Why does so many atheist here who don't believe in God hate God?

[Miracles]

You see if I knew that some people believed that a Giant snowman roam the earth every Tuesday night I wouldn't be mad at them. Theoretically that must what have been believers like to atheists but soo many of them in fact hate believers and God.

If you don't believe in something that other people believe why must you hate it? You can't hate something that you think don't exist. I for one would not even bother to hate neither the people who believe in a giant snowman roaming every Tuesday night nor would I hate the giant snowman.

I just think that deep inside they hate the idea of God in their guts but they do not sincerely believe that God doesn't exist. You can't hate what you think doesn't exist.

Believers are no harm to society in fact they bring a lot of help to society. That's one of the reason that governments allow them. Governments would not allow dangerous ideals to spread such as religious terrorism.

[nopasties]

I hate god because the devil sends me weekly checks in the mail to.

[Miracles]

I see you don't even have the intellectual to answer why you hate God Look into your subconscious mind then if you could

[Ulyaoth]

Judging from most atheists I've seen in life and online, probably because they can't just let religious people be, which ends up annoying religious people going about things they just always do and believe and makes those nasty old religious people hurt their feelings.

[Miracles]

Judging from most atheists I've seen in life and online, probably because they can't just let religious people be, which ends up annoying religious people going about things they just always do and believe and makes those nasty old religious people hurt their feelings.

Yes but that's no answer, the question is why just can't they let believers be?
I wouldn't be mad at people who think a coconut tree as a deity . I mean it must have been what believers like to them.

[KingOfTheIsles]

What I want to know is why those damn atheists hate freedom.

[DekuTrash]

What I want to know is why those damn atheists hate freedom.

Liberate them!

[The Count(er)]

Believers are no harm to society in fact they bring a lot of help to society. That's one of the reason that governments allow them. Governments would not allow dangerous ideals to spread such as religious terrorism.

Umm, various government types are responsible for some of the most terrible things we've ever seen, I'm a little less foolish than to just trust that they're doing the right thing without taking a thourough look first, although, I'm not sure hate is the right word to use, at least not for the majority, but certainly we have no reason not to criticise every problem that anything has, and just like, as you said, you don't need to hate something to not believe in it, you also don't need to hate something to criticise it. This goes for everything, not just religion, but religion does seem to have quite a few problems that people just don't seem to want to change, it's not really god that's hated, it's all that other stuff that's tacked on, what exactly is tacked on depends on the religion.

What I want to know is why those damn atheists hate freedom.

Which ones? Or were you not serious?

[The Devil's Sergeant]

What I want to know is why those damn atheists hate freedom.

This puzzles me too, I cannot figure out why so many of my co nonbelievers subscribe subscribe to left wing ideologies that dominate people as cruelly religion does.

[RussoAmiTurristo]

This puzzles me too, I cannot figure out why so many of my co nonbelievers subscribe subscribe to left wing ideologies that dominate people as cruelly religion does.

Ignorant people usually switch out religion for something else that's just as bad as religion because they don't know any better. Their simple minds can only grapple simple ideas which include religion, hate, racism, and class-conflict.

P.S. I don't hate god. God is good for some people. Choose your own philosophy in life. I personally don't think god exists.

[nopasties]

Proselytizing has traditionally come from the religious side and still does here in the states.

I do not care what people believe just have some respect and resposibility in it's expression.

[Visna]

Yes but that's no answer, the question is why just can't they let believers be?

Because sometimes believers won't let non-believers be, perhaps?

[CtrlAltDe1337]

Because sometimes believers won't let non-believers be, perhaps?

But if someone told me "believe in a giant snowman that roams around every Tuesday night," I wouldn't be mad at them. Just walk on. If I think the snowman doesn't exist, how can I hate him, or even care for that matter?

[Phier]

But if someone told me "believe in a giant snowman that roams around every Tuesday night," I wouldn't be mad at them. Just walk on. If I think the snowman doesn't exist, how can I hate him, or even care for that matter?

We have people killing people daily because they don't believe in their version of a giant snowman.

We have other people trying to get creationism taught in schools because their snow man supposedly doesn't like evolution.

We have more people trying to make blasphemy a crime so you can't say mean things about snowmen.

A few days ago we had 4 Christians who were converted Muslims beheaded because they changed giant snow men and the believers in their old snow men couldn't allow that.

And again is not the snowmen we hate but how members of the fruity little club act about their snowmen.

[Playfishpaste]

No atheist I know goes around saying "I hate god"

Given that, if god were to exist, I would dislike him quite a bit (the christian god), though that's another story. Since he doesn't exist to me, I have no feelings towards the guy.

I think you're thinking of anti-theists, and the reason they go around bothering believers is the same reasons believers go around preaching the word of god and trying to win converts. They believe they are improving society and getting rid of terrible ideas that can be very dangerous.

[chamaeleo]

I wouldn't be mad at people who think a coconut tree as a deity .

It's not the Tree I dislike. It's the small percentage of resident idiot monkeys who occasionally pelt me with coconuts (chock full of morality milk, no doubt), frequently engage in messy, wasteful food fights with apes in neighboring fruit trees, shake their heads sadly as they tell me I'm doomed to hell, and generally behave like selfish pricks because the Tree shall always forgive their every transgression.

There is more hate bound within the dense shell of a single coconut, than I have ever felt for God. Suck on that milk.

[Habelo]

It's not the Tree I dislike. It's the small percentage of resident idiot monkeys who occasionally pelt me with coconuts (chock full of morality milk, no doubt), frequently engage in messy, wasteful food fights with apes in neighboring fruit trees, shake their heads sadly as they tell me I'm doomed to hell, and generally behave like selfish pricks because the Tree shall always forgive their every transgression.

There is more hate bound within the dense shell of a single coconut, than I have ever felt for God. Suck on that milk.

omfg perfect metaphor

[Niles Crane]

Yes but that's no answer, the question is why just can't they let believers be?
I wouldn't be mad at people who think a coconut tree as a deity . I mean it must have been what believers like to them.

Quite possibly because for centuries it was the other way round. Believers couldn't just let non-believers be.

As for me, I really couldn't care less as an atheist. I'm not one for discussing the validity of someone's lifestyle because they believe in something like a god.

[Imperator Romani]

Believers are no harm to society in fact they bring a lot of help to society. That's one of the reason that governments allow them. Governments would not allow dangerous ideals to spread such as religious terrorism.

Ah, you're gonna feel some heat from that one.

But I wonder why atheists sometimes try to break other's belief in God. They will and moan about how they don't try to convert others to atheism, and rightfully so, as convert is seeking out to do so. But they do try to break your religion sometimes, using their "superior intellect and logic". But I'm gonna feel some heat from this as well, and it's all going to break down into why this and why that eventually. I mean, if they didn't care, why would they get involved in heated debates time and time again, unless it's just to prove you wrong.

And Visna, that's a sometimes. Not even a most of the time. That's a minority that pester you like that. I and many other Christians don't seek out atheists. When asked we tell our beliefs, but other than that we don't spread our faith. I may invite an atheist to church once, but after they say no I leave em be and hope they manage to do it on their own.

[Visna]

And Visna, don't classify all believers under that category. I and many other Christians don't seek out atheists. When asked we tell our beliefs, but other than that we don't spread our faith. I may invite an atheist to church once, but after they say no I leave em be and hope they manage to do it on their own.

You may not. But some do. Some even go as far as shooting doctors out of belief in some fairytale written for and by some Middle Eastern sheepherders.
When religion infringes on society in general and on individuals in particular, atheists tend to rightfully get annoyed. And religion has been the primary excuse for all kinds of atrocious behaviour in the past, and still is in some places. That gets on the nerves of atheists and even reasonable theists.

And in answer to the threadtitle. I can't think of a single atheist who hates God. It's hard to hate an (according to atheists) non-existent being. It's a lot easier to "hate" people who let their belief in this non-existant being rule not only their own lives, but try to rule the lives of others.