This may be an atheist rant or a question...?

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I find it particularly offensive when religious people of whatever denomination claim that atheists close their minds to religion and arguments in support of it. Given that atheists have grown up in a fundamentally religious society (I have yet to find a society not involved in some kind of religion), is it not true that they have seen the literature and chosen not to believe it? Considering the majority of people have little opportunity to experience atheism from birth, is it not a tad arrogant to assume atheists have little or no knowledge of religion? I was made to rewrite the 4 gospels in high school in my religious education classes. I know what it says.
 
I believe that anyone who has carefully considered the issues around religion and then made a decision, either to join a religion or to be an atheist or agnostic, is worthy of respect. What I do not like is people just 'being' a religion because they happened to be born into a family that practised that religion, equally, although I do not know any, I would not like someone who was simply atheist/agnostic because that's what their family believed.
I think it is fine to consider and then choose to join the family belief system and this is probably the most likely outcome due to nurture and culture.
 
I agree that Atheists have read the bible. But when Atheists ask something like why Christians eat shellfish (which has become a *drink* question), that tells me that many Atheists either don't understand or haven't studied the New Testament. Things like that lead many of us to believe that many Atheists aren't as knowledgeable about Christianity as they seem to think they are.
 
Well,that's the whole problem isn't it?If they accept that the atheists don't believe because they actually KNOW better,their whole belief system is in serious danger of collapsing.Believing you are right and the other person is wrong,means you also believe the other person has missed something.It cannot be the other way round if you think your reality is the objective one(and if you believe in the objectivity of reality in general).

I do agree with you though,and I also feel I could explain the bible to them better than they themselves could to other people(no matter that I don't believe what it says and what I think it means).
 
They have no influence in your relationship with God, and don't let them limit your concept of God.

Jesus said to love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. So use your mind! If you can imagine a better God, then do so. The true God is better still than you or they can imagine with all your open minds.
 
I wouldn't really call it a rant, but it doesn't sound like a question either. Still, I'll offer my answer.

As a Christian, I find it annoying when I see other Christians claim any generalizations about Atheists - or anyone for that matter.

One would think we could all be respectful of each other.
 
Have you read this?
1 John 3 (New International Version)

1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,[a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
 
They will never convince me any god exists,we can never change the psychological conditioning they have endured because like a floundering drug addict,they will never admit to having a problem,sounds severe I know but it is down to conditioning,like a person rescued from a religious cult or the conditioning used by the nazis in WW2 to brutalise their youth in to becoming unquestioning killers,the principle is the same never the less.
Is religion any less dangerous,no! we only have to turn on our TVs and see the violence committed in the name of god to realise how much damage it can do to society.
If religious people kept it to themselves as a private matter ,that would be one thing,but they all want us to convert to their particular branch,it is even a requirement it seems to preach to none believers to save them,do they know how arrogant that sounds? no, keep religion away from the honest people of the world,it only creates division,pain,misery and deception and fear.....
 
What i think is that it works both ways. Possibly more to the side that theists are less informed of what there talking about. I am theist and it does quite annoy me when other theists come up with nonsensical dribble that makes no sense. However, through experience, i have noticed that alot of evolutionists dont know the slightest thing about evolution.

Also, saying that everyone is brought up religous isnt quite accurate. They may have general beliefs taught to them but think about it, all through school we are taught evolution as fact and people who believe in god are mocked, believe me, ive had it myself.

As for me, i have looked into both sides of the argument and come to my desicion. It just annoys me when people make there desicion without thinking about it at all.
 
Jesus explained about the nature of God (Mt. in the NT).

He said take it or leave it. That's the dealio.

The problem of the human condition is that we all want people to think as we do and work hard to correct the "offender."

Some work harder than others.

I am not here to convince anyone they are wrong and I am right. That is strictly the work of the Holy Spirit.

All I am interested in is what is left.

God love you!
 
I just love reading the responses that say "we atheists are much smarter than you Christians".
It's ironic that many non-Christians complain that Christians act like they are so superior than non-believers.
Aren't we all basically the same, no matter what side we fall on? The sooner we all come to realize that, the better off we all will be.
 
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