http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/ This place gives us a bad name. Evangelical atheists if you will, just a massive circlejerk of douchebags.
Very tiring, i think the way these people act are why people don't like atheists. that and us not believing in god of course, lol.
The Atheism vs. God debate is so old, mainly because it's focus is besides the point. The fact is, whether you are ignorant to it or not, their is indeed a Fifth Dimension, an undefined by science force acting on the physical world. Arguing over what to call it, and trashing people for their beliefs of what it is/where it comes from, instead of actually searching to understand it and how it works is a feeble thing to do no matter what side of the coin you fall on.
The thing I don't like about some atheists is that they can be aggressive towards people who believe in God, and they can be demeaning, and patronizing. It's no better than the attitude that some Christians have. I don't know why people can't just live and let live.
I really don't think you should assume every atheist on there is a douchebag, cause they are most certainly not.
I can be aggressive towards people who believe silly things, because I would like them to have their eyes opened to reality. It is not at all the same as when Christians are aggressive and demeaning because I don't believe their silly things. When people have nonsensical beliefs for no reason, there's nothing wrong with trying to interject some reason, logic, and critical thinking. People always try to equate them. But they are most definitely different.
But there are a lot of younger, new atheists, who might even be "closeted" on that site. Some of them are angry, justifiably so, at the world for lying to them their whole life. I don't blame them, I felt the same way.
Sorry Vanilla. but that's exactly the same thing, whether you can see it or not. When you try to force your opinion on someone, you are doing exactly the same thing as a Christian that is trying to force their beliefs. And you're not going to change them. It doesn't work that way. What pisses me off about some atheists is that they equate being religious to being naive, stupid, or somehow of lesser intelligence. I fail to see how that's better than telling someone that they're going to hell for not sharing the same values or beliefs. And really, why do you care what they believe? I get angry with Christians when they try to force their beliefs on others, or harm others because of their beliefs, but not all Christians are like that. Some are just nice people, who believe in a higher power, and live their lives just like anyone else. They aren't hurting anyone. And no matter how much reason, logic, or critical thinking you use, you can't prove without a doubt that there isn't a god or something outside the realm of what we know.
