Christians in General?

[LinkinParkSucks]

One thing that I personally can not stand is when the title of "Christian" is grouped into one general catagory. For example, as I was reading posts in this forum I noticed some comments that stated that "Christians" belive in those people on T.V. and on the streets who smack you on the forehead and say "BE HEALED!", not true. I personally belive in Creationism, because to me it makes more sense, but does that automatically mean that I molest little children and damn people to hell on a daily basis? No, it does not. Yes I belive in Creationism, but I am open minded, if some person presents a very logical idea that surpasses the logical basis of my current belife, then congratulations, you have just turned a person to another religion, or to no religion.

[ashesofzen]

Unfortunately, it is in our collective nature to make generalizations.

[LinkinParkSucks]

Point taken, I guess that this post should be in the Bitch and Moan section of this site.

[NightVision]

Exactally, i dont want to be grouped with the jewloving christians.

[stealthdonkey]

Stereotypes like that happen to everyone, people seem to think i'm an atheist because i had some sort of traumatic experience in my life. But yeah i would be pissed off if people grouped me with those faith healing idiots.

[theBishop]

I agree with the thread starter, but i can tolerate generalizations more than i can tolerate intellectual hipocracy.

<generalization>Atheists turn down their nose on Christians for being close-minded and blind-followers</generalization>

I hate when so called "freethinkers" (atheists) laugh at people who believe in deities. It's not like anyone *knows* absolutely.

[LinkinParkSucks]

quote:Originally posted by theBishop:

I agree with the thread starter, but i can tolerate generalizations more than i can tolerate intellectual hipocracy.

<generalization>Atheists turn down their nose on Christians for being close-minded and blind-followers</generalization>

I hate when so called "freethinkers" (atheists) laugh at people who believe in deities. It's not like anyone *knows* absolutely.

Exactly.

[Craftian]

quote:Originally posted by theBishop:

I hate when so called "freethinkers" (atheists) laugh at people who believe in deities. It's not like anyone *knows* absolutely.

Sorry, but from where I'm sitting it's pretty funny (well, sad) that you believe in fairy tales.

If I came across a grown adult that believed in the Easter Bunny (or that the Earth is flat, or that a poltergeist was always moving his glasses around so he couldn't find them) I'd laugh at him, despite the fact that I don't *know* absolutely that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist.

I mean, it's not atheists that go around telling people they're going to burn for eternity because they don't believe in one particular version of one particular god that has no more evidence for its existence than any other.

[Hexadecimal]

I partially agree with Craftian, and partially with Bishop.

Craftian, because I do find it funny when people believe in something without evidence...Bishop, because I know that I myself still believe in some things without solid evidence and get an ass made of myself because of it. I don't look down on the religous, but I find faith to be funny in many cases, despite my own occasional holdings in it.

[Craftian]

Definitely, I'm fairly certain there are things I think are true that aren't.

The difference between me and your average theist as that I'm man enough to accept it when flaws in my beliefs are pointed out to me.