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Spiritual Beings

I believe that all humans are Spiritual and don't always need a holy book to feel this way. Why do Atheists always assume that religious or spiritual people need a book or scripture to back up their feelings about God and our existentialism and a greater existence in the afterlife? I'm not an expert on the Bible or any particular writings but I am aware of God and an afterlife and by the small pieces I have read alone I consider that I am a Christian. So what's the big deal with Atheists have in trying to tell me i'm wrong etc?
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MartinII · 70-79, M
I think you are wrong to generalise about atheists. I am an atheist, but I also regard myself as in some sense spiritual (which doesn’t mean that I believe in an afterlife). I have the greatest respect for some parts of the Christian religion and its history. I wouldn’t dream of telling anyone that they were wrong in holding any particular religious belief, only that I didn’t share their faith.
KALIS · 41-45
@MartinII You are definitely unique
MartinII · 70-79, M
@KALIS That’s a most unpleasant, arrogant, and of course completely unsubstantiated statement. I thought you were better than that.
KALIS · 41-45
@MartinII in what way was it arrogant. I can only talk about my experiences with Atheists and most Atheists give me a hard time with mockery because I'm a believer.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@KALIS You condemn yourself out of your own mouth. You can only speak about people you know. Yet you assert in your post that “all Atheists …” , and say that I must be unique. There are probably hundreds of millions of atheists in the world, of whom you know nothing. And by the way, though it’s not particularly important, atheist is not spelt with a capital letter.
KALIS · 41-45
@MartinII you seem to be butt hurt ? checking my grammar is classy. I mean who really cares ..lol
MartinII · 70-79, M
@KALIS You obviously don’t know the meaning of the word grammar. I corrected your use of a capital letter, not your grammar. And I said it wasn’t particularly important.