Are atheist too concerned about religion?
Recently i had an argument with my girlfriend in which she said that if atheists really don't believe that religion is true and that god doesn't exist, then why do we care so much about religion? Because if that were the case we should be apathetic about it, however we invest a lot of energy learning about religion, questioning religion and the religious. That it almost seems like we are searching for something, for some truth even though we consider that we found the truth [that god is not real, that religion is false], trying to fill something by studying it and converting others and sometimes is looks like the atheist are more concerned about religion than the religious themselves.
So what do you think? Are we too interested in religion? Besides the harm done by religious belief to humans and profession, Could there be any other reason as to why it seems that way?
PD: The discussion was started by my book wish list for the curious as to how this started.
I don't think there are that many religious oriented books.
Nathan Kapusta
Religion is detrimental to the advancement of the human race. It is responsible for the most disgusting and despicable human on human acts since the beginning of time. I, as an atheist, consider religion the enemy. While I do have to remain tolerant, and I do understand that our nature(in the sense that we have an unending need to answer the question: Why?) gives us a high propensity to believe in deities, I believe it needs to be eradicated ASAP. I realize that it will take time, but we're running out of it. I encourage all atheists to stop being silent about it, stop being polite to theists, and call them out on their bullshit. Speaking up is the only way we're going to turn this planet around.
There is no god, therefore we need to take care of each other.
Aug 21, 2012
Atheist Tweeter
The day that religion and it's followers aren't restricting the rights of other people simply because they are different, and using a blatantly fictional story to back up it up, is the day atheists can stop concerning themselves with religion.
Sep 6, 2012
James Cox
Hay, some of us are trying to have a nice day here, can you guys keep it down a little!
Here we go again. This corpse is getting rather beaten up, soft in lots of places, and in serious need of soil fungi!
Is beating up on religion an addiction? An OCD affliction? Or is something 'new' going to come out of it?
Maybe it is the 'not knowing' that can drive some folks nutty? "Yah know, I never thought of that idea before, maybe that corpse could be beat up one more TIME?"
My puppy is standing next to me, wondering why I am typing again at 4:30am, and not playing or sleeping?
Sep 7, 2012