Why do theists think it's arrogant to believe there isn't a God?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Black on April 27, 2011 at 6:51pm

"Your belief in a god is stupid."

 

I didn't know that christians had ESP!

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Permalink Reply by Smoking Bishop on April 29, 2011 at 1:59pm

This is a typical and a dishonest attempt at shifting the burden of proof.

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Permalink Reply by Dogly on April 29, 2011 at 3:02pm

They believe that god created the entire universe just for them.  They think that they were made in the image of god.  They say god created all the other animals for their use.  They think they will be the only ones who will enter a paradise. 

We know we are just another kind of animal.  We believe our evolution as humans was a series of amazing but natural accidents.  We believe we will die and decompose and become a rotting lump of ill smelling organic chemicals.

Who are the arrogant ones?

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Permalink Reply by booklover on January 25, 2012 at 5:01pm

When I first became a member on here, I signed in with my real name, not realizing it would be published.  First of all I think I should have been warned.  Second of all, not that I care, but when I google my name, this thread came up, even though I deleted my profile, etc. and signed in with a new one.  I am not on this thread anymore, but it still comes up when I Google my name.  Just wondering why?

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Permalink Reply by Minda Slade on January 25, 2012 at 11:12pm

because the fear god

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Permalink Reply by Sonorus on January 28, 2012 at 12:21pm

I agree with Dawkins that what most "believers" really believe in is belief itself.  Most are clinging rather desperately to that belief and know at least at some level that what they believe doesn't make any sense.  Most of them don't really believe at all but are terrified of non-belief.  It shows in their actions.  If bishops really believed what they claim wouldn't they be more afraid to face god for permitting child rape to go on for decades than they are afraid of facing the public or criminal justice?  Would "Christians" be more interested in shopping than missionary work if they believed what they claim they do on Sunday?  Yes, there are some true believers, but a lot more are clinging to their "beliefs" for fear of the alternative.  Then along comes someone who claims not to believe.  Non-believers are like the child in the old story who actually says out loud that the emperor has no clothes.  It threatens them and naturally we all lash out and things we are afraid of.  Personal attacks are only natural.  My personal favorite is "well, you have to believe in something!"  Really?  Because I don't believe in things that haven't been proven to me.  I might accept them as the best explanation based on our current knowledge and understanding of a topic, but I don't "believe" in the sense they are using that word.

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Permalink Reply by Syntax Error on January 28, 2012 at 4:12pm

Is your point that thinking atheism is arrogant is an insult led by fear?

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Permalink Reply by Tara Benson on January 28, 2012 at 6:46pm

It's a combination of ignorance and projection.  They think it's arrogant because atheists don't believe in their god.  Meanwhile they think nothing of the fact that they disbelieve in the thousands of other gods atheists also disbelieve in, while proclaiming their own god exists (with no evidence) and insisting his rules apply to all. 

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