Why are atheists disliked in America?

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Why are atheists disliked in America?

The big difference between the "religious" and the "atheists" is that the atheists are right

Not that being right makes about something makes much difference in America. America, in politics and society, seems to bring a fanatical religious attitude to the concept of being "right" about things: even if you are found to be wrong, you are still in the right because you are on the good side, thus can never actually be wrong, and the other side is always in the wrong, even if they happen to be right, because they are an intrinsically evil abomination to which the word "right" can never be applied.

[Sip]

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Practically speaking, atheists are saying there is no God. No mortal can know this with absolute certainty. So I do agree it is another kind of religion (belief system).

We can't know if atheists are right or wrong and it doesn't really matter. What we do know with very strong confidence is that the fundamentals of what Christians and Muslims claim are absolutely bogus with no basis in fact or reality. So even though we can know with very high certainty that the Christian God is complete make-belief, there is really no way to know if there is a "God" or not.

Edit: and lol @ siggie

[Jinx]

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Ask any male atheist if they ever plan on getting married. Since they relate marriage to a religious ceremony, they feel that it's not necessary to have a legal contract if you are committed to a person.

Not true. Many atheists still want to, and get, married.

That's precisely the problem. Atheists aren't irreligious, they have just invented a different type of religion.

Not true. This is a very cliche idea at this point, to say that atheists are just like another religion now. Even if some atheists may act this way, it's not the majority, and even if it were, that would not be the definition of what an atheist is. Atheism just means a lack of belief in supernatural deities. That is all.

[KanadaHye]

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The big difference between the "religious" and the "atheists" is that the atheists are right

That's precisely the problem. Atheists aren't irreligious, they have just invented a different type of religion.

[Siggie]

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The big difference between the "religious" and the "atheists" is that the atheists are right

omgz... this post really did = teh win!

[Sip]

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The big difference between the "religious" and the "atheists" is that the atheists are right

[Siggie]

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Certainly, but I bet the two would disagree about what's "in your face manner."

[KanadaHye]

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The best comment from that article:

"Americans don't, for the most part, generally dislike atheists. It is more that, much as many people dislike religious believers who are very pushy and proselytize them in an intrusive, in your face manner, they equally dislike atheists who are very pushy and who proselytize on behalf of atheism's beliefs in an intrusive, in your face manner. Religious believers and atheists who quietly hold their beliefs and teach them to their children at home, and who respect others' rights to believe and teach to their own children at home what they wish even when it is different from them as religious believers or as atheists, are not any more disliked by the American people than anyone else is.

In short, the American people expect both religious believers of all stripes and atheists to be tolerant and respectful of others' views and lives. And they dislike those from both groups who are not. "

[KanadaHye]

Re: Why are atheists disliked in America?

I like how this article gives an example of how religious intolorance has sticking power. I wonder why non of the 10 commendments stuck as well

The only one that stuck was killing and stealing. And that's only for civilians.

[Haykakan]

Re: Why are atheists disliked in America?

I like how this article gives an example of how religious intolorance has sticking power. I wonder why non of the 10 commendments stuck as well