Why are Atheist so hateful to those who believe? Does this mean that believers are more loving in nature?
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tomeygirl
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I do not think that is true... The Christian believes that the Atheist will burn in hell for all eternity,,,Now how loving is that??
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What has been your experience with hateful atheists?
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I don't think that is true. There may be very few like that.
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One reason that could explain the sentiment of hate of some Atheists would be the frequent stereotyping of Atheists by Theists as expressed in this question. And no, believers are not particularly more loving in nature, as far as I could observe.
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Because many Atheists get tired of being accused of so much evil. From my experience. Not in the least. If believers were more loving, they wouldn't be complaining about Atheists.
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Believing in the Golden Rule and all the other things Christ taught would not bring a hateful response. Hateful response comes from promoting blood theology in the name of Christ... Christ did not teach "Christ died for your sins." That came from the one who terrorized the first Christians! Click on my avatar if you want an explanation for this answer. Get back to the original Kingdom Gospel and people will not be hateful towards you.
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Atheist's are not always hateful to religios people. some r, coz theyre prejudiced. some are just like every1 else. if you come accross anyway prehaps theyre sick of being told THEY are wrong coz they have no 'god' in my opnion religios people can be so hateful just because people dont have a god to tell them what to do and judge them. but i will not put them all into a catogory like this question i am very loving, do i need a god to be tell me to be like that? no, im who i am coz of the way i was raised and my experiences of life so far. i do not need 2 read it from a book or whatever to tell me how to live my life, its my own choice no1 elses
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hopefully at this time we become more tolerent of those who hold diiferent belief's than ours ---- in some shape or form, we are all on the same plain
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Oh sure. It's those hateful atheists running to the polls to persecute homosexuals.
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We're not. We may disagree with religion but that doesn't mean we hate the practitioners. We may not like having religion forced upon us but that is a different matter entirely. We may find aspects of religion appalling but we don't hate the individuals by and large. There are some exceptions, I am not too keen on anyone that attempts to force their beliefs onto the wider population but even then I don't hate them as people, I merely despise and oppose their beliefs and actions. As an argument I would say your first question begs the question "are atheists hateful to those that believe?". I don't hate believers, I may not like some of the actions of some believers and disagree strongly with the principles of theism. However that is not hate. Further since the conclusion implicit in the first question is the justification for the second question this also becomes suspect. It certainly doesn't follow logically from any empirical evidence. Some atheists may be nasty, most aren't but the same could be said of any other human being.
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I don't think all "atheists" are hateful any more than I believe that all "believers" are loving! I also don't think of all "religious" people as "believers". The religious often have an "agenda" which is less than admirable. So do many atheists.
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Atheists seem to want someone to "prove it to them" that God exists. As far as believers being more loving in nature, I think it just depends on the person themselves. People in both groups can either be nice or be jerks. + 2 4 U.
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For the most part they aren't. Of course that depends on how you approach them - if you go up to an atheist telling them they're evil satan-worshippers who are gonna burn in hell for all eternity, they might not be very friendly towards you.
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Atheists start off by not carrying about religion, because it's just nonsense, but then religios people start pointing at them, telling them they'll burn for eternity, then they see how they persecuate homosexuals and everyone else who is out of their "ideal" norm, then atheist might start hating them back, also especially since they are so hypocritical, teaching love and practicing hate, also if you look at the history, how was Christianity spread? By blood and violance, you had no choice, you had to turn because they took over your land, and if you didn't follow their religion they would burn you at stake, yeah, when you add all this up, I think atheists have right not to feel some anger towards "believers"...
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I don't think atheists are hateful to people who believe. Most atheists are very much of the opinion "live & let live." Unfortunately believers often feel it is their duty to try to convert atheists, or save them, which can be really irritating. If "believers" would just leave atheists alone and let them believe what they want to believe or not believe there would never be an issue!
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[Creeds] have been the bane and ruin of the Christian church, its own fatal invention, which, through so many ages, made of Christendom a slaughterhouse, and at this day divides it into castes of inextinguishable hatred to one another. -- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Thomas Whitmore, June 5, 1822, quoted from James A Haught, editor, 2000 Years of Disbelief On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning of the world to this day, have been quarreling, fighting, burning and torturing one another, for abstractions unintelligible to themselves and to all others, and absolutely beyond the comprehension of the human mind. -- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Archibald Carey, 1816 A single zealot may commence persecutor, and better men be his victims. -- Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781-82
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Maybe atheists are hateful because they are sick of loaded questions and stereotypes... And of course believers are more loving! I mean, telling me I will be tortured for all eternity for picking the wrong belief? How cheering and loving is that!! Goooooo Theists!!
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I have some Christian friends, and I'm certainly not hateful to them, and it helps that they don't push ideas like that onto me or call me hateful. Hah -- I wonder how would you apply that idea to this guy I knew -- he was a priest, apparently a very good one, but he raped a friend of mine -- his own daughter -- until she was 17. Darling, your amount of "lovingness" doesn't depend on your religion, your gender, or your race, it depends on your personality and how you dealt with the hard times in your life.
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I always thought belief or non belief was a personal thing. Much like the many other aspects of a person's nature. I believe in God and I believe coffee tastes better with just a bit of cream in it. I will never force you to agree with my choices on either of these two personal preferences. To answer the question...it is generalizing and I think that is what most athesits take offence to. Not ALL atheists are hateful...not ALL believers are loving.
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Aaaaah, ooooooh, uuuuuuh...feel the Christian love...
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I don't really think it is fair to say atheists are hateful. Actually I think its a dumb statement. That's pidgeon holing a whole group of people and I must say I have never had a negative experience any atheist. I see that you are basing your question on answers you read on AB but the fact is you don't know if those saying they are atheists are being truthful or if they are one of the many jerks on AB who just type an answer to get a reaction. In the real world (outside of AB) what has your experience been with any atheist?
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The atheists are convicted. Not at all, we all come from fallen Adam. The differece between an atheist and born again christian is Christ. Of course when you are born again you have a new heart and mind, but you still have the flesh to fight with. Through the blood of Christ our sins are washed away(our burdens are lifted) God sees the blood of his preious Son Jesus Christ not our sins. God gives the believer His love, faith, joy, peace......ect. Non believers (atheists) are unable to experience or understand this (however,God can change anyone's heart). So, if someone is loving it's from God. If a person is unloving it's from God. God is in control. Not us. God controls everything. He controlled Pharoh's heart.
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