Do you ever feel like Atheism is regarded as being 'arrogant'?

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• The argument I had with my mum today, she called me an 'arrogant B*tch' because I said I didn't believe in God. And people I talk to seem to think we are all arrogant and think we know everything.

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  by anonymous on January 23rd, 2007

• That's ridiculous!
  We don't claim to 'Know everything' we just don't claim to require belief in a higher power to govern our lives, it's more of a matter of independance than it is of self confidence, you need some degree of arrogance to be an Atheist, but that doesn't mean that atheism *is* arrogance.

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  by RFlagg on January 23rd, 2007

• Well, I told her she was stuck her own jacksy if that is what she believed, and then threw a bit of potato at her, so I reckon I won that round.

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  by anonymous on January 23rd, 2007

• Yeah, I'd say that throwing a bit of potato was actualy a fair argument, I mean, it would have been one thing if the bit of potato had been deflected in a gout of holy fire, but it wasn't, was it?

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  by RFlagg on January 23rd, 2007

• Nice simple answer RFlagg, straight to the point! Don't worry BAM, it happens a lot (but not too much for us Hampshire folks!).Most atheists base their beliefs on evidence, reason and science, so atheism is not about saying there is no God, it's about saying it's unlikely that there is a God. If anything religion is arrogant for saying there is a God, despite the lack of evidence, and not listening to other views. I've been through similar things with friends etc, your welcome to email me if you like.

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  by Godfather Part II on January 23rd, 2007

• Why thank you, that is what I think really. And you are in Hampshire? Cool!

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  by anonymous on January 23rd, 2007

• Thanks. Yes I'm from Hampshire (when I'm not at university), west of the New Forest. We HANTS folk have to stick together! I'm surprised you have had the reaction you described here, I had it with two friends once, but I get the feeling that the majority of people reject religion down here.

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  by Godfather Part II on January 23rd, 2007

• hmmm. I guess I'm defiant towards a lot of things - leprechauns, gnomes, tree sprites, unicorns... I'm just chock full of defiance. But then, so is every single person over the age of 7. So I guess I don't feel so bad!

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  by Jessicax23 on January 23rd, 2007

• Yes, christians are very defiant, they openly defy islam! But, unlike Atheists, christians drop bombs on muslim countries and drop bombs on children. Christians are also openly defiant against Atheism, fire bombing peaceful Atheist homes and children if they have the courage to speak out against christian oppression. Yes, defiant is a better word for christians if you can just get the evangelical's hands from off of your eyes and step back to see the big picture.

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  by ReverendJeremiah on May 27th, 2007

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• Good way to think

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  by anonymous on January 23rd, 2007

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• No one has "provable evidence" that God either exists or doesn't, so who's to say that an athiest is wrong in believing He doesn't exist? If no one knows, this point of your's matters little to nil. You sound hyprocritical.

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  by Tinkabelle on January 23rd, 2007

• My answer focuses on the heart of the question - is atheism regarded as arrogant. I clearly exposed the fact that it is. Those who profess atheism do not claim that they BELIEVE that there isn't a god, but instead state that there isn't one, as if it were a matter of FACT - in SPITE of their inability to prove it. As for my being hypocritical - to the contrary, quite the opposite is true. I CLEARLY STATE that I do NOT KNOW - one way or another! I CHOOSE to "believe", but that is a separate issue...

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  by andros on January 23rd, 2007

• You mean atheists "state" that there isn't a God as a fact almost in the same manner that you stated that they're arrogant? Funny how the wind blows on your end.

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  by Tinkabelle on January 23rd, 2007

• My point is simple, and is one that thus far you have not been able to disprove: Anyone who is an advocate of a strong position, that simultaneously discredits another point of view, yet does not possess the ability to prove their point, let alone disprove the other, can clearly be "judged" as being arrogant.
  
  At the risk of redundancy, I do NOT profess to KNOW the truth. I "believe" that ANYONE who say that they KNOW, is arrogant.
  
  Please proceed with your response, that will no doubt accuse me of being arrogant, for being judgmental.
  

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  by andros on January 23rd, 2007

• Why waste my time? You seem to have it pin-pointed to perfection.

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  by Tinkabelle on January 23rd, 2007

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• Sorry that your family is so appalled because of your good choice. We both know that it is your families problem that they are appalled, not because of the good choice you made. Personally, I am appalled at anyone who thinks that a God who sits back and allows children to be raped and murdered should be worshipped and held up as a beacon of morality. I am appalled that some people honestly think it is okay for other people to be tortured in flames for all eternity just because those other people don't agree with them. As an Atheist, you are basically saying; "I don't know, but I think maybe your God is just a figment of your immagination." which is a moderate approach...nothing to be appalled at.

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  by ReverendJeremiah on May 27th, 2007

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