I’m always shocked when I hear a Christian talking about how ridiculous other religions are. Sometimes they mock Hinduism for it’s amazing assortment of gods in a variety of different incarnations, or they talk about how “crazy” Buddhism is. They even go so far as to label some religions as “evil”.
But I wonder – Do they realise how absurd some of their beliefs sound to us non-believers?
In particular I’m talking about fundamentalists, who actually believe the world is only a few thousand years old, and that God flooded the earth saving only a few animals crammed into a boat.
On the other hand you have those who try to rationalise it saying that a lot of the Bible is metaphor. Those people are almost worse, just clinging to the last remnants of a defunct belief.
Do Christians Realise How Ridiculous Their Beliefs Seem To Atheists?
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No they don’t. It doesn’t take much study to find the problems with their dogma but if you don’t bother to do any research you can hold your dogma close. Faith is an easy, dare say lazy way to live.
You know uh… we atheists mock those religions just as readily as the Christians do. In fact, we atheists mock one more religion than the Christians do (or one more theistic religion anyway). Way to shoot yourself in the foot.
As for the ‘liberal Xtians’ who believe in evolution and that the Bible is just a metaphor or an allegory or whatever, those people want to be Xtians for the potluck brunches and want to be atheists so they can hang with the cool kids. I actually respect them even less than the fundies. At least the fundies have backbone.
And I am sure that beliefs of atheists seem just as ridiculous to atheists. Yet we atheists think our attitudes and beliefs are reasonable and believable.
Those who cling the most-tightly to their belief – to any belief – are feeling the insecurity of life the most (that existential angst that plaques all of us, to one degree or another). The more insecure they feel, the more they need to believe. Doesn’t mattter whether they are theists or a-theists … belief is the domain of those who have trouble relaxing into the fundamental truth that the nature of life IS change and insecurity.
Yes. They remind me every day, in case I forget.
Then they take their pills or go to the doctor and go back to their TV shows, and I work in my garden, play on the computer with you guys, make some music, and help them with all the things they’re too disabled to do. Their lives are filled with fear and pain and conniving, and the only cloud on my horizon is their ridicule. I think I can take it.
Most Christians really don’t care how atheists view their religion.
However, you are correct. Noisy Christians (not all or even most) often mock what they view as idiocy in other belief systems. They deserve the mocking that some (not all or even most) atheists give to them.
What goes around, comes around… seems to be a valid statement.
They are too busy reacting to the hate and anger they perceive within our beliefs.
They also find it extremely challenging to consider their faith objectively. Part of the reason is the love-centric motif; they forge a personal relationship with God and feel like its a betrayal of that relationship to think about Christianity in the terms that we do. They can’t even listen to a critical assessment without losing their cool.
@Matthew: Oddly enough, you might be down there with them. Read your namesake’s book in the bible, and focus on Matthew 7:1-5.
Other than the fundamentalists, I’m pretty sure they do realize that it looks kind of silly to atheists. It’s just what they believe, and they stick to it.
Almost as ridiculous as the beliefs of an atheist appear to Christians.
Fortunately, we have support for our beliefs. If nothing else, the simple fact that God exist makes our belief more reasonable then theirs. They are just clueless in the claims they make.
Ok.
You are generalizing extremely heavily.
Who is to say all christians are the same? you?
Everyone has a right to an opinion and a faith. If you want yours to be respected, learn to respect others. We all have that right no?
That’s the beautiful things of having our own independent mind
As a former Christian I totally agree! I use to so easily label other religions as crazy AND evil, now that I’ve stepped back I see that Christianity is JUST AS crazy as the other religions.
They do not realize or admit that there beliefs are ridiculous as if they did they would give up their beliefs. However ridiculous a persons beliefs may be if that person has those beliefs the person does not see them as irrational.
KIND OF LIKE A SKINNY FRAIL FEMALE WITH WHITE SKIN TELLING PEOPLE TO STOP EATING ICE CREAM WITH FLAVORS OF STRAWBERRY, VANILLA, CHOCOLATE, RASPBERRY, RAINBOW CHIP…ETC
Yes I do. I accept that it may sound funny too you. Do you realize how hopeless and depressing it sounds to a christian to be an atheist?
You disbelieve in all those gods because you can’t believe in Christianity while believing in other religions dumbshitt.
I also get a kick out of Christians who mock Hinduism, which is 2,000 years older than Christianity.
The question is, Do athiests realise how ridiculous their beliefs are to Christians.
Back when I believer, it all made sense to me. I stopped believing in Noah’s ark and other such nonsense, but the other nonsense made sense at the time.
No, because they’re idiots just like muslims, catholics, jews etc.
Do atheist realise how ridiculous their beliefs seem to Christians?
The world is a confusing place. The real Christians do not ridicule others.
That’s a shame it sounds ridiculous to you when your salvation depends on it.
Why are Atheist’s so obsessed over something they believe doesn’t exist. Why not just get on with it.
Do atheists realize how bigoted and naive they sound when they post stuff like this? XD
Funny, isn’t it?
Christians are so deluded..
I don’t care. I have never, and will never mock anyone’s belief. You are free to believe or not as you see fit.
Do Christians care?
Actually, we do know that our message sounds foolish, and not just the part about whether dinosaurs and men lived at the same time:
St. Paul wrote about the problem of getting even the foundational teaching of the crucifixion across:
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. … But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness.” I Cor 1:18,23. [ref. 1]
The most important message is that God came to us as a man, endured our same sufferings, and overcame them. Christ’s crucifixion was the ultimate in reconciliation between God and man.
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” John 11:25 [2]
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 [3]
Some unfortunately mistake the book — the Bible — that records the Truth — Jesus — as the truth itself. God did not give us a book, but rather gave himself. Come to the Truth, and find life.
Blessings.
/Orthodox
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That’s why atheists are going to Hell. Good riddance.