point on it . . . Bullshit ! ! !

Re: Why Atheists Dislike Christianity



Poor you, still young, and don't get jokes already...

(God is a huge joke).

Re: Why Atheists Dislike Christianity


I'm afraid I'm suffering from a case of mild amnesia, could you remind me what I have been thinking all my life?

Many, if not most, of the atheists I'm familiar with have been Christians, or other kinds of theists, long before they became atheists. I myself was raised as a Southern Baptist, was "born again" and baptised, and was, for years, "on fire for God".

Speak for yourself. I think you know nothing of my thoughts and conclusions.

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What? And do you have an e-mail address? *to the person who wrote the incrediabley long summary* There are things I agree with and things I don't and it's almost like you write this for me.

You can't speak for all of any "group" whether atheists, conservatives, boy scouts, race car drivers, etc. We are individuals after all.

I am not at all religious but I like Christianity. I think it helps to keep folks from commiting crimes and harming others. The fear of hellfire is a great deterrent. I also like to see the nativity scene all glowing and pretty. Not all nonbelievers despise believers or think they are idiots. I wish I had a belief in heaven and guardian angels...would make life a lot easier.

My sentiments exactly.

I bet he still believes in santa clause too...

referring to atheism as a problem is undermining your overall thesis, which i'd support if it was for tolerance of christianity, but you seem to be going a lot farther than that. some of your efforts are admirable, but let me point out a few more things in your text:




"real christian doctrine." i appreciate that's your belief, but again, you're propping up christianity as something that's absolute while targeting an audience that doesn't care if you think it's real.




atheists want to know things that matter to them. what god is thinking usually isn't on the list.



more telling atheists what they should do on god's behalf.




i find that interesting, but i'm actually interested in religion. a lot of people aren't. you're not catering to them as much as once again acting as though the position of theist is more important.




again...




fascinating. do you realize that saving yourself by discovery and knowledge is also a principle of atheism?




is there any particular reason why not? i think the dalai lama probably could, i'm not sure, but this obviously isn't addressed to him.




this is where you really start going downhill, or where you're really already there.







what you're starting to do at this point is pretty much exactly what door-to-door christians do, the same ones you criticize in the beginning of your writing, the only difference is that you're more polite about it. the reason i'm pointing all this out is, i think you mean well... many christians do. but you think there's a difference here, when you simply want there to be one. i don't think you're aware at just how similar their preaching is to yours.

above all, the idea that people should eschew atheism for christianity seems to crop up repeatedly, and the only defense you give for the idea is what god thinks and that christianity "isn't as bad" as they thought!

if you think about that for a bit, you might understand better. no guarantee.




i have never met or heard of an atheist (except in this thread of course) who says "y'know, i'd be pretty okay with christianity, if it just wasn't for those darned 10 commandments!"

i think you took something that actually existed and exaggerated it to the point of ridiculous, but if you know such an atheist personally, my apologies. perhaps you were one, but then, you're christian you mentioned




funny, that's the most literal interpretation you could get from that passage. i thought the point being made was the opposite.




okay, maybe you're just pointing out the ridiculousness of literal interpretations, a la skeptics annotated bible. or you really do think he's going to break the 7th commandment.




that always gets me down as well. children of the devil and satan can be a real trifle, ask any atheist and he will agree.

again, i'm not faulting what must be your intent here, but your writing comes across as a little dishonest- the kind of dishonesty that comes from not listening to yourself or reading what you write.

if you want to foster better christian-atheist relations, you're going about this all wrong. look at the above quotes- your own writing, those are things that are going to lose on your behalf.

on the other hand if you want to convert atheists to some religion, then you really, really don't understand, and addressing atheists is going to prove completely pointless for you. spend your time on your religion instead, and leave them alone.

but you have options, i mean practical ones. the idea of making things less tense between the religious and the non-religious is worth an effort in my book. after all, as we're both aware, religion has been a vector for human suffering for thousands of years.

if you want to change that, you're going to have to keep trying. and you're going to have to make some adjustments to your approach. good luck with it.

oh... and good job not ending with "amen."

SANTA!!