Research Finds that Atheists are Most Hated and Distrusted Minority (in America)
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http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/09/19/research-finds-that-atheists-are-most-hated-and-distrusted-minority/
Crazy, apparently people that don't believe in a god are scary. Atheists are the smartest most level minded people I know, and I think its insane that the general population dislikes/fears them...
Thoughts?
Crazy, apparently people that don't believe in a god are scary. Atheists are the smartest most level minded people I know, and I think its insane that the general population dislikes/fears them...
Thoughts?
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My anus doesn't like prison and my penis isn't into kinky shit no matter how hard I try to convince it.
However, my thinking is more along the lines of: if they hate atheists more than homosexuals, Muslims and black people, surely thats actually a sign of progression? Distrust based on a distinct disagreement of a core personal value is quite a different thing from distrust based on fear, stereotypes and bigotry. Although possibly i've got the wrong end of the stick.
hmm, it does sound a little pessimistic
The atheists.
I am an atheist myself, and i personally find this hate both sad, and a little bit optimistic, because if there is so much fear about, perhaps there is change in the air.
In the end we are all atheists to most gods, just some of us choose to go one god further.
Bottom line: there's no more evidence a bearded santa lookalike controls the cosmos than a 5 armed cyborg teapot playing guitar hero on a comet. I personally believe in the force tho.
Atheists.
Just because something has an end doesn't make it a waste. It's thinking like yours that I can never fathom... I don't want to exist forever.
"hey everyone! I'm an atheist and here's what i don't believe in, and here's why i don't believe in it!"
what? You're a twat. Hush.
Heya, I'm Christan, I'm spreading the word of god yo. On nation under me. Screw separation of church and state, tis be a christian nation yo. If you aren't Christan, white, and straight, your going to hell, even though in the bible it was a sin to shave and eat pig.
By the way:
closed-minded - not ready to receive to new ideas.
Sounds like a lot of Christians to me.
Ask him if Noah swung down to Australia to pick up the kangaroos.
i'll take your "silly" and raise you one "detrimental"
Religion has played a major role in almost every single war, If not been the direct cause of it.
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I have so many reasons i do not believe, and surprisingly enough they are out of principle, not lack of evidence.
Hate crime offenses based on sexual orientation continue to be the most physically violent:
Total Hate Crime Offenses, 2007 Violent Crimes, percentage of total
Race 31%
Religion 9%
Sexual Orientation 48%
Ethnicity 40%
Disability 26%
Violent crimes include:
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter,
forcible rape, aggravated assault
and simple assault.
I think poop is probably more on the button when it comes to actual aggression/hatred. All these stats are rather sad though. Im a christian and Im always challenged by the story of the good samaritan, I believe we really should be loving our neighbour even when they are the furthest thing from our own life values.
Just out of curiosity, how many atheists here have actually read the Bible (the New Testament, more importantly)?
No, actually athiesm isn't a religion, just like science isn't a religion, so please don't call it that or capatalize it like it is. Go read or at least listen to Christopher Hitchens "God is not Great" as he can full explain true athiesm far better then anyone here if you are still unsure of what it is.
But was it the cause of every single war? No. Of course religion will play part in every single war, because war is about death and religion offers a lot of advice on that. Do you know why athiesm hasn't been the cause or played part in every single war? There weren't enough of them in power to have it happen. The same goes when femenists say "theres been no war started by women" (There has) but most of it true simply because there hasn't been a lot of female regimes in history to do it.
So the argument is silly.
I may not stick with the complete dogma of atheism like Hitchens, but I agree with pretty much anything he has to say on the subject; I strictly do no believe in any dietyand the closest thing to god that I could maybe buy into is an infinitely hard to understand mathematical pattern in every system in the universe; but it shouldn't be worshiped or praised, but rather studied, understood, and then manipulated.
Anyway, this doesn't bother me really. Its my belief, who cares what anyone else thinks about it?
Heck, even my girlfriend wants me to believe.
R.I.P George C
Atheism is not a religious belief and wouldnt even be an "ism" if it wasnt for the fact that religious people need to put a label on it not to get confused.
Apparently a lot of religious people care. And if you're not with them, you're against them
Most people are lazy and don't want to think by themselves,
hence I guess it's a logical consequense : atheists give lazy people an uneasy feeling.
I don't really like the athesist 'flag', as it seems a bit too much like a category - of people sure of themselves. Skeptic (aka : curious of everything) seems a better word. But better even, just being : oneself! Yehaa! So yeah I totally agree with Hellobuddy on this. There is no need for a word/category/bookshelf.
Atheists can also be douchebags, like that Amazing Atheist guy on youtube. I think this one stereotype in particular is bound to create friction. This guy shouts at people showing interest, just because they are naive (but it's normal to be naive : shaking off religious beliefs imposed by parents or social structures certainly is a big task in itself)
I think the kind of religious people affraid of atheists are the ones accepting religion as a solution. ("OOooh ok it works like that. Cool, now let's go to the mall and have a burger"). It's just so much more fun to wonder at everything. Quantum physics anyone? Spacetime singularities? Now we are talking!!
Yes I have I went to church for 10 years of my life, and I have read the bible (its sucked, although the bit about the boat was pretty cool) why importantly the new testament? I dont understand why people try to distance themselves and others from the old testament, I mean its part of the religion aswell right?
I suppose the bits about rape, genocide, sexism and homophobic views dont fit in with the lovey dovey world of Christianity today. Its odd how not 100 years ago christians would openly use gods 'wraith' on women children and so on but many are appaulled by thoses views today.
I just dont understand how people can take the bible (but not limited to just the bible) as fact when it has more holes than a cheesegrater , then again thats what relgion is all about right? Unquestionable faith in appsolute uncertianty.
Plus I would much rather evolve from apes than be made from mud, or if I was a woman the rib of a man (women must of been fucking tiny!)
Perhaps i should take this view back up, as it would make shit a lot easier.
Christianity shoots off where the pentateuch stops by claiming that system was overhauled Jesus. The rules and regulations where replaced by faith.
Does the bible say its a sin to carry 3 figs on Sunday? Sure does. But in what section and was that before or after it was overhauled...
We could get into if I believe all this or not but I'm not in the mood, that's just how it was explained to me. Keep in mind that not understanding something while being inside or outside the group leads to all kinds of nasty things happening.
What atheist do you know of that started a conflict/war ? It's common knowledge that religion was the leading cause of death to many people. It's not a reason, it's a fact.
And yes people who use guillotines to advocate freedom are bad. What kind of argument was that ? seriously.
Also, you need to find and listen to http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/atheism-tapes.shtml
Great people debating about the harm that religion is doing to our society.
Communist regimes don't allow for any organised religion, just the state, and they kill lots of people.
I defiantly understand that, I think I came off like a dick on the first post. I'm not technically "religious".... but its more of a stronger feeling that there is something after "death", but again... I think at the end of the day, most of our thinking is for comfort purposes anyways, no one really knows until its too late
Yeah I agree with Johny for the most part, As for Christianity and war or violence in the past I follow what st augustine said "Never judge a philosophy by its abuse". If you can read jesus' teachings its pretty obvious he didnt expect his followers to go dishing out Gods wrath on people but hundreds of years ago not many people were literate and some priests and people in high positions abused thier power, giving false interpretations of the bible for political reasons. Obviously Im generalising alot here but thats how I understand it anyway.
The bible describes faith as "being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see"Hebrews 11:1 so its not just belief in uncertainty, there is an underlying hope that can be depended upon what that hope is placed in may vary a little for the individual but its usually stuff like salvation, forgiveness, love, comfort, a better world etc etc.
hehe being made from mud sounds kinda fun, actually I believe that evolution is a possibility and dont have any problems matching that with my faith and I havent met many Christians that do absolutely stick to factual interpretation of that kind of stuff but thats a whole different boring debate.