Why are atheist so threatened by Christians?
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I do not think THEY are threatened either. However, there may be a hidden angst. If they are right, and there is no God, then death is just annialism. \nIf the Christian is right, and there IS a God, and this God is revealed in the Bible, then death will lead to judgment--and it will not bode well for them. \nSo--in order to feel better, they must prove their side without a shadow of doubt. Unfortunately, this is an impossibility given all the evidence around them.\n\nAlso note, that the immature atheist is unable to debate, so they get shrill, loud, use all caps, make statements without proof or source, call names, or just act rude. Unfortunately, the same goes for immature Christians or pretender Christians as well.
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The reaction of an atheist might be fear. If I were running around all my life proclaiming there is no God, I would be mighty fearful when my turn came to stand before the throne.\nMy, what a shocker that would be for Mr. atheist! To face a God that he had been saying did not exist! That is why I continue praying for such ones in spiritual blindness. I pray they might come into the light and not remain in darkness. I do not say this from a standpoint of feeling superior, but once I was in darkness until the glorious light of the Lord brought me into the light so that an unworthy wretch as myself could know my God and savior! What an awesome God!
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Well, as with almost all things religious, there's a secular answer and a sacred one too.  The secular answer is manyfold.  I have a friend who is very very very bigoted towards Christianity, but doesn't seem to have a problem with any other type of faith (Judaism, ancient egyptian mythology, norse mythology, etc).  It could be that those who oppose Christianity are frusterated by how much sense it makes (which is admittadly a VERY egocentric argument).  It could also be that since Christians dominate world politics and generally have the most sway in everything, which breeds jealousy from those of other faiths.  It could also be that those who are pegging Christians as scared, desperate, simple, and judgemental are reffering to certain groups of Christians who are, and then overgeneralizing to encompass all of Christianity.\nThe sacred answer:  Satan breeds jealousy in the hearts of mankind.  The father of lies does what he can to slander the truth and breed opposition to it, because he does not want God's children to succeed.  That is, in my mind, one of the the most important aspects to understand when trying to discover why Christianity is so despised by some.
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Because deep down they realize that religion has no real basis in fact.  Therefore, they fear reasoned arguments by anybody else, especially non-believers.
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Amen Christy! You've got a fire about you in this post, you sure you're not meant to be a preacher? Joking.\nI agree 100%. Forums like this always seem to bring out the bottom feeders. Then we end up with people screaming in frustration, "all you Christians are a bunch of jerks!" or "all you atheists are stupid!"\nThe BIG problem on this site is when a troll comes on here posting something controversial, people reward them by arguing back. Then you ask a serious question, and you get 5 or 6 answers. \nIf we really want the fighting to stop, both sides need to speak up and condemn those who are rude. Nonbelievers need to start speaking against rude atheists who call Christians names. Christians need to start rebuking uneducated Christians who give bad answers.\nAnd please, for the love of God, if you don't have an answer for an honest question, simply don't reply to it. Enough with the snide remarks that don't give the asker any help.
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Atheists are wonderful people. Most Christians seem to like me.( As far as I know.) Some Christians are real dickholes but I would put feelings aside and help anyone in need. Some Christians are very nonjudgmental. You will find good and bad in all people and races. I know Islamic people that are appalled with terrorism. I abuse everyone equally. People that know me  in person know I'm harmless.Sometimes people don't get my humor on answers. Thank you for the thoughtful question.
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Personally, I think the rude and over enthusiastic atheists are much worse.  Downright nasty and insulting, when they really don't have to be.  I don't understand that at all. If you don't like Christians, you don't have to talk to them.\nAfter all, the very worst thing they can do about it is to pray for you.....
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We need Atheists to increase the faith of Christians.
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God has given to all of us a measure of faith. Atheist chooses to believe there is no God, yet deep inside they knows better. That is one reason they are so concerned about christianity. Again all Atheist will not stay that way and some will be converted. Someday they will  see that a Holy God is nothing to play with.
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It's because religion is a meme, that and people scared stupid about hell.\nhttp://www.christianitymeme.org/
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it attracts a certain amount of stupidity.\nsome people want to be atheist just to piss off the monotheists, or because they think its the easy way out.\ni hate being lumped in with them.\natheism is difficult in that i don't have the second chance of heaven if i mess up my life here. there's also no one watching over me, no one who's my built in invisible friend. \nif i have a moral dilemma i can't just go ask my priest for guidance, or look into the bible for answers, i have to reason them out myself. \nmany people for those reasons choose a monotheistic religion (it doesn't matter which one). \nbut i like mine. even though its hard, i'm not up in the middle of the night worrying about satan. i don't have to listen to someone who i know in my heart isn't honest and doesn't want the best for me. i don't have to conform. i can make my own personal morality.
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Those who attack someone for their religion are sick people, they lack the understanding of human being and the reason of them being in the universe.\nLet us assume that someone is not Christian and he doesn't like anything but his religion, if he even try to learn about Christianity it will be to find some mistakes in the religion just to prove his idea or belief.\nIf that person read the bible just because he want to learn, and to know what is it exactly, he will likely understand why Christians believe in some things, he will accept the facts that they have without turning the table on them.\nI have seen so many people who are against other religions because they did not like what the practitioners are doing.so they try to prove for everyone that this religion and the followers are stupid.\nThis is wrong, we have to work with each other to bring peace in this world, without fighting.
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religious people scare me too
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Good Question....I think most people hate Athiests for the same reason people hate christians.. No one wants to hear your reason or philosophy for your belief/dibelief in god. Because you cannot prove it either way. It is an endless arguement which all sides, religious or athiest, claim to be right....And neither side can prove the other wrong without a shred of doubt. Sometimes Claiming you are right is just as bad as a person Claiming you are wrong.
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Well, in my opinion... There's a part of them that's insecure about their faith. When anything (such as the controversial Da Vinci Code) threatens their faith, or attempts to prove it wrong, their defense mechanisms spring up. They know they could be wrong about their faith, and that's what's making them so irate. I think people are starting to forget that the bible is "just a book" too.
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Because there is something seriously wrong with all people who consider themselves conservative christiians, and any other religion for that matter. No matter how high and mighty they think they are, everyone is flawed, and religion causes war.
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People are closed minded.  I am an atheist with one atheist friend and one pagan friend, and the rest of the people I associate are Christians, and I know how people must react when you say you are pagan, many people freak out when they find out I am an atheist.  They do because you are different, because you challenge their beliefs and make them wonder "hmm, is it really true?"  And so they resent you and I for that.