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If I express substantial doubt about the existence of a particular deity, does that mean I hate the deity?

Do religious people hate all the deities in which they do not believe? Is that why they accuse atheists of hating theirs?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Christians: the most confused humans on the planet.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Not for expressing doubts, but when you go out of your way to be blasphemous and insulting of the deity or the followers of the deity, it does beg the question if your behavior is not more motivated by hate than a simple disbelief. For example, I have no belief in Shiva, but do not try to insult Shiva nor the followers of Shiva.

    What else would you call the use of "pbuh" for FSM, the numbers of seriously twisted comments about Christ including someone accusing Christ of pedophilia? This behavior either stem from hatred, complete ignorance or complete lack of basic respect for others (which leads to horrible things like extermination of Jews, slavery, etc). What do you think the behavior stems from?

    Tao Man,

    So a self-proclaimed Taoist who wishes preachers would commit suicide is going to bark about Christians being confused. Are you going for irony or do you not recognize your own hypocrisy?

    Louis Wu,

    Hypocrisy anyone? "Fundies" and "narrow-minded"? That's like saying "Those n-word think everyone is racist." WOW! Here ladies and gentlemen is the logic of the "intellectually elite". BRAVO! Hatefully proclaim people as narrow-minded and "fundies" to show you are not hateful. I wish this was meant to be a joke, but clearly it is not.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    To Analyze The Mind Of The Religious Might Take Decades...

  • 9 years ago

    Nope.

    Doubt does not equate to hate.

  • 9 years ago

    No.

    No.

    aaaaaaaand no. (all three questions are a no for me)

    Have an exceptionally hate-void day :)

  • 9 years ago

    no, just means that you doubt it, doubt is not hate

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Fundies call everyone who disagrees with their narrow-minded views 'haters'.

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