Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:34
Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
I believe moms who have small babies are inferior.
Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:34
Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Serious question:
Why do so many atheists seem to be so angry and condescending? In my life, I've seen only one atheist who isn't disrespectful to believers and others who don't share their belief system. Why?? Why can't atheists disagree respectfully?
I tend to agree. I'm an agnostic, but my cousin is a hardcore atheist who is always shoving her non-belief down others' throats and ridiculing believers. Isn't that just as bad as religious people who proselytize zealously and talk about "hell and damnation"? How is it different? It's not.
Thank you for agreeing. It's frustrating to me. I'm a Christian and I'm finding a lot of atheists behavior to be so insulting, whereas I can't imagine being that way to someone else. I have no problem if you disagree with my belief system, but why cants you be respectful about it?
As an atheist, I know a lot of respectful atheists. I hope to count myself among them. But I also see many believers see it as "offense" when an atheist doesn't give their beliefs deference, which is what so many believers are used to receiving in this country. Sorry to say, it's usually Christians who do this.
I'd like to encounter this "lot" of respectful atheists. Even within this thread people have been very insulting to believers. As a Christian, all I ask is that you give the same respect that you'd want for yourself.
I am a respectful atheist who works in a church. I keep my (lack of) beliefs to myself. It's not that hard. I don't see why Christians can't be as polite and respectful as I am. I of course don't hold parishioners to this standard in their own place of worship, but there are plenty of other places I encounter religion where it has no place.
Fair enough...and thank you for being respectful. I agree that both sides should be respectful to the other. We should agree to (respectfully) disagree
Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:33
Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:
I'd like to encounter this "lot" of respectful atheists. Even within this thread people have been very insulting to believers. As a Christian, all I ask is that you give the same respect that you'd want for yourself.
Oh you poor poor Christian. I don't agree with insulting anyone's religion, but I don't think you get it because you are a member of the majority religion. How would you feel if your money started to read "In Batman we Trust", or if every town you drove through had at least three Batman Churches, but only one Christian church every 200 miles? What if you were considered rude for saying that Batman's birthday shouldn't be a Federal Holiday? What if you didn't want your children to have to say "One Nation, Under Batman, Indivisible" in school? What if the story of Batman ended with him being blown up with a grenade and everyone wore little grenades around their necks? What if you had to swear into court on the first Batman comic?
What if you knew, for a fact, that people would elect anyone who believed anything about Batman, but would never elect you because you didn't belong to any of the Batman sects?
Yeah, like that. That is what makes some atheists rude. Because we are swimming in it and can barely breathe. But I would never be rude to you, and I would never play the victim like the Christians do.
+1,000,000
Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:33
Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question:
Why do so many atheists seem to be so angry and condescending? In my life, I've seen only one atheist who isn't disrespectful to believers and others who don't share their belief system. Why?? Why can't atheists disagree respectfully?[/quote]
I tend to agree. I'm an agnostic, but my cousin is a hardcore atheist who is always shoving her non-belief down others' throats and ridiculing believers. Isn't that just as bad as religious people who proselytize zealously and talk about "hell and damnation"? How is it different? It's not.[/quote]
Thank you for agreeing. It's frustrating to me. I'm a Christian and I'm finding a lot of atheists behavior to be so insulting, whereas I can't imagine being that way to someone else. I have no problem if you disagree with my belief system, but why cants you be respectful about it? [/quote]
As an atheist, I know a lot of respectful atheists. I hope to count myself among them. But I also see many believers see it as "offense" when an atheist doesn't give their beliefs deference, which is what so many believers are used to receiving in this country. Sorry to say, it's usually Christians who do this.[/quote]
I'd like to encounter this "lot" of respectful atheists. Even within this thread people have been very insulting to believers. As a Christian, all I ask is that you give the same respect that you'd want for yourself. [/quote]
I am a respectful atheist who works in a church. I keep my (lack of) beliefs to myself. It's not that hard. I don't see why Christians can't be as polite and respectful as I am. I of course don't hold parishioners to this standard in their own place of worship, but there are plenty of other places I encounter religion where it has no place. [/quote]
Fair enough...and thank you for being respectful. I agree that both sides should be respectful to the other. We should agree to (respectfully) disagree.
Why do so many atheists seem to be so angry and condescending? In my life, I've seen only one atheist who isn't disrespectful to believers and others who don't share their belief system. Why?? Why can't atheists disagree respectfully?[/quote]
I tend to agree. I'm an agnostic, but my cousin is a hardcore atheist who is always shoving her non-belief down others' throats and ridiculing believers. Isn't that just as bad as religious people who proselytize zealously and talk about "hell and damnation"? How is it different? It's not.[/quote]
Thank you for agreeing. It's frustrating to me. I'm a Christian and I'm finding a lot of atheists behavior to be so insulting, whereas I can't imagine being that way to someone else. I have no problem if you disagree with my belief system, but why cants you be respectful about it? [/quote]
As an atheist, I know a lot of respectful atheists. I hope to count myself among them. But I also see many believers see it as "offense" when an atheist doesn't give their beliefs deference, which is what so many believers are used to receiving in this country. Sorry to say, it's usually Christians who do this.[/quote]
I'd like to encounter this "lot" of respectful atheists. Even within this thread people have been very insulting to believers. As a Christian, all I ask is that you give the same respect that you'd want for yourself. [/quote]
I am a respectful atheist who works in a church. I keep my (lack of) beliefs to myself. It's not that hard. I don't see why Christians can't be as polite and respectful as I am. I of course don't hold parishioners to this standard in their own place of worship, but there are plenty of other places I encounter religion where it has no place. [/quote]
Fair enough...and thank you for being respectful. I agree that both sides should be respectful to the other. We should agree to (respectfully) disagree.
Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:32
Subject: Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:I believe most poor people are poor because they are lazy.
Me too
Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:32
Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Serious question:
Why do so many atheists seem to be so angry and condescending? In my life, I've seen only one atheist who isn't disrespectful to believers and others who don't share their belief system. Why?? Why can't atheists disagree respectfully?
I tend to agree. I'm an agnostic, but my cousin is a hardcore atheist who is always shoving her non-belief down others' throats and ridiculing believers. Isn't that just as bad as religious people who proselytize zealously and talk about "hell and damnation"? How is it different? It's not.
Thank you for agreeing. It's frustrating to me. I'm a Christian and I'm finding a lot of atheists behavior to be so insulting, whereas I can't imagine being that way to someone else. I have no problem if you disagree with my belief system, but why cants you be respectful about it?
As an atheist, I know a lot of respectful atheists. I hope to count myself among them. But I also see many believers see it as "offense" when an atheist doesn't give their beliefs deference, which is what so many believers are used to receiving in this country. Sorry to say, it's usually Christians who do this.
I'd like to encounter this "lot" of respectful atheists. Even within this thread people have been very insulting to believers. As a Christian, all I ask is that you give the same respect that you'd want for yourself.
I am a respectful atheist who works in a church. I keep my (lack of) beliefs to myself. It's not that hard. I don't see why Christians can't be as polite and respectful as I am. I of course don't hold parishioners to this standard in their own place of worship, but there are plenty of other places I encounter religion where it has no place.
Anonymous
01/19/2015 16:31
Subject: Re:Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority
I'd like to encounter this "lot" of respectful atheists. Even within this thread people have been very insulting to believers. As a Christian, all I ask is that you give the same respect that you'd want for yourself.
Oh you poor poor Christian. I don't agree with insulting anyone's religion, but I don't think you get it because you are a member of the majority religion. How would you feel if your money started to read "In Batman we Trust", or if every town you drove through had at least three Batman Churches, but only one Christian church every 200 miles? What if you were considered rude for saying that Batman's birthday shouldn't be a Federal Holiday? What if you didn't want your children to have to say "One Nation, Under Batman, Indivisible" in school? What if the story of Batman ended with him being blown up with a grenade and everyone wore little grenades around their necks? What if you had to swear into court on the first Batman comic?
What if you knew, for a fact, that people would elect anyone who believed anything about Batman, but would never elect you because you didn't belong to any of the Batman sects?
Yeah, like that. That is what makes some atheists rude. Because we are swimming in it and can barely breathe. But I would never be rude to you, and I would never play the victim like the Christians do.