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A bit extreme.
I know of two atheists on this site who object to the religious beliefs of others - usually fundamentalists and evangelists. Most of the time, they challenge in a polite way.
There are plenty of evangelists here. Some start politely, with sweet and leading questions.
Others start rudely - so much so that I wonder whether they've forgotten the teachings of their faith. I'm not limiting this to Christianity. There's more than a few Hindu evangelists here, and a few crackpots trying to initiate their own "original philosophy" that "will solve [i]all[/i] the problems of the world".
In some of those conversations, the language quickly escalates on both sides until each is calling the other an idiot, ignoramus, etc. The religious will tell the atheists, agnostics (& anyone who doesn't believe the same as themselves) that they're destined for Hell.
These opponents, whether they know it or not, are trolling each other.
No one is going to change their view just because someone else believes they should.
[i]Most[/i] people are irritated by it.
If a person radically changes their beliefs, it's usually due to life circumstances or,
rarely, deep research and analysis.
Those who've adopted a belief (not grown up with it,) are far more likely to try to foist it on others.
I know of two atheists on this site who object to the religious beliefs of others - usually fundamentalists and evangelists. Most of the time, they challenge in a polite way.
There are plenty of evangelists here. Some start politely, with sweet and leading questions.
Others start rudely - so much so that I wonder whether they've forgotten the teachings of their faith. I'm not limiting this to Christianity. There's more than a few Hindu evangelists here, and a few crackpots trying to initiate their own "original philosophy" that "will solve [i]all[/i] the problems of the world".
In some of those conversations, the language quickly escalates on both sides until each is calling the other an idiot, ignoramus, etc. The religious will tell the atheists, agnostics (& anyone who doesn't believe the same as themselves) that they're destined for Hell.
These opponents, whether they know it or not, are trolling each other.
No one is going to change their view just because someone else believes they should.
[i]Most[/i] people are irritated by it.
If a person radically changes their beliefs, it's usually due to life circumstances or,
rarely, deep research and analysis.
Those who've adopted a belief (not grown up with it,) are far more likely to try to foist it on others.