Do atheists not love their parents?

im not an atheist but i guess the answer is no. As an atheist they don't believe that a God exist because they can't see them.But with regards to parents i guess they also have a heart and i bet they love their parents.Its only religion that makes them different. Happy mylotting, cheers!

As a Christian and one who loves God, I did love my parents. After all they were mum and dad, and I was their child. So I never was afraid of them. I sometimes did not like them in what they did, because they were human and made mistakes -yes I made some as well but that is not the point. The point is just as I loved my parents when they were still alive, I love God and I obey God because I love HIM just as I obeyed my parents because I loved them and they gave me life. So God gives all of us life and we would not be here without HIM starting the whole process back in Genesis. So I cannot understand Atheists assume that we are like the pagans of old who worship things of wood and stone and actually worship demons who are spiritual beings who can harm, believe that we worship God because we are afraid of HIM. And their assumption that Christians are cowards and as soon as God's back is turned (if that is possible,) we go play the lottery, steal from our neighbors, etc. They are truly fools.

Do atheists (or Christian bashers in general) not love their parents? I'm sorry but those really are two completely different things as far as I'm concerned...Now granted I'm NOT Christian NOR am I atheist BUT I'm a spiritual woman and so on..How I feel about my parents has NOTHING TO DO WITH my religion or beliefs whatsoever...I DO KNOW a few Christians however who do love god but have no love for either one or both of their parents and rightfully so.... Its like apples and oranges IMO

I would like for you to look back at your post and put yourself in the place of a pagan or an athiest or an agnostic. Then, I want you to put yourself into the place of an individual in any of these groups who have been told too many times that they will burn in hell. From there, see how your discussion looks. Now, I want you to see The diverse Christian movement for what it is and see that many, many So called Christians are as$holes who are afraid. They believe that God has told them that they must convert.THey have a quota and they try to scare people of different spiritual beliefs. It sucks and it's wrong. Your analogy was offensive, and I don't believe you meant it that way. I have many friends, pagan, athiest and agnositic. Not a single one puts me, as a Christian, into the same catagory as those idiots who believe that God will strike them if they question anything. I personally, think that many atheists, agnostics, and Pagans are more Christ like than folks who call themselves Christian. And, If I viewed the God that I love they way some "Christians" view Him, I couldn't love him. I couldn't follow him. I don't fear him. I respect Him. Sorry so lengthy. I hope you understand what I am trying to say. BTW, I get a little tired of being told that I am less than Christian because I don't call myself born again, because I believe in gay rights, because I believe that all good people go to heaven, because I believe in other versions of scripture, because I believe in Christ's words and not Paul's. What would Jesus do? Sorry for the rant. Continue, please. LOL

I don't understand atheists and their compulsion to proof that God doesn't exist per se. If HE really doesn't exist, why bother? What are they afraid of? I wouldnt invest my time arguing that star x in x galaxy doesn't exist unless there would be something bothering me about that star, and I would have to argue it away. I totaly respect agnostics, because they basically say 'I dunno, maybe yes, maybe no', but they don't have that missionary zeal to prove HIS non-existence. Emanuel Kant said that by using his reason he couldn't proof that God exists, but he couldn't disprove it either. I like that.

Not really comparable, as atheists KNOW that they're parents exist, they know them, they have been looked after by them and they have physical hard evidence for it. And because most peoples parents don't promise them hell for eternity if they do something wrong...

You're kidding right? Again the question begs to be answered why is it that Christian's, followed by their chosen few, feel they are the only people who are entitled to things that are good and right? Atheists do not believe in the same things that others believe in but they still believe in something (however they choose to term it, it is right for them) and they are not monsters by any stretch of the imagination. Some of them that I have met are more humble and sincere than 98% of the so called Christians I have run across.

Ofcourse everyone loves their parents. It is not because one is an atheist he or she have no love or respect for her parents. Everyone was born with feelings so no matter if you have a religion or not doesn't exempt you from loving your parents. Atheist are not heartless.

[i]Hi Tey, I am sure they love their parents and it has nothing to do with what they believed! I have meet several people who never attend masses or not active in religious organizations but they have a great heart also, I even encounter one person who is donation one of his pensions in a University to support poor and deserving students and with his money, a lot of those students are very successful now in their endeavor! So, whatever they believed has nothing to do with their relationship to their loved ones and friends![/i]

I think the comparision is wrong. An atheist maynot believe in God, but that does not mean he has no emotions for his parents or family. Maybe they are more attached to their parents because their love is undivided. Believing in something or someone and loving the family are poles apart.

Hi Teyjatt, Your analogy to God as a parent is one I've heard before. I can see why it works if you believe in God and believe he is your Creator. So loving Him like a parent is entirely reasonable and the analogy works for you. However, to an atheist who does not believe there is a God who is their creator, the concept of loving Him as a parent is ridiculous. Atheists love just their parents like they love their parents. They don't have an extra sort of parent in God to love like a parent. In terms of some of the slightly hostile responses you've had on here, I think this was exactly what you should have expected when you started a threat ostensibly in response to 'people thinking Christians only attend Church out of fear', and used as your main attempt at argument the provocative question: 'do atheists not love their parents?'.