Why are christians so desperate to deny those who became Atheists were ever christians? [Spirituality & Religion]

I used to be a devout christian but, after seriously studying the bible and examining my faith, determined it was all BS. I found the bible to be nothing more than a jumble of myths and superstitions taken from various older belief systems and frequently contradictory. As a result of my studies, I became an Atheist.

Now I find some christians are desperate to deny I was ever a christian. They just can't accept the fact that a christian could ever break away from "the truth" (as they like to call their beliefs) to become an Atheist. The idea is so alien to them they deny it's even possible. They even claim to know what the person experienced better than that person knows. Another claim is that I couldn't have studied the bible "properly" and that I should ask (their) "god" for help. What are they so scared of?

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MarmeeMarch · M

And that is your opinion.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@MarmeeMarch An opinion based on evidence.

MarmeeMarch · M

@suzie1960 If that was the case then it would not be an opinion it would be a fact - so prove to me that he does not exist. If you cant, its my belief against your opinion. And Vice Versa - You say he does not exist, that is YOUR belief and I say he does - thats my opinion. Goes hand in hand.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@MarmeeMarch I thought you were referring to the fact that some christians are desperate to deny I was ever a christian.

I don't need to prove your god isn't real anymore than anyone needs to prove Russell's Teapot isn't. It's for the proponent to prove his or her claim.

MarmeeMarch · M

@suzie1960 Nope - I dont have to prove anything to you because I am not trying to sway you to be a believer - I have no case to make. You are free to believe or not believe as you wish.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@MarmeeMarch Thank you, That makes a pleasant change from the attitude of some here. :)

Dolimyte · 41-45, M

@MarmeeMarch I'm glad that you do not feel the need to prostlatize, but I think you have the wrong idea about what an atheist is.
[quote]prove to me that he does not exist.[/quote]
Believing god does not exist is not what makes someone an atheist. It's the lack of the belief in a god or gods. It may sound the same but its not. As an atheist, I find no convincing evidence that a god exists. The claim is that there is no good reason to believe in any god, let alone the Christian god. It's a rejection of a claim that a god exists, not a claim that one does not exist. As you pointed out, there is no way to prove that there is not a god. Making such a claim is just as silly to me as claiming there is a god. Neither position has any convincing evidence, nor as far as I can tell, even could have any kind of verifiable evidence.

MarmeeMarch · M

@Dolimyte Thats fine but that is your outlook - my evidence is all around me.