Part 5: Copenhagen

[chadicus]

So people believe what they want to believe, and if they believe I’m going to hell for not believing in their god, then how could I argue against that?

I mean, if they’re on the fence about the issue, there are plenty of things I could say to assure them not to worry about me facing eternal punishment, but if they’re certain I’m going to hell, what

Comments

[kram006]

I think the biggest reason atheists are cast in a negative light is because of the way they sort of "attack" anyone who is religious. And yes, I know Christians and other religions do the same to anyone who isn't their own. But in the US, for instance, when a large percentage of the population does not question each others' beliefs, when some of that small 3% begins arguing against religion--well--people get upset by this. I guess I don't understand why either side attacks someone else's beliefs... doesn't really accomplish much

[kram006]

By the way, I was not saying that *all* atheists "attack" religious people, just when there are some that do it, it stereotypes the rest of them. Same goes with Christians/others.

[chadicus]

I agree; it doesn’t accomplish much for anyone to attack another person about their beliefs. It’s unfortunate that there are some ignorant atheists giving people like me a bad name, but that happens with any group of people, and people need to learn not make negative assumptions about an entire group of people based on the actions of one. I think I have a pretty good level of understanding and respect for others’ religious beliefs; which is why I would just ask for the same treatment of my views, but for some reason it seems like it’s just become okay to think of atheists as ‘bad’ people in this country. ‘You don’t want to baptize your children? How awful!’ I know not everyone feels this way, but I get the feeling that the resentment is pretty widespread