Ironically, it was a very devout film that would appeal more to
believers than atheists.
Not exact matches
(But, sorry,
atheists, there was no evidence that
believers were any less intellectually humble
than non-
believers.)
In other words, the ratio of angry
believers to not angry
believers is greater
than the ratio of angry
atheists to nonangry
atheists..
I think the percentage of
atheists versus
believers is higher
than the number you provide, and I also think the important point (perhaps implied by tallulah) is that per person, there is more anger on the side of the theists
than the nonbelievers.
I know many
atheists who, in my opinion of course, are better persons
than many, if not most,
believers.
More
atheists post here
than believers so that proves there are less
believers or that they're embarrassed?
The
atheist who claims to come from a «faith» background is extremely confused and more to be pitied
than admired.Had the supposed «
believer» continued in the «faith» they claim to have forsaken, they would ultimately have appeared before God and been rejected.These were deceived, they never met God, they never knew God and they never understood God.They are devoid of the Truth and twice lost.There is hope while they still breathe Gods gift of life that they might someday meet and be reconciled to God, but their lying nature makes salvation less likely.Debate with them is an exercise in futility.God bless
Well, given that many
atheists are actually more informed (as studies have confirmed)
than believers, a better analogy would be that it's like asking a former professional chemist now teaching an English class about chemistry instead of asking the Chemistry teacher who never made it past chem 101 as an undergrad.
In fact, a smaller fraction of
Atheists commit crimes
than believers, so you could argue that
Atheists are actually more moral.
I would bet MY LIFE that the average «
believer's» IQ is 20 points lower
than the average
Atheist's IQ.
As an aside, the irony might be lost on you that, despite the fact that so many
atheists here are so quick to note that
believers do not have a monopoly on morals, you are essentially proving the point of
believers that, from a historical perspective,
atheists far more
than believers have lacked morals vis - a-vis war and death.
And I can tell you from over a decade of counseling experience that I have found FAR more «self - loathing» (as I believe you are using that term) among
atheists and agnostics
than among
believers of any faith.
It seems that
atheists almost always know more about the bible
than the bible
believers..
Unfortunatly I would guess that is because there are less
atheists than believers.
Abortion is more of a
believer problem
than a god-less
atheist problem.
That makes many
believers more open - minded
than many
atheists.
That still makes
atheists better
than believers.
A lot of
believers do that, I suspect because it's easier to paint
atheists with the same brush
than it is to realize that so many people from so many walks of life have found reason to reject the faith you cling to with such desperation.
As an
atheist I would love nothing more
than for moderates to stand up to these bullies, but my experience has been that they leave that up to us because they're just too nice to criticize, and they can't stand being told that they're not following Jesus by other
believers.
The 70 % of
believers that
atheists have been yammering all this time is equivalent only to less
than two person per capita.
I find that
atheists tend to know more about religion
than most
believers — or at least that is true of Christians in the US.
We are top of the food chain and our actions have identifiable consequences on the environment around us, but both
atheists and
believers can agree on that much (well most of us any way), but that's not good enough for most people, they have to have MEANING, there has to be something more
than meets the eye with them.
So in this BB forum (named more for the alliteration
than anything, I bet), we
atheists can mingle among the
believers in equal numbers and speak to a somewhat captive audience.
And to anyone says that the positive outcome is achieved in this life, I expect you to prove that an
Atheist's life is objectively better / more fulfilling / creates more enjoyment
than a
believer's life.
Studies repeatedly show that
atheists tend to have better knowledge of your book of fairy tales
than believers do.
They were right,
Atheists know more about religion
than believers do.
if they wanted to address the
atheists it would have been a message more supportive for non-
believers rather
than crushing for
believers.
And because of that fact you will find few who are angrier with or cuss him more
than I. And because of this I can state for a fact that the
Atheist's are more realistic (extremely harsh and unforgiving) in assessing God and his actions
than the
believers.
An
atheist has more faith
than any
believer in any other religion.
The first is that
atheists are smarter and better informed
than Christians and the second is that they tand to be more aggresive and «in your face»
than believers.
If you've met
atheists who pity
believers, it is becuase they know that the whole of existence is much grander, and more humbling to the individual,
than those who subscribe to an anthropocentric / anthropomorphic God are willing to admit.
The typical
atheist knows more, and has reflected far deeper about religion
than «
believers».
Studies have shown
believers to have higher IQs
than carnal
atheists.
The
atheists, who do not have any more answers
than the
believers, do not set the manner in which people pay respects.
Why not realise that
atheists killed more people
than believers?
Unfortunately Agnostics and
Atheists are the most trusted less in this country
than any other belief, lack of belief, group in the entire country, running for public office as a non
believer is a sure way not to win, so I running as a christian is the only logical approach to public office if you want to actually win
More people are
atheists than believers, but that does not answer the question.
We, TRUE
believers have lesser tendencies to commit murders and other unpardonable sins
than atheists because, we believe that aside from it is logically, morally and lawfully wrong to harm our fellow beings, we also believe that they are abominable in the sight of God.
Believers, have a point when they say that agnostics /
atheists don't know anything either, but some would rather disbelieve something on the basis that their is no proof rather
than believing something on the basis that you can't prove otherwise.
I suspect that's the real message, rather
than it being «intended to reach
atheists in the Muslim and Jewish enclaves who may feel isolated because they are surrounded by
believers».
That amounts to more
than 300 million religious
believers, an astonishing number in an officially
atheist country, and three times higher
than the last official estimate, which had largely remained unchanged for years.
I used to be very religious and I can honestly say that I as an
atheist I cherish life even more
than when I was a
believer exactly because I don't think there is an afterlife.
American
believers are more generous in every sense
than the
atheists, and Mormons in particular, she observes, would be sure to win a «goody - off contest» with the
atheists.
Several recent studies by research organizations, among them Biblical Archaeology Review and Pew International, have revealed that
atheists and agnostics have a more substantial knowledge and understanding of the Bible
than True
Believers.
Atheists ridicule
believers, rather
than tolerating them.
Every thing is becoming possible since they our earthly lords wanting to act as Gods replacing
believers only God and satisfying
atheists beliefs in their Earthly Gods more
than the God of Heavens.
2) Where's your source for your number «1 out of a thousand», because its more commonly accepted that most
atheists study and reflect on spirituality far more
than «
believers».
Some lying idiots say so called
atheists know more about the Bible
than believers... that sure isn't evidenced on these blogs.
In reply, perhaps
atheist know the Bible somewhat better
than the average
believer, but when you hear and feel God, one doesn't need to be a scholar on the Bible.
Atheists can be just as ignorant of science as any
believer and
believers can be more scientifically knowledgeable
than Atheists, e.g. Ken Miller and Francis Collins, to name but two.