Lots of bashing for the belief of God....

[amp316]

Rath said:

amp316 said:

sapphi_snake said:

amp316 said:

I find it amusing that many people that "don't believe" in God get extremely angry when he's brought up. 

This is a very simplistic assumption you have there. Maybe you should think a little harder on why that is.

Sometimes things are that simple and it isn't an assumption.  I've seen people on several occasions get furious when God is brought up.  If people truly think that he is just a fictional character like King Arthur, then why do they get so angry?  If I said that I believe in Spiderman, many people would just assume that I am nuts or a child.  There have been several times in my life I have said that I believe in God and have been called an idiot and told things like F--- God, he doesn't exist and hasn't helped you in any way.  Why is this?

I'll tell you why.  I think that many people truly HOPE that there isn't a God so that they don't have to answer for all of the things that they've done in life.  People get angry because they don't want to follow his rules.

I don't force my beliefs on other people so believe what you want, but don't get angry at people for defending what they believe.

It's when belief in God interferes where it shouldn't that people usually get annoyed.

People who believe in God are fine by me.

People who believe that evolution should not be taught to students annoy me. People who believe that homosexuality is evil because God said so  annoy me. People who tell others that they're going to hell annoy me.

The belief in God doesn't always mean these irrational beliefs, but some people hold these beliefs due to their religion and it's often these beliefs that really annoy people.

 

Also the entire 'Deep down atheists believe in god, they just pretend not to so they don't have to think they're going to hell' is some of the most annoying bullshit ever. That really is just offensive.

What you're talking about isn't Christianity at all.  What you're talking about is right-wing Republican politicians trying to use God to further their agenda. 

I never claimed that atheists believe in God.  I am claiming that the "atheists" that get angry when he's mentioned do.  And you know what I find offensive?  When someone calls my God an oppressive dictator like Hitler or Stalin.