Atheists piss me off

If a person is a devoted christian for years (praying, church attendance, bible-reading, doing right by God), then what happens when they go through tragedy?

Say for example, their parents are killed in a robbery, their brother is addicted to meth, and their sister is in a psych ward for attempted suicide.

They are going to begin to question their beliefs, and the day they lose complete faith they convert to atheism.
They feel betrayed and pissed off at the religion and in turn, those that follow.

Maybe not all atheists have gone through this extreme of a life, but a lot of them have been failed by their previous religion.

That doesn't justify being an asshole, just a perspective for you to try on.

 

Or Christians for that matter.

You're right, though. No excuse for being an asshole.

 

Ummmm I got depressed, of course. And then I moved on.

I never once felt betrayed and pissed off at my religion
If you're going to lose faith every time something bad happens, then you never really had faith....

 

Exactly.

 

Okay, you agreed with me.
Ummm is this the part where I tell you about Jesus ?

 

I know about Jesus. He's a good dude, the son of God, Got pissed off once but for good reason. Sacrificed his life for us but had some second thoughts once they strung him up. He finished up his sacrifice then came back a few days later and is now upstairs waitin for us.

 

I may not always act Jesus like but have faith that he is as advertised and I speak to him every night. Keeps me strong. My faith is very important to me. Just never got to the fanatacism part yet. I guess That hits later.

 

i'm not good at religion. faith i got.

 

I'm not the type of atheist who goes around trying to prove I'm superior...
But I do think it is my right to challenge people of faith and give an opinion if asked.
I always try and remain respectful.

What's my usual line when religious people ask me why I don't believe in god etc?

It's this:

Nobody thinks I'm strange because I don't believe in Santa clause...what's the difference between Santa clause and God?

I've never been a religious person.
I don't feel scorned.
I might be jaded.
Ask anybody on my friend list if I am a pseudo-enlightened asshole?
(remember to not omit pseudo-enlightened as they may think I'm an asshole)
"Daddy" didn't abandon me.
I'm not deeply envious of people who can live in faith, even if such faith has root in ignorance.
I'm only a little sad I'm single...I'm not so angry/sad with the state of my life.

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%22It+takes+a+man+of+great+faith+to+be+a+sceptic.%22&meta=&aq=f&oq=%22It+takes+a+man+of+great+faith+to+be+a+sceptic.%22&fp=9b6b33f45300bd42

lol.

 

haHA. that's funny.

 

Haha...BUSTED.

 

I'm not an atheist that believes a god is impossible. I'm one that simply considers the existence of any of the gods humanity has thought up extremely improbable.

It's not my fault the beliefs of many religions are hilarious. I can't help but laugh when Christians talk to me about their beliefs, just because they ACTUALLY believe this shit. I find it especially funny how selective most Christians are with their beliefs. They claim to be hardcore followers of Christianity, then they pick and choose what parts of it they want to follow.

 

...or say: "You aren't supposed to take that part literally."

 

One time, this guy Jonah got swallowed by a whale and didn't get digested or suffocate...

 

*gasp* now you're just breing rude!

 

Who, me?

 

i don't recall. i'd be reppin', but apparently i'm all out.

 

PZ Myers is my favorite angry atheist

 

k, yeah YOU, DAISY!

 

No, he's making a point. It only takes the logic of about an 8 yr old to figure out that bible stories are mostly BS.