I'd say most people here are anti-Hummer, but there's not really any threads started just to trash talk them. Yeah, they come up on occasion, but it's not common.
And this isn’t even an Anti-Hummer web site. The analogy was not meant to imply
was anti-hummer, just trying to show why someone who doesn’t believe in something could be concerned with that thing. I could have used Capitalism and Communism and opposites but figured it would be easier to relate to not liking Hummers.
But then we religious don't tend to sit around and bad-mouth atheists. Usually when there's a topic here on religion, there's a large response from atheists. Some are pretty civil about our differing views on God, others come in just to say that anyone who believes in any sort of religion is a fool chasing a fairytale. So my question would be, since in my opinion the latter tend to outnumber the former, why the hostility?
I hate to say this but I believe religion is a fairytale. I don’t mean this in a hurtful way, it’s just the way I (and many atheists) see it. Having said that, I would not usually phrase an argument in that manner because it does seem to raise the ire of most religious folk. Others aren’t as tactful or as patient and that’s when the discussion gets heated.
When you mention the word “hostility” I think of physical action. I hope you have never been attacked by an atheist (or anyone else). If you’re just speaking of verbally hostile, well, when you have two views as diametrically opposed and theism and atheism things can get heated. Take for example Right Wing/Left Wing, Capitalism/Communism, Hummer/Anti-Hummer. Some of those things have actually started wars.
As a counter to the “why the hostility?” When I talk religion I tend to see believers throw the “hurt feelings” card at strong disagreement to their views. In other words, they get a hurt look on their face and want to know why you’re picking on them.
Since this has stayed pretty civil and calm, let's try to keep it there.
If this thread gets out of hand and deleted you are always welcome to PM me and we can continue discussions behind closed doors.
Even the Darwinists don't get it, man is a spiritual animal, has been as long as man became man (forethought, understanding etc.) instead of pure animal.
Spirituality has likely had as much influence on what mankind is today as the weather or any other survival of the fittest influences (Genotype-Phenotype).
Rabid atheists are saying they know better than a million years of evolution and we should scrap spirituality (what got us here in the first place) and charge of in another direction to whom knows where?
IMO most atheists are so afraid they are right, they require constant external reinforcement of their choice.
Man being a spiritual animal does not prove the existence of a supernatural being. Just because we want something to be doesn’t mean it is.
And your opinion would be wrong; most atheists seek “constant” (your word not mine) reinforcement of their choice because they are the minority. To fight the majority you need to be on your toes, which requires practice. I actually smile quite a bit when I reply to religious posts, no fear here.
