I personally hear the atheists I know complain
more than the religious people about others talking about their beliefs, could just be the people I know though.
Atheists are more
stupid than religious people because at least religious people have a purpose for their belief other than being contrarian.
Atheists are probably MORE aware of making this world a better place and MORE ACTIVE in the immediate now
than religious people who place greater emphasis on the world to come.
To paraphrase Jesus» comment, people who are concerned only with the affairs of this world often show more ingenuity in seeking their
ends than religious people do in trying to accomplish God's will.
Evidence points to theories and they're reputable and so I trust those more
than a religious person using the bible as the only source of proof for history, science, philosophy, ect...
Okay, does anyone need links to the research that proves non-religious people are smarter and better
educated than religious people, or is this story enough?
I generally put this down to very religious people (who have been raised with the concept that God is personally invested in them and is a central force in their life) experiencing the thought of a person without a religious belief system as being close to someone soul-less: without morals and without any fear of punishment (hell), so obviously less
trustworthy than religious people who have a spiritual Big Brother and religious community watching their every move.
I think that a good person who lives an ethical life and is a credit to society but is not religious will get more in the world to
come than a religious person who is unethical and does bad things.
But, yes, some pretty much are prostelyzing and defending their belief system (or their non-belief systems) as much and in some cases even more
than religious people do.
Atheists tend to be smarter and more moral (even by Christian definitions of morals)
than religious people.
It is my view and experience that atheists are generally more «moral»
than religious people, probably because we are not hindered by some archaic views of right and wrong.
I can't disprove anyone's religion any more
than the religious person can prove it.