Is there anything else that needs to be understood about atheism...

...other than a disbelief in God? Does that pretty much sum it up or is there more? I've read just about every argument atheists have against Christianity but is there some atheist manual or something?

The reason I ask is because it seems like most atheists who try to debate Christians haven't even read the whole Bible and thus have an incomplete understanding of the religion at best, totally lacking at worst. You would think that someone who felt stongly enough about telling a Christian they are wrong would at least be completely educated on the subject they are trying to debate.

How about the atheists here? How many of you have read the Bible cover to cover?

 

I'm not an athiest, but that's a shitty argument.

Have you read The Book of Mormon? I haven't, but I still say Joe Smith was full of shit.

He got all kinds of pussy, though.

 

It seems that the true definition of atheism suggests apathy, rather than anger toward, religion. And yet more often than not, atheism seems to be a reaction to specific circumstances of man, or religion, not God.

Though I've seen it plenty in anger of God specifically - God took my father or God let my child get killed in a car accident, as specific examples.

Either circumstance leads atheism to be their best way to explain a less rational anger, in my opinion. I'm saying this as someone who nearly married an atheist, who has had atheistic friends, who has watched a friend become disenfranchised before my own eyes due to things that the person could not otherwise explain. Not as a specific indictment of people here specifically who target Christians or other people who have specific beliefs.

 

I guess my problem is the fact that I don't feel strongly enough about telling a Christian they are wrong until I'm drawn out by insults. It's not my business what you believe, and I certainly would never insult you for it. I grew up in a Christian family, so I've read the bible several times. That has nothing to do with what I believe, nor do I try to use it as a weapon to attack someone. Have you read all the Koran, etc? Judge not lest ye be judged.

 

I haven't read the Book of Mormon, don't recall having ever debated a Mormon about whether they are right or wrong, and am certainly not calliing them out on message boards telling them they are wrong. I have no idea where Mormonism conflicts with Christianity other than they say Christ appeared in North America so I am certainly not prepared to debate whatever those issues are.

 

Sly, I think there are as many different types of atheists as there are different types of Christians. Some are as dogmatic and as evangelical as any TV preacher could dream of, and some are no more concerned about Christianity than you are concerned about what I had for lunch today.

Personally, yes, I've read the Bible. I would say that I have as good a general knowledge of the book as do most mainstream Christians. Heck, I used to be one. My study of the Bible, it's origins, other religions, etc. is what led me away from belief in Christianity.

 

You used to be a Bible?

 

you have an opinion on the war ...did you read UN Resolution 1440 cover 2 cover

 

LOL! No but I was a Southern Baptist so in theory, maybe I was.

 

Come on sly quite picking on the comdemed they got it bad enough, being eternally damn and all.