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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
There's really nothing wrong with it, either. Everyone gets a certain amount of satisfaction from watching someone else suffer because they didn't care to heed their warnings. Say what you will, but such feelings aren't indicative of Christians, but rather people in general. It has little to do with a lack of compassion. People just like being right.
Plus, we'll finally get to laugh at all those people who called us illogical and definitively stated that God didn't exist (So it's a win-win situation) 
People don't want to derive self-satisfaction from someone else's suffering? I call BS. God knows that if tomorrow scientific evidence was produced which refuted beyond a shadow of a doubt the existence of a supernatural deity that you'd take part in the "I-told-you-so!" fest likely to ensue. |
I hate to break it to you, but many, many people are NOT like that. Of course, it makes it real easy to be a believer and not have to actually practice any sort of religious discipline or foster your own spiritual growth if you just want to bask in the glory of being "right." That's good enough for the lord, eh? I tend to think that Jesus Christ meant for his disciples to strive for more than they were when they came to him. I find it hard to believe that he would have much respect for the attitude of "eh, that's just what people are like, why bother?"
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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I think there's too much generalizing here. And as usual, it always devolves to anti-Christian sentiment. I am a Christian and do not fit a single one of the attitudes or behaviors described by the atheists in this thread. Nor do any of my friends and family.
Are atheists only against Christians or ALL religions outside their own? I don't mind criticism of my religion, in fact I think it healthy but this seems a bit lop-sided to me. Threads like this one need to be more balanced.
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Atheists reject theism in all its forms. *edited for clarity*
How would you balance this thread?