Why are atheists so intolerant?

[Typhlochactas]

We don't put our logic on display.

Have you ever seen Borat in front of a Victoria's Secret?

That's why.

I...uhh....

I got nothing.

*creepily stares*

[Choronzon]

Big mean atheists, voicing their opinion like they have free speech or something.

Poor religious folk. Its really, really hard being the overwhelming majority.

[Typhlochactas]

Big mean atheists, voicing their opinion like they have free speech or something.

Poor religious folk. Its really, really hard being the overwhelming majority.

A shrinking one, though.

[Ordya]

You shouldn't.

You're deliberately being obtuse now.

No, you posited a hypothetical situation. I don't do hypothetical situations, because they're bullshit.

[Cromarty]

A better question would be: why are so any of my fellow Christians so keen on finding fault with others rather than addressing the very real, very relevant and very important concerns about our faith, and its place in modern society.

Christianity in the past has been the catalyst and cause for great social change. Now, when it has a chance to lead and to set an example and to follow the ideals and teachings expressed by Jesus Christ in the Bible, it shies away at best or outright opposes at worst.

[MolRihan]

But at the most basic level it is a belief that there is no God.

No, not "there is no god". It's more like "there's no evidence so i don't believe until the case for it is proven".

Well it actually depends on whether you're agnostic or gnostic.

"So I don't believe"

[Typhlochactas]

You're deliberately being obtuse now.

No, you posited a hypothetical situation. I don't do hypothetical situations, because they're bullshit.

Hypothetically, what if there was a hypothetical that was not bullshit?

[Scholencia]

Claims atheists emit a negative personality.
Blames atheists for Stalin.



Fuck logic, right guys?

They are weird, at least where are I live. The cool dudes dont starte religion debates in meeting like in discos or lunch. But the weird atheist are doing that. Is that not primitive?

Yeah...no. Just NO. Nope. Not even close.

1) Stalin killed over 150 million people out of personal ambition and paranoia, not atheism. Atheism has no central book of doctrine that calls for murdering theists. Stalin was following not a single tenet of atheism. In fact, that he started a cult of personality around his own figure pretty much refute his "atheism".

Gotcha.

I really rocommed to all you to read some literature for educated people and actually scientific fact instead of some gay-liberal pamphlets that you hear when you are enojying in McDonalds. You are just confirming the stereotypes

2) Most atheists you know? Yeah, how about you get yourself some better sampling before trying to spew such bullshit? No sense of humor? Maybe you just lack the skills to, for example, perceive snark.

I am not tring to convert atheist to christianity while vice versa is very often. Now, I personally dont have problems with the ideology but it is just it is annoying and to uncool as hell. I mean they are behaving like islamic talibans when a infidel dont want to accept their religion or like some occult leaders. I mean, they do it also in moment when you at least expect like during lunch.

3) Don't even get me started on emos. I love emos. (Image)

I love only the female emos.

You're aware that Stalin didn't kill people because they were religious and he was "atheist", but because he viewed them as a threat to the Soviet state? And that he later brought back the Orthodox Church?

Wait, Stalin did stuff in the name of atheism? Seriously?!?! You have knowledge here that historians specializing in the time period don't! Got any evidence? Anything at all to support such a big claim? No? Just making shit up?

And even if it were true, I'm sure you'd then agree that theism is also bad, as a number of religious leaders have ordered countless deaths and crusades in the name of religion.

Now, now guys, everybody comming from a communist country (like my self) knows very good what is communism and stalinism about. Atheism is one of the main doctrines of communism. Such statements like "communism inst atheism" can you say to westernes.

Free Socialist states, yes it weas back up by the Orthodoy Church only during WW2 because christians were fighting against the Nazis in the Eastern front and Stalin used the church to spread moral among them. In toher hand we have you liberal and "pro-humanity fighters" colaborating with Hitler in 1938. in the person of Chamberalin. The guy used the same logic as the modern day lliberal agenda:"every human is free why should we go to war? it is against my human rights. I am a pacifist why should I go to a bloody war'"

Enadail, google what Karl Marx said about religion and I really dont have time to give you lessons from history, go educed youself. Yes, there was wars in name religion but also there was persecution in name atheism. The last persecution in of (christian religion) was 300 years ago and there was no mass scale genocide like in the case of atheism and Stalin. May I ask you do you feel as a atheist shame for Stalins sinns? When will we excpet a apologise from the atheistic community?

[Choronzon]

Big mean atheists, voicing their opinion like they have free speech or something.

Poor religious folk. Its really, really hard being the overwhelming majority.

A shrinking one, though.

In the west.

Where they are a very slowly shrinking and still overwhelming majority.

[United Socialist Council State]

Because religion is a counter-revolutionary facade.

You Leninists make us Marxists look like dicks.

I'm a classical Marxist not a Leninist. I'm actually opposed to the revisionism of Leninism. You would be a militant atheist if you were a real Marxist.
"Communism abolishes all religion"-Karl Marx
"Religion is opiate of the masses"-Karl Marx

[Typhlochactas]

A shrinking one, though.

A very slowly shrinking and still overwhelming majority.

I wasn't trying to respond to your point in a critical way. It was just a note.

[Ordya]

No, you posited a hypothetical situation. I don't do hypothetical situations, because they're bullshit.

Hypothetically, what if there was a hypothetical that was not bullshit?

I don't do hypothetical situations.

[Typhlochactas]

Hypothetically, what if there was a hypothetical that was not bullshit?

I don't do hypothetical situations.

Do you ever plan things?

[MolRihan]

A better question would be: why are so any of my fellow Christians so keen on finding fault with others rather than addressing the very real, very relevant and very important concerns about our faith, and its place in modern society.

Christianity in the past has been the catalyst and cause for great social change. Now, when it has a chance to lead and to set an example and to follow the ideals and teachings expressed by Jesus Christ in the Bible, it shies away at best or outright opposes at worst.

Why not follow the rest of the Bible as well? You know, the parts that contain endless bloodshed, rape, abuse and ever other atrocity that could only be imagined up in the twisted minds of the religious?

Oh I see...

[Ordya]

You Leninists make us Marxists look like dicks.

I'm a classical Marxist not a Leninist. I'm actually opposed to the revisionism of Leninism. You would be a militant atheist if you were a real Marxist.
"Communism abolishes all religion"-Karl Marx
"Religion is opiate of the masses"-Karl Marx

No, Marx believed that religion was something created by people to cope with the troubles caused by Capitalism, and a way for the burgeiouse to control the proletariat. And, he believed that religion would eventually fade as Communism came to fruition, but he never believed that it was something to suppress.

[Cromarty]

A better question would be: why are so any of my fellow Christians so keen on finding fault with others rather than addressing the very real, very relevant and very important concerns about our faith, and its place in modern society.

Christianity in the past has been the catalyst and cause for great social change. Now, when it has a chance to lead and to set an example and to follow the ideals and teachings expressed by Jesus Christ in the Bible, it shies away at best or outright opposes at worst.

Why not follow the rest of the Bible as well? You know the parts that contain endless bloodshed, rape, abuse and ever other atrocity that could only be imagined up in the twisted minds of the religious?

Oh I see...

Because those parts are irrelevant to Christians?

[Ordya]

I don't do hypothetical situations.

Do you ever plan things?

Nope. If you met my family, you would know this.

[MolRihan]

Why not follow the rest of the Bible as well? You know the parts that contain endless bloodshed, rape, abuse and ever other atrocity that could only be imagined up in the twisted minds of the religious?

Oh I see...

Because those parts are irrelevant to Christians?

Naturally.

[Neo Art]

Well. This thread was fucking worthless.

[The Republic of Norway]

I'm an atheist, and I take offense to people telling me that I would be "intolerant" I always help others in school and at home, I'm honest and kind. Why do people have to go and yell negative things about me or other atheists? Go listen to Alan Watts to understand.

[Typhlochactas]

Do you ever plan things?

Nope. If you met my family, you would know this.

It doesn't nessecarily mean long-term things, like planning to go to college.

[Cromarty]

Because those parts are irrelevant to Christians?

Naturally.

I'm serious. The Old Testament is pretty much irrelevant to Christians.

[Individuality-ness]

Well. This thread was fucking worthless.

It had a worth?

[Ovisterra]

Well. This thread was fucking worthless.

Was?

[Ordya]

Nope. If you met my family, you would know this.

It doesn't nessecarily mean long-term things, like planning to go to college.

No. I never planned on that, it just happened. I got a scholarship and said, "fuck it."