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Are atheists angry?, Be respectful please.
shortnsweet88
post May 13 2007, 11:24 PM
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Me and a friend of mine like to get into deep discussions about religion and so on and so forth. Just so that ya'll know where I stand, I am a christian...non denominational. I dont completely believe in certain aspects of organized religion...church is not my forte much lately. Anyways, to the point...

We were discussing how it seems to us that atheists seem to be angry. Either at Christians or just at the world in general. I like to do research on different religions and have explored many different options. I am simply inquiring about atheists just so I can understand more.

Do you think atheists are angry?
Are you atheist? Are you angry?

Explain why and tell me a little about what you believe so that I can understand.

Once again, please be respectful in everything you say and do me a favor and put a little thought into it...dont respond with a simple statement like "christians are hypocrites" or something like that.

Thanks...
 
 
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post May 15 2007, 06:36 PM
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Atheists aren't all angry. I mean, sure there are some of those former christian "I'm just atheist because I'm pissed off at my christian parents" teenagers... but that's not a good representation of atheists.
There are plenty of kind, helpful atheists who volunteer and do all that stuff. Atheists who, since they don't believe that some god will do it for them, help others themselves. They do things much more practical than sit at home and pray for some god to make everything right. They do something that will actually help people.

But most of the time, when atheists seem angry at christians or w/e its because christians are such assholes to them. Christians think that everyone, no matter how good they are, is evil if they don't believe in god and jesus and all that crap. (Not saying ALL christians have this viewpoint, just a lot of them)
Christians also have this tendancy to be close-minded, judgemental bigots.
Plenty of them stand outside abortion clinics yelling at everyone who goes in telling them they're baby-killers, that they're such horrible people, assume they must be sluts who just have sex with anything that moves... some of them protest at soldier's funerals. Almost all of them hate gay people, or at least tell them that they're horrible sinners. They have this tendancy to be a bit hypocritical...
I went to catholic school for almost my entire life. I have read almost every verse of all four gospels. I know what their bible teaches. And I know that most "christians" don't practice it.

I personally tend to be a bit... annoyed, for lack of a better word, at christians because of that hypocrisy. They slam the bible in your face... after horribly twisting it around... and they don't even follow the most important teachings.

I dont hate all christians, and I'm not angry at them as a huge group. I don't like the ones who are hypocritical, and I think everyone can understand that.

I am an atheist. I am not angry. I enjoy life, I enjoy things around me. I am generally a friendly person.
However, I won't let people talk shit about me, I do get angry when people judge people, and hypocrits annoy the hell out of me.
 

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Shortnsweet88   Are atheists angry?   May 13 2007, 11:24 PM
.misoshiru   I'm agnostic. I used to be Christian, until I...   May 14 2007, 12:22 AM
kryogenix   QUOTE(.misoshiru @ May 14 2007, 1:22 AM) ...   May 14 2007, 01:16 PM
steve330   QUOTE(kryogenix @ May 14 2007, 1:16 PM) T...   May 14 2007, 01:29 PM
.misoshiru   QUOTE(kryogenix @ May 15 2007, 2:16 AM) T...   May 14 2007, 07:17 PM
Shortnsweet88   Well, one thing I was afraid of is that my questio...   May 14 2007, 12:27 AM
kimmytree   QUOTE(Shortnsweet88 @ May 14 2007, 1:27 A...   May 14 2007, 07:12 PM
.misoshiru   But I don't understand why you think the major...   May 14 2007, 12:29 AM
Shortnsweet88   No. Atheism is a religion in a sense. Its a sepera...   May 14 2007, 12:34 AM
.misoshiru   Well then, how is this a debate if we're not r...   May 14 2007, 12:40 AM
Shortnsweet88   Well this is in the debate forum because I figured...   May 14 2007, 12:50 AM
&/degradanca.   If you define atheism as the abscence of a belief ...   May 14 2007, 04:27 AM
.misoshiru   I understand what you're talking about, but yo...   May 14 2007, 09:09 AM
Mystic Eyes   Why would Atheists be angry. It's more of an i...   May 14 2007, 10:50 AM
Shortnsweet88   I have actually gotten a lot of helpful responses ...   May 14 2007, 03:50 PM
Mulder   QUOTEDo you think atheists are angry? Are you athe...   May 14 2007, 06:12 PM
Shortnsweet88   QUOTE(Mulder @ May 14 2007, 6:12 PM) That...   May 14 2007, 08:49 PM
cvchango   I guess I'm atheists. I don't believe in a...   May 14 2007, 06:32 PM
The Abominable C-Pillar   I've already given a similiar reply to another...   May 14 2007, 09:26 PM
Shortnsweet88   I have to say that you have given me my favorite r...   May 14 2007, 10:54 PM
kimmytree   QUOTE(Shortnsweet88 @ May 14 2007, 11:54 ...   May 15 2007, 04:23 PM
.misoshiru   environment? O_o   May 14 2007, 11:20 PM
My Cinderella.   The definition from dictionary.com states, QUOTEAt...   May 14 2007, 11:20 PM
mishyerr   Yes, atheists are spiteful people who have no mean...   May 15 2007, 06:03 PM
CrotchetTheLeper   QUOTE(mishyerr @ May 15 2007, 07:03 PM) Y...   Jul 11 2007, 09:57 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(mishyerr @ May 15 2007, 06:03 PM) Y...   Jul 11 2007, 10:27 PM
hazardous   well, i wouldn't say all athiests are. that...   May 15 2007, 06:32 PM
ursedonah   Atheists aren't all angry. I mean, sure there ...   May 15 2007, 06:36 PM
hazardous   QUOTE(ursedonah @ May 15 2007, 7:36 PM) A...   May 15 2007, 08:08 PM
Kurd Jam   QUOTE(Shortnsweet88 @ May 14 2007, 6:24 A...   May 16 2007, 04:08 AM
Mercy   Im catholic. As much as many of my beliefs are non...   May 16 2007, 11:03 AM
Jamwllms   Over here in Great Britain, Atheism is rather comm...   May 23 2007, 06:37 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(Jamwllms @ May 23 2007, 06:37 PM) O...   Jun 25 2007, 11:57 PM
NYCin2009   Are there no "angry" Christians, Buddhis...   Jun 2 2007, 11:06 PM
oxymrncparadx   Personally, I once was an atheist and wasn't v...   Jun 26 2007, 12:22 AM
The Abominable C-Pillar   Dont forget that Christianity is very much on its ...   Jun 26 2007, 11:44 AM
NoSex   I'm the greatest, most "fervent", at...   Jun 26 2007, 02:35 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(NoSex @ Jun 26 2007, 03:35 PM) I...   Jul 3 2007, 08:47 PM
Chessboxxa 101   I think it depends on the person, not their faith....   Jul 3 2007, 08:43 PM
voguelove   well, it depends on the question youre asking. im...   Jul 3 2007, 08:51 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(voguelove @ Jul 3 2007, 09:51 PM) w...   Jul 3 2007, 09:31 PM
Chessboxxa 101   Do you not have doubts about your higher power som...   Jul 3 2007, 08:56 PM
Chessboxxa 101   Do you not have doubts about your higher power som...   Jul 3 2007, 08:56 PM
sadolakced acid   it all starts with fear.   Jul 3 2007, 09:27 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 3 2007, 10:27...   Jul 3 2007, 09:34 PM
sadolakced acid   and it ends with suffering.   Jul 3 2007, 09:38 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 3 2007, 10:38...   Jul 3 2007, 09:43 PM
Joss-eh-lime   the people i know that are truly angry associate t...   Jul 3 2007, 09:46 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(Joss-eh-lime @ Jul 3 2007, 10...   Jul 3 2007, 09:51 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 3 2007, 09:51 PM)...   Jul 3 2007, 09:55 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(xKatt @ Jul 3 2007, 10:55 PM) Wait...   Jul 3 2007, 09:59 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 3 2007, 09:59 PM)...   Jul 3 2007, 10:09 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(xKatt @ Jul 3 2007, 11:09 PM) Ah, g...   Jul 3 2007, 10:16 PM
voguelove   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 3 2007, 07:31 PM)...   Jul 4 2007, 07:40 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(voguelove @ Jul 4 2007, 08:40 AM) ...   Jul 4 2007, 12:32 PM
uninspiredfae   The righteous do not fear death, but one do not ne...   Jul 3 2007, 10:59 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jul 3 2007, 11:59 P...   Jul 3 2007, 11:04 PM
uninspiredfae   What?   Jul 3 2007, 11:19 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jul 4 2007, 12:19 A...   Jul 4 2007, 12:09 AM
uninspiredfae   Oh, okay.   Jul 4 2007, 01:00 AM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 3 2007, 09:43 PM)...   Jul 4 2007, 02:25 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jul 4 2007, 02:00 A...   Jul 4 2007, 02:39 AM
uninspiredfae   It shames me to admit that I do not read much outs...   Jul 4 2007, 09:46 AM
kimmytree   ^ QUOTEAlso keep in mind there was already differ...   Jul 4 2007, 07:09 PM
xKatt   God's days = 1000 human years? Didn't I he...   Jul 4 2007, 09:50 PM
sadolakced acid   Are they afraid? Because if they were, then we co...   Jul 4 2007, 10:00 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 4 2007, 11:00...   Jul 5 2007, 09:09 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 5 2007, 09:09 PM)...   Jul 5 2007, 09:24 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(xKatt @ Jul 5 2007, 10:24 PM) Athei...   Jul 5 2007, 09:39 PM
kimmytree   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 5 2007, 10:09 PM)...   Jul 5 2007, 09:44 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(kimmytrehttp://www.createblog.com/forums...   Jul 5 2007, 09:50 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(kimmytree @ Jul 5 2007, 09:44 PM) Y...   Jul 5 2007, 10:26 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(xKatt @ Jul 5 2007, 11:26 PM) Tama...   Jul 5 2007, 10:39 PM
sugar_street   I'm atheist, and I'm generally happy witho...   Jul 4 2007, 10:00 PM
kimmytree   ^ I was being somewhat sarcastic. But I've nev...   Jul 5 2007, 10:05 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(kimmytree @ Jul 5 2007, 11:05 PM) ^...   Jul 5 2007, 10:54 PM
sadolakced acid   aren't we special. anyways; are atheists afr...   Jul 6 2007, 04:25 AM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 6 2007, 05:25...   Jul 6 2007, 05:41 AM
uninspiredfae   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 6 2007, 05:41 AM)...   Jul 6 2007, 02:55 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 6 2007, 05:41 AM)...   Jul 6 2007, 03:11 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(xKatt @ Jul 6 2007, 04:11 PM) ...   Jul 6 2007, 03:49 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 6 2007, 05:41 AM)...   Jul 6 2007, 07:08 PM
NoSex   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 6 2007, 07:08...   Jul 6 2007, 09:09 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 6 2007, 08:08...   Jul 7 2007, 12:49 AM
Flair   I actually think that believers are the angry ones...   Jul 6 2007, 05:24 AM
Arjuna Capulong   QUOTE(Flair @ Jul 6 2007, 06:24 AM) I act...   Jul 6 2007, 12:19 PM
Arjuna Capulong   OK, and we'll end that discussion on that note...   Jul 7 2007, 01:12 AM
voguelove   theres a special about hell on abc's 20/20 nex...   Jul 7 2007, 09:37 AM
uninspiredfae   Do you get a rush calling people uneducated, immat...   Jul 7 2007, 05:55 PM
NoSex   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jul 7 2007, 05:55 P...   Jul 7 2007, 08:23 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jul 7 2007, 06:55 P...   Jul 10 2007, 03:13 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jul 10 2007, 03:13 PM...   Jul 11 2007, 07:32 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(Spirited Away @ Jul 11 2007, 08:32 ...   Jul 11 2007, 08:08 PM
ersatz   Difference is, guy above you is funny.   Jul 10 2007, 04:45 PM
Tamacracker   QUOTE(ersatz @ Jul 10 2007, 05:45 PM) Dif...   Jul 10 2007, 10:25 PM
Mercy   Can we get back on topic please. I really hate ...   Jul 11 2007, 08:21 PM
xKatt   QUOTEBe respectful please. ^ In topic title.   Jul 11 2007, 08:22 PM
Spirited Away   Ah well, it's only fair if you do... all the o...   Jul 11 2007, 08:26 PM
ersatz   She was being SO BLATANTLY sarcastic. See the litt...   Jul 11 2007, 11:18 PM
xKatt   QUOTE(ersatz @ Jul 11 2007, 11:18 PM) She...   Jul 12 2007, 12:52 PM
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