Why do atheists so adamantly defend their viewpoint? What purpose could it serve, and if it doesn't serve any purpose, why bother?

"Why do atheists so adamantly defend their viewpoint? What purpose could it serve, and if it doesn't serve any purpose, why bother?"

I don't LOL

I couldn't careless what anyone thinks

I am here for shi@ and giggles

I love tormenting the troll who have no lives here.

You should see their reactions!

It funny!

XD

I'm an atheist and yet I agree with you completely. The only time I would ever do anything that might be called, "defending my viewpoint" is when someone asks a question here.

Not believing in God just isn't an issue to me, it's not really any part of what I am any more than not believing in fairies is.

It does serve a purpose. My viewpoints are for people to think. At least the ones who are open-minded about it. I defend my viewpoints because my viewpoints are based on logic and reason.

Why do (insert other religion, practically Christians) so adamantly defend their viewpoint?

Well, because they think their right and become defensive when someone says that they're right.

Because theists want their beliefs to hold sway over us. And their beliefs are demonstrably false.

Suppose I am your mayor and I believe that red hats are lucky and so I propose an ordinance that would make red hat wearing compulsory and which would severely punish anyone not wearing a red hat. Would you not vociferously oppose this? Even if you don't care about hats, there is sufficient grounds that I am nuts for you to not want this to become law.

Well, I have seen it serve a purpose as people read things that they never learned in church, look them up, see that we don't lie for JEsus, and begin moving away.

I've seen extreme fundamentalist go to militant atheism in their outrage.

you who probably got a flu shot, who try and remove the basic human rights from people you do not like, much like North Korea or Saudi Arabia, who will lie under oath in court thinking that lying for your faith/fantasy is justified.

There are very good reasons we defend our view point, we do not want you to turn this country into North Korea, Saudi Arabia or iraq.

I don't defend my viewpoint, I state it

umm.. you're saying people shouldn't defend their viewpoints?????

i can understand since most christians never seek to justify their belief with solid evidence but just shift the burden to atheists to prove a negative.

Because some religious people just don't get it. Case in point... You.

Here's why:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-athei...