Atheist = Evils...??? You agreed..???

Believing "a person is evil if he has no religion" is pretty bigoted, actually. As bigotry is rather evil, you might consider what Jesus had to say about tending to the beam in your eye before criticizing the mote in your brother's. One need not have religion to be good, nor does having religion prevent one from being evil.

I would not call athiests evil, I would call those in that Yahoo room who were insulting others evil. No one should ever insult or put down anyone for their beliefs or lack of beliefs. I am an agnostic. I do not believe in God but I also do not disbelieve. I'm open to proof, if that proof ever shows itself to me. Having studied several religions in my life, I'd have to say that I'm closer to Buddhism than any other religion but I have never, nor will I ever, put anyone down for believing differently than I do. That has nothing to do with religion, it has to do with being an azzhole. I was raised in the Christian faith and I never saw it written anywhere that Christians should argue or berate anyone with different beliefs. Those who do are actually not acting as Christians. Now, on the opposite side, Athiests also have nothing written that says they must insult or berate those who believe for those beliefs. Anyone who does that, whether they are Athiests, Agnostics, or they follow an established religion, are just nasty people. Everyone, no matter what, is entitled to have their own belief and should be able to have that belief without anyone insulting or berating them. That's how I feel about it, anyway.

I don't know that I would go so far as to call them evil. I believe atheist who lash out at God and religion have been hurt some time in their past and blame God. This is their way of getting back at Him by trying to convince others that there is no God. They need our prayers, not our hate.

NO! I don't agree. I think people are free to believe in whatever they'd like, so long as they don't try to push whatever THEY believe on ME!. I am not religious at all, but I don't call myself an atheist - just because I feel like A LOT of atheists CAN be close minded (not to stereotype at all, just out of the ones that I've met). But not having a religion does NOT mean you are evil - otherwise I would be evil! (By the way, I'm slightly offended by this discussion..Hmmph). I can't say I'm ATHEIST but likewise with BELIEVING in god, I think the same rules apply to NOT believing in god: you just can't prove it. And also, just because you don't believe in organized religion doesn't mean you're not spiritual and driven by spirituality (it's just a different kind, I guess). Anyway, this rant probably does not make sense but my answer to your original question is NO!

Tushavi- Atheists are an interesting group of folks to be certain. I suppose I should share my experiences before I delve into my thoughts on your assertion that they are evil people. I have one friend who grew up in a fairly mainstream religious household, later became Pagan in his later life, and now is an Atheist. Though we disagree in several points I would say we have a good friendship because we've always been able to speak openly and honestly. We respect that others have the right to believe what they wish, though I admit every now and then he does develop an overly "more persecuted than thou" attitude and I simply try to shrug it off because he is a wonderful source of information for knowledge in general. And in all fairness, most everyone who is outside of the mainstream orthodox faiths are generally persecuted. Just as most outsiders of a culture become targets. The second Atheist that comes to mind is a person who was a long time Pagan and Ceremonial Magician. He at some point became an Atheist, my guess is that he falls into a special group of persecuted people (those in the military who are not Christian). Even though the handbook recognizes all Pagan faiths, the military has always had mandatory chapel (a Christian service), and now they have instituted a test on the subject which effects the performance review of soldiers. So in this I can understand why one might pull away from faith/religion all together. However, the issue we had when trying to discuss anything was that he went on the attack against anyone who dared to mention their spiritual beliefs. I didn't care what he believed or didn't believe but by the Goddess I wasn't going to just drop my beliefs because he said I should. I also had issues with his arguments of science is everything. I have a bachelors degree in science but that does not make me any less spiritual. Our main bone of contention came when I pointed out that most of the scientists of yesterday and today are theist. It rubbed his fur the wrong way and I've not heard from him since. Though I do not believe in polarizing anything for the sake of discussion we'll just address the extremes. You either have those who are accepting of everything or those who are accepting of nothing. Both can lead to extremism, and most isms simply are not productive. In the case of Atheists who target chat rooms of other beliefs, well it speaks to me about their lack of understanding. Most who troll like that are simply doing it for shock value. Some may very well not even be an Atheist. My typical response to such people are to ask "If you don't believe in what I believe in, don't believe anyone is going to hell or heaven, is reincarnated, etc then what difference does it make to you what I believe". You see, if someone is an Atheist and holds no belief in a higher power most do not care if you do or not, so long as you are not pushing your agenda on them. This is the case with most who are accepting of others. For me, I will never hate a person simply for their beliefs, or even when they attack mine. I'm very secure in what I believe and for my journey it doesn't matter what another person is or is not. As for people being "evil" because they have no religion, well people are evil regardless. And that is funny because typically that is an Atheist argument (so I've seen in the past) that only people with religion are evil. (Search Youtube and you'll find a lot of Atheist material that puts that spin on their belief). The reality is that regardless of religion or lack of religion people can choose what they are going to do. Some of the most evil people on earth had religion, and some of the most evil people on earth had no religion. They made a choice. To blame it though on their religion or lack of religion gives them a cop out. It takes away personal responsibility. I don't agree with that line of thinking because we are all responsible for what we decide to do in life. Namaste-Anora

I feel intolerance is evil, no matter where it comes from. It is the source of pain and wars. If an atheist is intomerant to those who believe in a God, there´s evil (if you want to call it that way, although I personally don´t much like that word). A person who dpoes not accept that other people are equally right to not believe in God are as intolerant ( and evil) as the others. If there is a God, would he accept that a person will hate another and call him/her evil for his/her beliefs or lack of them? I hope not. If you have a religion, why are you insulting here those who don´t believe and call them evil? Watch out. You might be as bad as they are. Take care and be careful with pride.

Regardless of Faith / Religion or lack of any, it is wise to turn your back and not indulge in any confrontation with anyone. Both sides only want to ridicule the other and may it lead to war. Atheist think for themselves and sees things based on facts. Religious don't think and repeat what is told to them. If you told an atheist to kill he would think first. If the religious is told to kill by the leader of the flock in God's name, there would't be any hesitation. Take your pick and you will see the evil one

No! anyone who will demean another's faith is disrespectful, not evil.Along with these a$$holes , there are many "religious" people who demean other religions too! There are many Atheists who respect other's views. These a$$holes give Atheists a bad name! No I don't think Atheist=Evil.The problem is a personal thing.many Think by putting other's views it makes them look superior when it does the opposite. A wise person accepts that there are many religious paths. And not All are for everyone. And that many , many good people choose not to follow Any religious path at all. But all this name calling is infantile!

No, I think there are plenty of evidence that many, so called religious, are way more evil. Think of the persecutions of the Inquisition and the Salem witch trials...

Have you ever thought about how funny this subject is? If God is there he doesn't need our protection. If there is no God what does it matter? I was brought up to respect all people's beliefs and that each believes what is necessary to his life. Surly God is big enough and powerful enough to take care of each. Ego rules people who think they are superior to others no matter their beliefs.

I disagree that Atheist people are evil... They may be misguided but not evil. Take for example the EX-BF of one of my friends. He keeps on bashing others' faith and religions, and keep yapping and yapping like a "She-Dog" that he doesn't believe in GOD and he's too good to believe in such foolishness. One day a group of people had enough of his She Dogging. Took him to have a good talk with him. Strapped him on a chair binded by a chain and stripped out of clothes, and washed with icy cold water every hour for almost a day. Those guys showed him a world without GOD for several hours. He howled, whimpered, and crapped himself for those hours. He cried for help to "Guess Who?" GOD many times. (And he said he didn't believe in such foolishness...) But in those dark hours he cried for help to a being he believed was a fiction. He walked out (survived) of that world without GOD, renewed with new understanding of respect. Those guys guided him on his belief and respect. Now he doesn't bashes other people's faith. He's not evil just misguided.

No. I don't believe that Atheist is evil. Do you know why? Atheist or Christian are same people in all aspect of life. There are also Christians that are evil and some are good. The same as Atheist-- some are good and some are evil, so don't ever think that Atheist is general evil. It does not mean that a person who does not believe in God is evil... no! maybe, some will think that Atheist is evil because of what they believe of not believing in God-- of course, it is insulting and annoying for the part of the "believers"-- it is because Atheist don't believe in God-- so, those who believe in God thought they have already been insulted by the Atheist which is not--- it just that Atheist has their own belief. Of course, they will laugh-- because they are atheist-- for them is funny because that is what they believe.

I think anyone who laughs at someone else because of their religion or lack of religion is disrespectful but would not class them as evil.

As a scientist, i do not believe anything without proof. If I am asked to believe something by any religion, the first question I would ask is why should I believe? And if I am provided with list of benefits, then I would ask for proofs or the process with which I can verify that these benefits actually will materialise. I am sure nobody would be able to give you such process because they only propagate blind faiths for which they have no proofs. Science is about verifying facts through a series of processes laid down by the scientists. I strongly believe that life is governed by a precise scientific processes. That is why sunrise, sunset, summer, winter, rainy season all such natural thing occur with a good degree of precision. So If there is a God, than there must a process through which we must experience or reach Him.

Absolutely not!! That is completely absurd. Everyone has a basic right to judge for themselves what they believe in for themselves. Not everyone is Christian and not being Christian does not make someone "evil". That's just plain stupid. There is no one "right" religion and there is no "wrong" belief.

I've been on the Yahoo message boards - the religious section is full of trolls and others who like to incite online fights by posting mean things. Quite a number of them happen to be religious, but you'll never catch me claiming that Christians/Muslims/Jews are evil just because a small number of them happen to be posting inflammatory content about atheism or other religions. All people are capable of being rude, mean, and just plain nasty towards others. Atheists are included in this. That does not mean atheism or atheists in general are bad. So no, I don't agree. As a matter of fact, I couldn't disagree more.

I dont agree on that because there are some people that try to seek for answers and te chruch could not find an answer to their questions. As much as those people will not make something bad to the society them they are not evil.

I don't think atheist are necessarily evil. I do believe they think themselves to be wise when they're anything but. Of course they're entitled to their opinion, but anyone who can look at the wonders of the universe and not see intelligence behind it doesn't seem too smart to me.

Well, for a person who uses too many question marks when writting and can't make a proper use of capital letters, I don't think that you have thought much before stating something lacking sense as that. I thinking that atheists are evil will make you feel happier, go on, but I think you need to think twice before stating something like that. Doesn't your religion say something about respecting others? -I suppose it doesn't, but just in case-. Well, everyone has different opinions and different beliefs, and not believing in religions is something completely normal, as religions don't have a solid base to support any of the things they state. Sorry if you felt offended by people in a forum, but this is the internet. You will have to get used to people not agreeing with you.

im not cristan but i agree , bnecause they dont belive in god what created the universe? big bang you say ? ok now what created the big bang? nebula you say ? ok what created that nublua? what created that thing that created the nebula? WHAT CREATED THAT WICH CREATED WICH CREATED THE NEBULA?? it will keep on going until you say "god" becuase , everything has to start somewhere and that somewhere is god END OF CASE all athiests are now proven wrong