Dreaming In Blackbirds: Atheists →
A lot of people pride themselves on being atheists. Which defeats the purpose of basing your beliefs on the absence of something. You should be an atheist first and foremost out of laziness, and secondly that you want to be left alone. And by the way; No, NOBODY is “persecuting” you for being an…
I can’t speak for all the nonbelievers, but I think you’re mistaken. My personal pride as an atheist stems from being able to stand back from a given subject (in this case, the set of beliefs and theology I grew up with) and impartially weigh in the evidence for and against it, then, after some deliberation, come up with a fully-informed conclusion— which in my case that there is not enough evidence to suppose the existence of a god or gods, and therefore, no reason to waste time and energy participating in religious activities such as prayer, church, and other forms of worship.
I think you’re wholly confused on why people are atheists at all, it’s not that we’re lazy and don’t feel like pursuing religion, truth, or our spirituality; it’s quite the opposite in fact. Many of us came to atheism after intensely studying our religious beliefs and finding the doctrines at odds with currently understood scientific data, and/or finding that they are insufficient to justify our beliefs.
As for persecution, I could cite many, many studies stating that atheists are the least trusted minority in the United States, that an openly atheist presidential candidate would never stand a chance to being voted into office, and the base prejudice against atheists passed along through the smear campaign against Communism in the 1950’s. Many of us have experienced this persecution firsthand. I myself was escorted out of a fun-park once because a mother at a birthday party freaked out that there was an atheist at the facility and pitched a fit that “these people” were welcome in places that catered to children (the full story is one of the earliest posts in my blog, if you’re interested.)
As for your original post, look back and read it again carefully and ask yourself if you actually understand what atheism is. It’s not a set of beliefs. It’s the rejection of said beliefs, usually originating from intense study of said beliefs. Believe it or not, atheists usually know more about the Bible and its doctrines than Christians themselves. For example, did you know that in Numbers 31, the Midianites were massacred by Moses and the Israelites; every man, woman, and young boy… “But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.” (Num. 31-17)
All in all, consider what you post before you put it online, because you will be scrutinized and judged based on what you put out there. Based on the lackadaisical nature of your post, I doubt you intended to offend anyone with this, but keep in mind that what you said is offensive, and it speaks to your (unwitting) ignorance of who atheists are and how they come to be atheists.
The more you know. =)
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May
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