max123987 wrote:
Because they are idiotic and feel that they have to prove what they believe no matter what. Even if it could harm the person in a horrendous way. The sad thing is that the majority of America are just like that. Over 60 % of people in America are of a form of Christianity thats not counting the other religions. I claim no religion because I am against the concept of being an idiot and living blindly on what a damn book says.
Read the bill of rights. If you're an idiot and don't know what that means its the first 10 amendments.
Here is part of the First amendment dealing with religion.
Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance; the concept is generally recognized also to include the freedom to change religion or not to follow any religion.[1] Freedom of religion is considered by many people and nations to be a fundamental human right.[2] Thomas Jefferson said (1807) "among the inestimable of our blessings, also, is that ...of liberty to worship our Creator in the way we think most agreeable to His will; ..."[3]
In a country with a state religion, freedom of religion is generally considered to mean that the government permits religious practices of other sects besides the state religion, and does not persecute believers in other faiths.
For more or the rest of the it
Ripplemagne wrote:
Trust me, I'm very familiar with the Constitution. Moreso than trivial pre-collegiate facts like "the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution." So, lets talk about the Constitution, shall we? Allow me to quote the First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
In other words, what you quoted from Wikipedia is a description of Freedom of Speech and is found nowhere in the Constitution. Though, I'll accept that you may have mixed up your ideas and meant to define Fredom of Speech rather than quote the First Amendment. We all make mistakes.
But your conclusion, thereafter, is highly flawed. There isn't a single point where the practice of evangelism is opposed. What it does oppose is making state religion, which means an official religion in which all citizens must abide by. This means that no law can be put in effect that tells you that you can only believe in a certain thing. However, it mentions nothing about individuals exercising the freedom of speech they're granted in that same amendment to try and sway your view on the subject.
Like I said, the First Amendment protects an individual from voicing their opinion. You are free to believe whatever you want, but everyone else is free to disagree with you and attempt to explain why they believe you're wrong.
By the way, do you plan on responding to the rest of my post or are you content dodging it?
Well, why are Christians so desperate to prove God?
Let me make a point, IT IS ILLEGAL TO TRY AND FORCE SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE IF THE PERSON DOES NOT WANT TO BELIEVE IT. IT GOES AGAINST THEIR RIGHTS. End of point. I don't try and force what I believe on others but I do say my opinions when I feel like it. I expect other people to do the same in the United States. It is ILLEGAL to force anything on anyone here in the US. That goes for everyone from a homeless guy with nothing to the President and everything in between. The main point is that it is a violation of a persons civil rights to force something upon the person. Whether it be religion or whether it be a crime or vice of some sorts.
RBRNR wrote:
Because atheists are over educated. They think there should be a scientific explanation for everything. I personally believe in God.
RBRNR wrote:
Because atheists are over educated. They think there should be a scientific explanation for everything. I personally believe in God.
RBRNR wrote:
Because atheists are over educated. They think there should be a scientific explanation for everything. I personally believe in God.
remember_him wrote:
Before I say anything I realize Im going to tick off loads of people, so let me just say Im not trying to this is just my honest logic.
remember_him wrote:
Anyways though I believe one of the reasons many athiests are so focused on disproving God and the creation theory is that if their right, they can live the way the choose and they can continue their life unaffected...
remember_him wrote:
but if the Christians are right and athiests are bound to go to hell for their disbelief, then they have a serious problem on their hands. The only way they can live without worrying constantly about going to hell is to have total belief that there is no god, and so they are often fierce and hateful toward Christians because if the Christians ARE right, where does that leave the Athiest?
remember_him wrote:
body hair is a massive contributor to survival, so why did we lose this HUGE advantage during evolution??? sure its gross but Natural selection could care less.
remember_him wrote:
some primates, such as apes, could overpower a human without the tiniest bit of difficulty, so why did we lose this advantage??? sure we have the power of knowledge, but why lose the strength???
remember_him wrote:
Natural Selection focuses on maximizing our attributes in EVERY AREA so why would we lose such great advantages?
remember_him wrote:
they have thicker bones, overpowering strength, body hair for extreme weather survival, brown eyes (( dominant gene because it increases vision, dark colors attract more sunlight allowing for better sight )), and black hair (( also attracts sunlight allowing easier aquisition of warmth ))! if anything we would mantain the basic body structure and anatomy and develop intelligence as an added bonus!
remember_him wrote:
My point is that if you delve deep, an 'invisible man' is about the most likely theory out there anyways, Natural Selection as a defence against religion is ridiculous because it disproves itself completely.
You missed the point I was making. I said it was illegal to FORCE anyone to do anything. Lets say you walked up to some one and preached about god and the bible and such, the person says to leave them alone about it for whatever reason they may have, but you keep going on, that is illegal tho not criminal it is still a civil matter of trying to "force" someone to believe in your religion. Now lets say you and a friend are just talking about religion and a person near by asks you not to talk about it for whatever reason, since you are not talking to the said person then its not illegal, may be rude if you continue to talk about it, but in that case it isn't illegal.
Because atheists are over educated. They think there should be a scientific explanation for everything. I personally believe in God.
This too. Some people are just logical thinkers. Me personally, I just can't grasp the idea of an invisible man who made us out of dust. Doesn't make sense. Where as, the theory that we've evolved from primates, that makes A LOT more sense to me.
Zen wrote:
You act like that's a bad thing. All progress is made through curiosity. Also, I do not think its possible to be "over educated". If so, how is that a bad thing? One should remain ignorant for the comfort?
RBRNR wrote:
It is a bad thing to me. I know over educated people, they're so smart they're stupid. They have so much book smarts, that they have very little common sense. Many of these people are depressed deep down, many of them are on meds, and many of them go to pschyatrists. They have a lackluster life and they need to dispute everything you say. They're not fun to be around and their love and friendships are too conditional. They're just "bleh" when you hang around with them.