2012-02-20, 12:55 PM
kalovale Wrote:The main gripe I have with overzealously religious people is that you can't argue with them; We don't even talk the same language. Even if you start quoting the Bible (not out of context) to make your case, they'd still manage to dismiss it.
I may be overly wishful and naive, but I believe that the type of atheists you're referring to are the suppressed kids living within religious settings all their childhoods. All they want is to get back to those people whom they could do nothing about.
Also, believe me when I say a good portion of the vocal atheists aren't actually intellectually superior. They also do us a disservice by putting science on a pedestal and making a religion out of it.
"I SAY NO JESUS BECAUSE BIG BANG."
Makes me wish I could punch things through the internet.
Ah thanks, zealous was the word I was looking for. Don't get me wrong though, I don't stereotype atheists as that, every religion frankly has that problem. I mean hell bumper stickers with political garbage on it has that problem, it's just people who use freedom of speech as a power to be obnoxious. Personally I always put myself as an agonistic the last couple of years, but I really looked into it and I'm indefinately pantheist. I've always believed science(nature) had a connection to a higher power. It shouldn't be god vs science but how science could possibly instruments. I never in my life believed in the personal orthodox god, it just doesn't make sense to me. Corny as it sounds a lot of my "self finding" came from futurama episodes concerning god (and the movie) which to me, make more sense than how our ancestors portrayed him.
I won't judge you by your religion or beliefs, I will judge you on how you present and act on them, especially to those with different beliefs.