Faith is the one thing atheists go crazy about

I guess Charlotte Allen en Terry Eagleton really have issues when someone questions their worldviews. Espescially since the worldviews aren't defendable in any reasonable way. It's funny how Charlotte tries to justify her undefendable position, by just labeling opponents of that position as: "self-pitying bunch whose primary motivation isn't rationalism but anger.". I guess that saves her from defending the undefinable. And Terry just has to strawman a position: "nonbelievers for indulging in a philosophically primitive opposition of faith and reason that assumes that if science can't prove something, it doesn't exist.". Which is a position that only holds up in very specific cases... in the case of religion, it deff holds up. And considering that this position has been largely developing and becoming important again in the 17-18th century as a reaction towards the more primitive position (religion)... I wouldn't label the atheist position as "primitive". But I guess... what ever label is nescessary to feel good about yourself and keeps you from defending the undefendable, is the way to go when you are so stuck in this primitive joke that was played on humanity by people that could only explain the unexplainable by invoking God. And for civilisations that saw it as a nescessity to invoke God so that they could impose an ethical system on people while the ever watching eye and the fear of eternal damnation keeps people straight.

The problem with salvation by faith is that belief is not subject to free will. So condemning people to eternal torture for not believing something is as cruel and senseless as condemning them for having the wrong eye color.

As a creationist, all your post are silly. Something can not come from nothing, you keep telling us. But of course god is the exception to the rule. He comes from nothing, lives outside time and space and conjures up the entire universe ( also from nothing )
Makes perfect sense as long as you have faith.

Tosh.
No Atheist ever put a man to death for non-observance of any form of non-religious observance.

And I used to find it interesting how supposedly religious people clog social media sites telling the rest of us how we're all off to Hell as if that's supposed to be some sort of universal accepted fact of their piety thus deservance of a Heaven for them exclusively.

Easy to tell others they don't qualify for their respect when you have nothing to offer other than repeated rhetoric handed down for two millennia.
But then it doesn't bother atheists anywhere near as much as it seems to bother people like yourself.

Do you mean Charlotte Allen the Catholic Conservative who's all about anti-trans? Uh...ok.

I'm an atheist. Do you want to know what atheists really go crazy about? Having "believers," and knowing what goes in to that, tell them what they should do or think. And sometimes having their own lives dictated by fables, fear and hate. You know, like abortion. That's where the crazy lies. And it makes sense, right? I'm sure YOU don't like being told what you're supposed to think and do.

And crazy is actually too big a word because in most cultures you couldn't function because religion is so integrated in to societies.

I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of atheists don't give a shit if someone prays to a rock. As long as they're a decent person. But the "decent" part is becoming harder and to harder to find. It's the exception rather than the rule.

But given that non-believers are about 30 percent of the U.S., (and much higher in other countries), and is growing, (unlike Christianity which is declining), it's just a matter of time before we're a more decent society due to the absence of religion. It'll take a while but it will happen.

In fact, 'atheism' is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a 'non-astrologer' or a 'non-alchemist'. We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.
Sam Harris

And as we always respond, we are not angry, not angry at God, we don't whine, love life, are happy and fulfilled as the next person, want to improve the world, have a moral code, and I have never met an atheist who wanted pity? I doubt this Charlotte Allen really knows any atheists.

My life become so much fuller, happier, and meaningful without God. I am so liberated and happy I'm alive.

I apologize! I just can't resist it! You folks just draw me in with your own opinions about non-spirituality!

I have to ask you all a question: If you are 'a-thestic' (not believing in spirituality) then why are you trolling on a site labelled "Spirituality" ? Could it be because you have a doubt about your own 'non-belief"?

However, keep coming here..... spiritual people appreciate the counter-banter, but some just get annoyed and respond a bit TOO vigourously when their belief is questioned and the questions become accusations about the foolishness of their beliefs. You all know that your own beliefs can't be substantiated so just be tolerant of other peoples' beliefs that can't be substantiated either. We're just here for a short time so surely we can appreciate each other's opinions?

Faith inspires

When you claim faith is equal to actual evidence, yeah big surprise.

Yeah, we go crazy over faith.

I think those quotes are generalizing atheists quite a bit. I'm not atheist, more agnostic and I have my beliefs to me but this post was biased. The same could be said about your people. Always complaining about the status quo, how they don't have power any more, how students aren't forced to pray anymore, how it's bad that we don't live in a theocracy anymore (only Christian though, if it's Islam nah,) how gay people are bad, video games cause violence and we need a return to Christian values, how there shouldn't be any separation of church and state, how tornados are gods wrath, divorce should be illegal.

People would be like "those fundies, so unpleasant to be around."

I'm not atheist, but sometimes your snarky replies seem like you're insinuating that I am.

I think you need a new hobby. Maybe do something with your life other than irritate people on the Internet.

Faith is but a wish in the fear of death. People kill and die over faith when it is really based on nothing that can be proven.

Know a lot of Atheist do you ?
Or just the ones Ken Ham told you about

You seem to confuse "Atheism" and "Agnosticism" but that wouldn't surprise me in the least. Wow, quoting from 2 twits, just brilliant...

We're all still waiting to prove that you're invisible friend is real.