Do Religious folk see Non-religious people as "the Poor?"

[ideologyhunter]

Pretty much agree with the above. I sometimes wear a "Smile There Is No Hell" shirt -- esp. on the holy Sabbath -- just to goose them. As to the weird stuff they believe about atheists, try responding with, "Who told you that, the Bible fairy?" which will immediately reconcile the two of you; believers like it.

 

[Politesse]

Let me add that I don't really give a fuck what Christians think of me. If they hate me because I'm an atheist, that's their burden, not mine. Plus, some of the things that conservative Christians think about atheists make me laugh and humor is a wonderful way of coping with life.

Sohy, I cannot even imagine someone hating you. You are a bright one, and that's no lie.

 

[ruby sparks]

Do believers in gods and different forms of woo see those of us who are without such beliefs and behaviors as somehow underprivileged and lacking? Is the real reason for belief in these behaviors and claims a fear that without them a person is lost and in need of care, direction and help? Is there the belief that we are unable to help ourselves?

I was reading an article about a city in Africa where there is real animosity toward people who ride bicycles instead of cars. The drivers see the bicycle riders as lacking in the ability to afford a car, a status symbol in this poor country, and so resent them. As an avid cyclist I have encountered this at times but it is certainly not the norm.

The city where cyclists are unwelcome

The hostile attitude of local drivers towards cyclists emanates from a deep-seated belief that cycling is for the poor. In modern Botswana, drivers have enjoyed the respect that comes with owning a car as opposed to a bicycle, which is now considered archaic.

So are atheists somehow "the poor" when it comes to religion, even subconsciously?

I think you get all sorts of different reactions/ attitudes from theists. By contrast, all atheists think theists are deluded.

I think that shows that atheists are the more consistent.

Ok I'm kidding.

 

[Tigers!]

I think you get all sorts of different reactions/ attitudes from theists. By contrast, all atheists think theists are deluded.



Ok I'm kidding.

That I can agree with.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Pretty much agree with the above. I sometimes wear a "Smile There Is No Hell" shirt -- esp. on the holy Sabbath -- just to goose them. As to the weird stuff they believe about atheists, try responding with, "Who told you that, the Bible fairy?" which will immediately reconcile the two of you; believers like it.

I misread that at first and thought your shirt said, "Smile, There is no Sabbath." Might be one in a hell though, I suppose.