Why do people feel the need to attack others who believe in God on this website by asking question they know will envoke a heated debate?
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Danielle
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The same reasons those who beleive in god feel the need to ask questions they know will provoke a heated debate I suppose. People like to voice their opinions.
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Because atheists aren't atheists; they are anti-theists. If they were atheists they wouldn't trouble themselves about an invisible someone who doesn't exist. But since they hate what God stands for and His power to affect people, they hate and attack Him. ("Atheism" literally means "no-God-ism." Antitheism would be "against-God-ism.")
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That's just how it is. The anonymity of the internet makes it so that questions are asked that normally would be considered rude, if done face to face. Just ignore them.
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By the same token, why do people feel the need to attack others who don't believe in God on this website by asking questions they know will PROVOKE heated debate?
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AMEN! I get annoyed when people tell me I am uneducated because I believe in God. I'd like to tell them where to go but that will get my answer booted off.
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Often, religious questions are asked out of curiosity by non-believers and also by beginning believers. And sometimes just to get a conversation going--this is a social site, after all :-) But religious questions are inherently controversial by nature--and controversial questions, or even questions intended to stir debate, aren't necessarily indended as an attack against those who do/don't belive in God.
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Because atheists feel that they have been marginalized by people who want to impose their religion on everyone else. (By way of example, a Christian guest came to dinner and prayed aloud and suggested that everybody join in. I am not making that up!) I very, very much appreciated President Obama acknowledging that we are a nation of Christians, Jews, non-believers, and Muslims in his inauguration speech.
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Because they are overly sensitive to there own beliefs so they compensate by attacking yours. It is really better to tolerate someone elses belief if you truly want to convert them to yours.
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Ever considered the possibility that such a debate is needed? Debates can be fruitful for both sides. If someone holds a belief, he shouldn't be afraid to defend that belief. If he can't, then the belief is unfounded and most likely wrong. One should specially challenge believes that lead to ignorance, close-mindedness and discrimination. Most religious believes unfortunately fall into this category. Look at the people who hate homosexuals, deny evolution or tell others that they will burn in hell. Irrational believes should be openly challenged. They don't deserve unnecessary respect just because they're 'holy' or whatever. Yet one should still have some respect, and not call others stupid for what they believe. I'm not saying one has to be rude, I'm just saying one should stand up for what one believes in and questions others and oneself.
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I think the opposite happens as well.
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they are insecure about their own belives .
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You've been taught that questioning one's belief in god is attacking that persons god. It isn't. I'm here to invoke debate and join in on it. I'm not here to mollycoddle or be politically correct. On the other hand, I'm not here to preach or be preached to. If you're asking a question to spur debate from theists, atheists or both I think you're doing what AB is about. If you're here to preach or attack theists (be they Catholic, JW, Mormon, or Scientologist) or attack atheists, you're deceitful and dishonest. I'll say that I find the theist attacks on other theists to be the most despicable thing I see on AB. But I guess if you're a "True Christian (tm)" you can attack who you like and then whine if asked a tough question in return. (I'm not accusing you of that).
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