Do atheists come into the spiritual and religion YQ because they don't want to go to Y,Other?
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Some atheists like to pick on believers because they enjoy mocking anyone who thinks differently than they do. That is why they Troll the religion sections of most forums.Even if they had their own section they'd still harass people who believe in God or gods. I'm a Christian but I have no problem with a person being an atheist if thats the way they want to believe. The only problem I have is when certain Atheists go and ridicule and condscend to people who do have some sort of faith regardless of what that faith is outside of some form of cult. I ignore most of these Militant Atheists because most there arent a lot of them around they just like to make lots of noise and make most people intimidated by them. Why even give them attention I say. Keep the faith I say To Believers
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My best friend is an atheist. He doesn't claim to be spiritual. Actually, I have never met an atheiist who claimed to be spiritual.
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Well, there are a lot of weirdos online, and perhaps some of them don't want to be bothered by them?   It goes both ways---there are some non-theists and other theists who didn't put up their avatar for personal reasons.
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No.  That is rather a rude thing to ask.  They are atheists because they believe that to be true.\n\nAlso, it takes more work to believe something that is not "mainstream" than it does to follow the crowd.  So, if you are an atheist in any part of the world, you are not lazy because in no part of the world is atheism mainstream.
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Maybe because Spirituality and Religion are not meant to be together?  Looks like "religious" folk are not so open to other people opinion while "spiritual" people are willing to talk to anyone.
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It does not bother me either way.   Some christians and other theists turn atheist, so it's only "fair" that some atheists turn theist.  :-)   It happens.\n\nPlus, it's their lives.  I don't want to judge them on their choices, even if I might disagree.  Only thing I ask is....will their choice(s) make them a better person than they were before?  If so, I am all for it.
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I know a lot of people are moral without believing in God. \n\nBut for me, for most of my life I didn't have much of a backbone, and I'm fairly certain I would have fell into some vices because of peer pressure if it hadn't of been for that last thread of 'no, this is against my religion' keeping me away from it.\n\nThanks
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Human nature. Also, atheists might enjoy talking about religion more, even if they don't beleive in any.
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"Atheists want everyone to be atheists"\n\nThat's not entirely true.  Atheists are fine with people observing their faith.  What they DON'T want is for fairy tales to be taught in school, and illogical laws and bad legislation enacted for no reason other than "it's what Jesus would have wanted".
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I only approach others under unction or nudging of the Holy spirit in my community and if it wasn't for that then I wouldn't do it at all. It's all about obedience and as for me I don't do it for just love nor compassion and definitely not for the good life in the afterlife but only because I am commanded too and I must obey and trust God to do the rest. I firmly believe that believers must let their light shine so that those who are lost will be drawn then God does the rest not me. I can only tell them what they ask of me and that's the truth. My goal on this site is to learn from other believers and not to convert nor to seek out those who are lost. Some believers may call me selfish for not reaching out but this section for me to be enlighten by others who are on a spiritual journey as I.\n\nShalom
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I don't go to church because I don't believe in god, heaven, or hell. I've tried to find a religion to believe in, and have gone to a few different churches. But religion just isn't for me.
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Of course, whoever is open minded is tolerant. Mostly all religions encourage tolerance towards those who are not theirs, but few people actually practice it. \n\nThe problem is that the idea that they have that those people will perish and are sinful creates a barrier. They tend to look at disbelievers and other religious people as inferior as they won't be saved. \n \nMany atheists do not respect and tolerate theists. They too take believers for inferior beings. \n\nPeople who are more into mysticism are more tolerant. Note that mostly all religions have a meditation/mysticism part, like in islam there is sufism. Hinduism have many mystics n meditations, buddhism is all about it. \n\nI find these type of people more tolerant. But of course there exists exceptions like myself, i'm agnostic but I do not look down at people.
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I'm religious, but your question is still offensive.  If someone doesn't believe in God, she or he can still be "nice and kind and good".  (And, as you noted, there are religious people who are not.)  But someone who doesn't believe in God *does* lose something by somehow being forced to believe--her/his freedom of choice!\n\nJust as you have the freedom to believe in your religion, and I have the freedom to believe in what I assume is a *different* one, others have the freedom to believe that we're *both* full of crap!
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I've been on the other side where I thought that people who didn't believe in god must feel lost.  (I was raised to think they are evil.)  So, I can kinda understand why some religious individuals think that non-believers feel some sort of void or are immoral.  However, I also view that stance as an immature belief.  It doesn't take a lot of looking around to realize that agnostics and atheists are very content with their worldviews and live ethical lives.
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u might want to get religious
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As an atheist, I can say no. We make decisions, and can explain things, with fact and common sense. I do not need the faith that defines religion.
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Typical...you asked for help..thinking only a Christian would know this poem, and an atheist gives you an answer that says "I know but I'm not gonna help ya, since ya didn't invite me to answer your question"....Since when do atheists need a special invite to crash the party? How small and petty!\n\nIt's a beautiful poem, BTW!