Why Do Religious People Get So Angry At Atheists?

I have known some religious people who do not get angry when they learn I'm an atheist, so thankfully, there are accepting people out there. For those that get angry, my theory is that they interpret one's atheism as an attack rather than a different point of view. If I say that I'm an atheist, it doesn't mean I think all religious people are stupid.

And I didn't choose atheism because it was the more desirable option (why would I NOT want a heaven? ). I became an atheist because that's what the events and knowledge of my life led to.

I can't change it anymore than a christian can suddenly stop believing in god. I think if more religious people saw it this way; as a deep personal revelation, rather than me on a high horse saying 'there is no god and anyone who believes otherwise is foolish', then we wouldn't have as many arguments as we do.

As an atheist I have been witness to this "hostility". For a long time I couldn't understand it. I never tried to force my opinion on anyone, I would simply reply that I did not believe in a god whenever I was asked.

After dealing with this issue for many years, I have come to a conclusion. I believe many religious people are scared of something different, something unknown. Now this is not to say that all religious people are like this.

I have met many whom have accepted my beliefs openly and have never shunned me. I really feel that a lot of people cling to a religion because they are scared of what is out in the world and religion gives them answers, whether they be true or not. When an atheist enters and proceeds to give different answers than what the religious person has grown accustomed to, they lash out.

I am a Christian and I do not get angry at people who are atheist or any other religion. I might get sad if they refuse to discuss it (I am big on discussing anything not just Christianity, I like to learn people's views). There are certainly some Christians who get angry and I really do not understand why they choose that emotion.

There are also some atheist's I have known to get angry at me for believing in God. So it kinda goes both ways. Everyone is different.

It's two way process. Believers hate atheists and vice-versa. Atheists look for logic where as religious people have faith.

I think some religious people get upset and angry at atheists because they are afraid. They fear any doubt or skepticism they may have to face when dealing with opposition to their beliefs. Instead of keeping an open mind and maybe learning something new, they shut it out because face it, people fear change.

They are afraid that an atheist may be right, which would undermine everything that they have been taught and believe. I am not saying that religious people are completely wrong, but as an atheist myself, I believe that people would rather not know the truth than face the possibility that they made a mistake/believe in something false/are wrong. People do this all the time when it has nothing to do with religion.

A lot of people choose to blame others than take responsibility for themselves. Eh, take it or leave it.

Most people get angry at their opposites, it's really just what the world has come to. A democracy doesn't like communism, does it?

Not all people of faith go to such extreme's. Like you have said, they may feel threatened, why is the question. Most of these people are of the religious right, and apparently they have not heard, here in America we have this thing called freedom of religion, it's been around for a long time now.

Why those angry people pick on the Atheist all the time is really funny. There is this idea that you must believe in something or you are somehow not a whole person. Which brings me to, what to believe in.

Christianity comes down to being based on one thing, blind faith, and the Bible is not to be questioned. I will just say that all you have to do is look up history of religion and a book called "who wrote the Bible" by Washington Gladden and you will find things that will be of interest. As for leaving people alone to their own beliefs, that is never going to happen.

Until next time.

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