Stephen Elliott
Posts: 1776
Joined: Oct. 2005
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| Quote (Kristine @ Dec. 02 2011,09:18) | | Quote (fnxtr @ Dec. 01 2011,17:45) | | Quote (Ftk @ Dec. 01 2011,11:56) | | Quote (fnxtr @ Dec. 01 2011,13:45) | | Quote (Ftk @ Dec. 01 2011,10:18) | | (snip) Sometimes it's even deep regret I feel for what religious people may have done to them that caused them to reject God.(snip) |
*sigh*.
No religious person did anything to me to cause me to reject God.
No Irish person did anything to me to cause me to reject leprechauns, either. |
I knew there would be this objection. But, let me tell you, I've heard a LOT of atheists directly and vehemently blame religious people for their atheism.
There are many reasons for how we arrive at our overall worldview, and they are all different. But, don't disregard what I said just because you've never had any negative experiences with people of religion. It happens all the time. I've run across plenty of religious people myself who have made me rethink all my beliefs because of their hatefulness and/or hypocrisy. |
I'm not disregarding what you said. I believe you've met said people. I simply wished to counter what I perceived as a gross generalization. |
Well, I don't count those people as atheists, really. "Angry at God" people are not atheists, either. Knee-jerk anything is shallow. I try to live by rationality and that is my true guiding star. It's nobody's "fault."... Snipped to save space. |
Good points. I believe that I may have stated that my journey from Christianity to atheism was "caused" by religious people. It wasn't though, it was just that their dishonest behaviour is what prompted me to examine my beliefs.
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