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Don't forget the insults. Why do they do that?Roughly speaking there's only about 12.5% of the entire population of the Earth that defines themselves as "Atheist".
In the USofA that percentage is much smaller at about 3%.
Granted, with the internet and the ease of spreading thoughts and ideas around the globe, that number is rising, but it's a slow rise as religion is very tightly woven into cultures, communities, and families in so many places.
The thing that's apparent is some theists go out of their way to lie about Atheists and/or Atheism. The question is why? Why lie?
Is it fear?
Do atheists threaten theists in some way?
Is it because atheists cause theists to truly question their own beliefs?
Is it because atheists rely on facts and not faith?
Do theists fear atheists?
Or, if it's not fear, what is the root cause for all the lies?
Don't forget the insults. Why do they do that?
I doubt it, certainly not in simple terms. Human thoughts and feelings are much more complex than that. I suspect some theists lie (or unknowingly repeat lies they've bene told) about atheists for the same varied range of different reasons some atheists lie (or unknowingly repeat lies they've bene told) about theists.The thing that's apparent is some theists go out of their way to lie about Atheists and/or Atheism. The question is why? Why lie?
Is it fear?
I doubt it, certainly not in simple terms. Human thoughts and feelings are much more complex than that. I suspect some theists lie (or unknowingly repeat lies they've bene told) about atheists for the same varied range of different reasons some atheists lie (or unknowingly repeat lies they've bene told) about theists.
It's almost as if we're all pretty much the same.
Most/many atheists were once theists.
Most/many are part of a theistic family.
Most/many are part of a theistic culture.
Most/many live in a theistic country.
I'd venture to say most atheists know far FAR more about theism, than most theists know about atheism.
Debatable and I'm not sure how that is relevant to my point anyway.I'd venture to say most atheists know far FAR more about theism, than most theists know about atheism.
Debatable and I'm not sure how that is relevant to my point anyway.
Regardless of what they know or believe, the kind of reasons some theists will lie about atheists will be very similar to the kind of reasons some atheists lie about theists.
Help with what? It doesn't really address why some people post stuff like that or negate the fact that other groups and labels can have similar negative generalisations thrown at them. I stand by my suggestion that the reasons will be very similar regardless of who is saying it or who they're targeting.Perhaps it might help if you provide some examples of lies atheists tell about theists?
I wonder if you're able to quote any of those.Perhaps it might help if you provide some examples of lies atheists tell about theists?
I'll provide some examples that have recently been posted here at DP from theists about atheists.
1) atheists hate god
2) atheists have no morals
3) atheists have no ethics
4) atheism is a religion
5) atheists/atheism are/is responsible for communism/fascism/dictatorships and the deaths of hundreds of millions of people
6) atheists are bitter, angry, uneducated morons
7) atheists are too stupid to "get it" when it comes to religion/god
8) atheists have no reason to live
That's a good start I think. Perhaps a few others will add some things they've seen/heard?
Help with what? It doesn't really address why some people post stuff like that or negate the fact that other groups and labels can have similar negative generalisations thrown at them. I stand by my suggestion that the reasons will be very similar regardless of who is saying it or who they're targeting.
Like with atheism, you mean?Questioning one's own faith can have at least two outcomes.
It can serve as a way to strengthen your faith, or it can weaken your faith.
A lot depends on how hard the questions are.
Why do atheists keep quoting public figures? Then they complain about people quoting what they consider God's words? How gullible are you?Mark Twain said, "Faith is believing what you know ain't so".
Logic, reason, and fact form cracks into which reality might seep, and theists are far too comfortable in their cocoons of blissful self-delusion to let that happen without a fight.
I am curious as in what way atheists tell or repeat lies about theists. As the two positions are not based on the same needs or beliefs there is not a good reason to assume a similar pattern of thought resulting in similar actions. I can think of several ways in which theists lie to support their view. But not so much of a need to on the atheist side.I doubt it, certainly not in simple terms. Human thoughts and feelings are much more complex than that. I suspect some theists lie (or unknowingly repeat lies they've bene told) about atheists for the same varied range of different reasons some atheists lie (or unknowingly repeat lies they've bene told) about theists.
It's almost as if we're all pretty much the same.
Well, I have read the bibel and the Koran but not the Torah (though the old Testament is in common?) so I am more speaking about Bible fidelity followers than general theists. In a way a general theist is a non-believer to a devoted believer.I am curious as in what way atheists tell or repeat lies about theists. As the two positions are not based on the same needs or beliefs there is not a good reason to assume a similar pattern of thought resulting in similar actions. I can think of several ways in which theists lie to support their view. But not so much of a need to on the atheist side.
Just another lost soul to convert.
And what verses would those be?The bibel, the Koran and the Torah all refers to atheists as greater threats than people from other religions.
Oh don't act shocked, you're here proselytising your whatever day after day.Who is this comment directed to?
Convert to what?
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