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el_bryanto

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45. Good response

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 10:50 AM

Oct 2013

I may not fully understand atheists but I do understand it has to be annoying to be continuously asked by the faithful "But have you ever really tried to pray?"

By the same token it is irritating as a believer to be asked regularly "But hasn't it occurred to you that it's all a bit silly? Have you ever really examined your faith?"

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Why are so many fearful to question Christianity? [View all] Dash87 Oct 2013 OP

A more precise question is why are so many people fearful of death. rug Oct 2013 #1

Fear of death, imo, is a biological defense mechanism. Dash87 Oct 2013 #3

The desire to stay alive is a biological impulse. rug Oct 2013 #5

If you're worried how it'll effect others, sure. Dash87 Oct 2013 #9

One is as significant, or insignificant, as the other. rug Oct 2013 #12

On death, anything relating to how you experience the world stops mattering. Dash87 Oct 2013 #14

Following that, if nothing matters after death, what happens to those who remain also means nothing. rug Oct 2013 #15

Incorrect Promethean Oct 2013 #16

You should have spent more time. rug Oct 2013 #27

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #42

Maybe in the long run, but in the short term who you interact with has an effect on the world. Dash87 Oct 2013 #21

That seems to be the existential response. rug Oct 2013 #26

I disagree that one has to believe in a personal afterlife for things to 'matter' after death LeftishBrit Oct 2013 #43

It is a fine line. rug Oct 2013 #44

That fear is a self-preservation insinct. cleanhippie Oct 2013 #8

I think the question ultimately has nothing to do with religion. rug Oct 2013 #13

An interesting assertion. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #23

No, it says what I think of responses to death. rug Oct 2013 #25

I fully rationalize the expectation of my own death someday. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #36

For all that it is true, it is no less grim. rug Oct 2013 #37

It's not somethign I dwell on or worry about. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #41

It has to be all true for some of them on the far right. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #2

All of the above. Plus disobedience is the greatest sin. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2013 #4

If you need to restrict input so that you can believe, it is a sin. PDJane Oct 2013 #6

They are afraid to confront contradictions. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2013 #7

All religions are irrational Warpy Oct 2013 #10

I question Christianity every day Angry Dragon Oct 2013 #11

Good response el_bryanto Oct 2013 #45

Why don't you ask your question okasha Oct 2013 #17

Well I am a Christian because I believe in it, not because I am afraid to die. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #18

If you were told for the very first time today that 2000 years ago a chap died, went to heaven, and dimbear Oct 2013 #19

I knew a guy once if you rrneck Oct 2013 #20

yep, you got it. goldent Oct 2013 #22

A nearly data-free conclusion. Igel Oct 2013 #24

Many are fearful of having their positions questioned, including believers, cbayer Oct 2013 #28

Not really, for all all I know, there could be a heaven and it could all be true. Dash87 Oct 2013 #29

It sounds like nonsense to you, but that doesn't mean it is nonsense. cbayer Oct 2013 #30

I never implied Christians are damaged or that I'm superior. Dash87 Oct 2013 #31

And my point was that people get angry when their positions are questioned for cbayer Oct 2013 #32

Sure, but it's silly to get upset over. Dash87 Oct 2013 #33

I would hazard a guess that you have some positions or beliefs that mean a great deal to you. cbayer Oct 2013 #34

Response Dash87 Oct 2013 #35

In closing, I will say this - cbayer Oct 2013 #39

I defy you to show us an "atheist fundamentalist" skepticscott Oct 2013 #40

There's no such thing Bradical79 Oct 2013 #46

Sure there are. There are atheists who take hard, dogmatic stands and insist on literal cbayer Oct 2013 #48

LOL trotsky Oct 2013 #49

No, he said that the majority of atheists are not what he terms "fundamentalist atheists" Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2013 #50

I think you need to re-analyze what you just tried to respond to. trotsky Oct 2013 #52

I did Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2013 #53

Okey dokey then. trotsky Oct 2013 #55

No, but you've dared to question her beliefs skepticscott Oct 2013 #38

I've been afraid Bradical79 Oct 2013 #47

Why? Because it brings down the wrath of irrational people. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #51

because... Locrian Oct 2013 #54