It's one thing to be an atheist; it's another to constantly flaunt your atheism at any given opportunity. Over and over again, I hear the same arguments on both sides, but it seems like the atheists seem to be the ones that want to tear down the foundation of Christianity (not religion as a whole; just Christianity, the most harmless mainstream religion in today's world) for... what gain exactly? I sincerely doubt it's based on good intentions, but rather the idea that an atheist is a well educated, independent individual. Most of the terror inflicted by Christianity dates hundreds of years back, and are still the basis for just about every argument on why "religion is bad." If everyone suddenly stopped believing in God, it would not change what happened all those years back. Yes, people still do terrible things in the name of good, but atheists are quick to ignore the good it does (reinforces good behavior, makes one's life feel it has meaning, creates a community). Such tragedies as the lady drowning her children because "God told her to" has more to do with the fact that she's insane rather than Christianity. Another argument constantly brought up is the "equal rights for homosexuals." Let's keep in mind that homosexuals are not denied any basic rights. In fact, they have just as many rights as straight people. They can marry people of the opposite sex; they just don't want to. Likewise, straight people can't marry people of their own sex; they just don't want to. But I disgress. This crusade for equal rights seems to be more of an attempt to feel relevant rather than actually helping homosexuals attain equal rights. Atheists seem to think that all Christians are against gay marriage, when, in fact, this is not the case. Some peoples' religion doesn't influence harmful actions in any way, only good, but they atheists still feel the need to attack the whole of the religion. And even then, the ones that are against it don't necessarily go on about it or even disapprove someone mentions they're gay They don't care as much as atheists seem to think. Yes, we all know religion has made many people do terrible things (although atheists still never seem to stop talking about it), but what about particular individuals have only done good due because their religion? What about the people that aren't against gay marriage or stem cell research? What about the people that take great comfort in reading God's word? Or the people who feel inspired to help those in need when the priest in church reminds them that that was God's purpose (cooperation)? So what is it? Is it really because you want to eliminate some "evil" from the world, or are just looking to exert your superiority/supposed sense of intelligence/need to argue? I don't mean to be inflammatory, but GENERALLY, atheists are perceived as very pretentious, much like how Omegle users are GENERALLY perceived as pathetic perverts.Makalano
Totally true, its almost as annoying as the Christians that are overly obnoxious all over the internet. If there wasn't a "GOD EXISTES HERES WHY" thread on here every damn day the athiests would probably be quieter.
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