Atheists: why do you try to make conspiracy theories about Christianity?

If you were born in India, you'd most likely believe in Same for many other countries with many different religions. Do you know the tale of the Sandman? Well, imagine growing up with your parents always talking about him before you went to sleep.

As you grow older, you realize *everyone* believes in the Sandman -- more avidly, the adults. There are a few who laugh him off, but you've grown up around adults -- people you trust, who teach you about the world -- telling you he's absolutely, unquestionably *real*. You've been conditioned from birth to believe the Sandman exists, the wise adults who you look up to hammer that fact in as if they were telling you why the sun rises and sets.

Presents aside, imagine if a large majority of the world believed in Santa Claus. Remember as a kid, or from *many* fond childhood accounts, when you actually thought he was real? Your parents eventually told you he was just a tale, or you caught them setting up the presents, but what if every child wasn't given that talk?

Then they'd grow up believing Santa Claus to be real, thus passing this information on down to their kids, and the process repeats through many generations. Parents raise their kids to believe God is an absolute *fact*. That's a form of brainwashing.

At a young age, where your mind is malleable, you turn to your trusted parents to learn about the world. They take you to be surrounded by adults and children who devotedly believe God exists, that he's as a real as the grass beneath your feet.

Neither christians nor atheists are monolithic in nature. They both embrace people of very different backgrounds and beliefs, You cannot assume every atheist believes in such things as you've stated, any more than every christian presumes all atheists are being "anti Christmas" or "anti prayer" or "out to teach evolution to make people atheists". It's very simple.

People who do make such claims lose credibility, and their statements would be taken for what they are worth, which is very little.

The vast majority of Christians as indeed all Theists didn't chose, They were brainwashed into this God crap. What bases did you use to "chose" your God and of the 3,000 or so Gods that are around, how did you make your "choise"? What evidence did you base your "choise" on?

Think about it, where did you get the idea of a God from in the first place? Your parents are Christian, Muslim,Jewish or whatever so you are a Christian, Muslim,Jewish or whatever. Choise what Choise?

Brainwashing of the child is not "choise" it's called abuse.

You like, missed the whole point completely. Be fair when I ask you this, did you choose to become a Christian when you were at a reasonable age to make your mind up, or were you basically fed the bible while you were young? You don't exactly seem to get the concept of "brainwashing".

Most religious people say they were raised that way, I can't provide and credible source for that but from my experience that's how it goes. I'm pretty sure some people could back me up on that. When someone is told to believe in such things at a young age it gets set in their mind, only the ones that bother to question their beliefs break free from religion.

We offer you logical explanations for things, but most seem to completely ignore them. Edit: Do you mind explaining your reasoning for becoming a Christian? Why not many of the other religions that people claim to be true?

If you give me a decent amount of detail I might be able to knock some sense into you!

I know some Atheists that don't waste there time. Most of them live outside of the US. The others are most-likely insecure about their non-believe.(@Reginald: This one's specifically directed your way.) Imagine walking a day in my shoes as a gay Christian answering my Call to Ministry Work.

That's even harder than anything most of you have ever dealt with religiously. Some Atheists hate being on the outside. I've seen a non-Believer come to bat for a gay Christian.

The key element of Christianity that some Atheist's need the feeling of belonging that is so universal to Christians.

Yes I agree, it is a choice. It's a choice to be the effect of someone else's knowledge (which is what learning is right? Accepting the thoughts of others to be accurate?) The brainwashing occurs when there is no evidence to back up one's claims.

Yes, you did make a choice to follow christ, and it is your choice, but the "brainwashed" part is that you think it is actually real when it is all a 2000 year old fantasy.

And you made it a choice to force it down nonbelievers throat, so now you have to deal with the wrath of the nonbelievers.

I know,mudslinging believersunderfire.blogspot.com/2… @Reginald I don't.

Most Christians were brought up that way since birth. I am one of the people that was born into Christianity and got out as soon as I realized I actually had a choice instead of the blackmail BS christians try to pass off as choice.

The fact that you have been deceived by false ideas doesn't mean that it is the result of a deliberate conspiracy.

So children are not taught bible study's, not taught about hell, not taught to be afraid to question. Just what happens if someone asks any question in any church?

The conspiracy was going strong long before I ever got here. Jesus and his crazy elves, it's disgusting!

You must understand that to an Atheist, Christianity seems like the conspiracy theory.

95% of religious people were born into this religion. Fact.

Its true Christians use what I like to call scare tactics on the impressionable.

There is no need to make anything up. Your truth is stranger than fiction.

I'm not the one that thinks all scientists and teachers have a gay/atheist agenda.

Yes! I agree! I also HATE it when Christians do the same things to atheists!

Its because there lost and scared. They cant see anything because there to upset. Or they think that god has to show himself to us, like he serves us.

WHEN ITS THE EXACT OPPOSITE PEOPLE.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.