So why are they afraid?
John Smith
point that atheists are one of the least trusted, most suspect groups that
exist today;
then they tried to give a simple answer why they (christians, zealots, and
people in general society) were afraid.
Their answer wasn't on topic (it merely pointed out that "christians" liken
atheists to the devil.
Why, then, are they so afraid?
Honest, thought provoking, answers would be appreciated.
bob young
John Smith wrote:
When fearful, insecure, arrogant homo sapiens stops creating deities to grovel
to and the last god is ditched for what it is, primitive supersition, there
will be no more atheists.
And that is an honest repsonse.
It can be countered, of course, by anyone capable of proving that ANY god
exists
Bob
Humanist, atheist, realist, sentimentalist Brit.
Member of S.M.A.S.H.
(Sarcastic Middle-aged Atheists with a Sense of Humor)
Man creates his gods in his own image;
and then spends the rest of his life
manipulating them to his heart's content
R E L I G I O N - it is all in the mind.
zencycle
> Browsing around YouTube - in an "atheist" search - someone brought up the
> point that atheists are one of the least trusted, most suspect groups that
> exist today;
> then they tried to give a simple answer why they (christians, zealots, and
> people in general society) were afraid.
>
> Their answer wasn't on topic (it merely pointed out that "christians" liken
> atheists to the devil.
>
> Why, then, are they so afraid?
They're afraid they're wrong
John Smith
"bob young" <alasp...@netvigator.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> John Smith wrote:
>
>> Browsing around YouTube - in an "atheist" search - someone brought up the
>> point that atheists are one of the least trusted, most suspect groups
>> that
>> exist today;
>> then they tried to give a simple answer why they (christians, zealots,
>> and
>> people in general society) were afraid.
>>
>> Their answer wasn't on topic (it merely pointed out that "christians"
>> liken
>> atheists to the devil.
>>
>> Why, then, are they so afraid?
>>
>> Honest, thought provoking, answers would be appreciated.
>
> When fearful, insecure, arrogant homo sapiens stops creating deities to
> grovel
> to and the last god is ditched for what it is, primitive supersition,
> there
> will be no more atheists.
>
> And that is an honest repsonse.
Yes, but it doesn't answer the question.
John Smith
"zencycle" <zenc...@bikerider.com> wrote in message
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***Do you think that the mere existance of atheist/atheism is peceved as
such a threat to their belief system, that they must "eliminate Us, before
we eliminate them"?
***I know their garbage is based on lies and fraudulent propaganda. I have
seen absolutely NO evidence that there is an organized effort by any
atheist(s) to actually get rid of religion.
*** So - apparently they created the "demon ghost" that they are araid of.
*** BTW ... whille thinking about this ........ there is nothing wrong with
having an "atheist regime" or nation.
Most of the world seems to act as though religion is as necessary as food
and water - and that every person, and, at the least, every nation MUST have
at least one religious sect.
Maybe just the existance of atheist shows that deluded fabrication as
nothing more than biased ignorance in action.
Sirius
They are afraid of discovering that they wasted their lives instead of
living it serenely.
John Smith
"Sirius" <Sir...@provider.net> wrote in message
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Personally I don't think they gave it that much thought.
It would, IMHO, be just like the Jew hating fanatic who shot up the
Holocaust Museum.
Actual "thinking" was not his strong point ............ hatred was more
likely.
bob young
John Smith wrote:
> "bob young" <alasp...@netvigator.com> wrote in message
> news:4A2FA2D7...@netvigator.com...
> >
> >
> > John Smith wrote:
> >
> >> Browsing around YouTube - in an "atheist" search - someone brought up the
> >> point that atheists are one of the least trusted, most suspect groups
> >> that
> >> exist today;
> >> then they tried to give a simple answer why they (christians, zealots,
> >> and
> >> people in general society) were afraid.
> >>
> >> Their answer wasn't on topic (it merely pointed out that "christians"
> >> liken
> >> atheists to the devil.
> >>
> >> Why, then, are they so afraid?
> >>
> >> Honest, thought provoking, answers would be appreciated.
> >
> > When fearful, insecure, arrogant homo sapiens stops creating deities to
> > grovel
> > to and the last god is ditched for what it is, primitive supersition,
> > there
> > will be no more atheists.
> >
> > And that is an honest repsonse.
>
> Yes, but it doesn't answer the question.
Groan, you seem to be one of those who put 'types' into boxes and treat them
all the same.
You may just as well ask 'are there more people within Christianity who pander
to superstition' ? The answer is impossible since there is no availalbe
accurate data
Come back when you have something positive to ask about.
SortingItOut
I'm guessing the fearful fall into two classes. In the most severe
case, it's a spiritual fear that the devil is working through
atheists, and it borderlines on genuine fear, like fear of the night,
fear of deadly animals, etc.
For the other group, which I think is the larger group, it's a typical
case of Us vs. Them. For these, I think their biggest fear is that
atheists are a threat to their way of life. Just like gays are a
threat to marriage, illegal aliens are a threat to the way of life of
natives, people of other cultures, languages, colors, religions, etc,
are a "threat" to the way of life of the present culture, language,
color, religion, etc.
bob young
SortingItOut wrote:
How right you are - it is instinctive in many of us, goes way back beyond The
Stone Age