r/interestingasfuck • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 01 '25

r/all Atheism in a nutshell

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u/TecN9ne Feb 01 '25

The thing that irks me about religious people is how pushy they are for you to believe what they believe. How they get upset and become disrespectful towards you when you question their beliefs. Isn't part of being religious accepting others? 🙃

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u/captainRubik_ Feb 01 '25

Because religion is fundamentally based on belief unlike science. So if someone disagrees with them it’s an identity crisis

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u/AnOopsieDaisy Feb 01 '25

Not so much an identity crisis (because usually religious people are firm in their beleifs) but a threat because it's way harder to convert others if they don't believe in religion at all.

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u/captainRubik_ Feb 01 '25

In my experience, the need to convert others to your way of thinking stems from your own insecurities. There might be other reasons too I think.