bobcollum
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Under most circumstances, it shouldn't matter much. The issue of religion or a lack thereof is usually much more important to many, since it tends to greatly define/dictate their life. Personally I try to refrain from such discussions with people I know, it's nearly impossible to not offend, even if that wasn't the intention.
I'm bobcollum, and I was speaking generally...of course it can't be applied to every individual, otherwise generalizations would make discussions more efficient.
Again, you may not feel that way, that's fine. I've had enough face-to face conversations with religious types to know that you don't speak for everyone.
I'm just trying to be logical about this. If you've spent your life worshiping a specific god, wouldn't you have some type of feeling towards someone that thinks the god doesn't even exist? Not even anger, but at the least pity? Wouldn't Christians prefer that everyone joined the ranks, or Muslims, or Jews? Why do you expect atheists to be any different? They feel there are aspects of it that would benefit humanity, just as the others do.
No, I wouldn't (in re: anger and pity). YOU would, but I'm not really interested in you assuming that you represent everyone and projecting your issues onto me.
And while my preference for people being Christians has to do with my belief that NOT being one will result in an eternity in Hell, what possible motivation could atheists have for evangelizing THEIR beliefs, aside from a desire to feel superior to others? Not nearly as sympathetic and altruistic a reason, I'm sure you can agree.
So you have a preference for people but claim to have no emotional reasoning behind it...ok.
You misunderstand the atheists intentions with what you perceive as a feeling of superiority based on your resentment for their lack of faith in your god. The funny thing is your one-sided perspective keeps you from seeing that this is the case from any angle you choose to look at it from.
Atheists think Christians act superior towards them, Christians think atheists act superior towards them, Muslims think Christians do, Jews think Muslims do, Christians think Jews do, etc, etc, etc....I'll be over here having fun with my new religion...Idontgiveashitism.