As an agnostic why do people mock religious people?

People with mental and emotional problems tend to do that - attack people who see the world differently than them. Not just their ideas, but make it personal, illogical and just plain stupid. This is a human problem, and doesn't magically go away when someone stops believing in religious fairy tales - most nonbelievers still have fairy tales in other areas of their lives, especially politics.

A true atheist simply does not believe there is a god. A true atheist could not care less whether others do or not. Most atheists are not the least bit interested in mocking others because although they don't believe there is a god they do believe in free will and the right to choose.

Most of the criticism come from a different type of being. These are people who claim they don't believe but in reality, they are actually radical haters of God and all that follow him. It's not about believing, it is about rejecting religious concepts, and attacking anything representing God.

Because there are people who like to think their opinion is the right one. Seriously, how do we know who is right between religious and atheists? We don't have a proof of God's existence, but we don't have a proof that he (she, it, they?) doesn't exist either. We. Have. No. Idea. However, it doesn't even matter at this point. All that matters is to "form" an opinion (read: accept it from someone else without questioning it, simply because it seems right to you or you were "raised that way") and then tell everyone how open your eyes are and do your best to enlighten others (read: mock them in every way possible because they think differently than you), even when you can't say you are undoubtedly right and when no one is asking you to enlighten them (read: when no one gives a s#it about your beliefs). "Knowing the truth", whatever their version of "truth" is, makes people feel superior then others when they have no real way to rise up above others. It is a way for small people to feel bigger. Keep in mind that I am not referring to any specific group. There are people like this in every group gathered around one opinion, no matter what that opinion it is nor what subject does it deal with. Opinions about religion, politics, diet, looks, tastes in various arts, you name it. As long as there are two opinions about the same thing,supporters of each opinion will mock the other ones. It is destructing, but that's how it is. Our only cure for this is to each one of us individually learns to have respect to others as fellow humans, but that's hard when your ego is higher than it should be.

As an agnostic why do people mock religious people?

I've been agnostic for some time. At the same time when I see people mocking religion it offends me? Why do people feel the need to run down religious people and pretty much hate them? I get on certain social sites and observe different arguments because I like s

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'Beliefs' are a pathologically symptomatic infection of the imagination, the ego! Vanity!

Beliefs are caught and spread, not logically, willfully 'chosen'!

Each particular strain of belief; Jesus, Mohammad, Money, Power, nubian goats... whatever strain of 'belief'... is programmed (evolution) to infect whoever is not infected already!

And since the 'beliefs' are vanity, ego, when there are different strains in the area, they feel 'threatened', and respond symptomatically...

We are not talking mental health, here...

Most of the mocjerd of religion here are religious folks trying to make athiests look nasty and visa versa. Take what people say with a grain of salt.

I am a theist who says regularly that agnosticism is the only logical conclusion. But I am not logical any more than these atheist or atheist pretenders are.

I think one of the reasons is that 'Christians' in particular will needle agnostics and (particularly) atheists and ask ridiculous questions to attempt to influence them to believe. When it comes to other religions, it's now open season on Muslims. That's why religion is one of the dangers of this world. You are right to at least question whether there is a higher power 'in control' of us all.

Some people, insecure, don't like "secure" people.

Some people are upset by (religious) bigotry.

Related: "The Answer You're Looking for Is inside You," "For Couples Only," "Man, Master of His Destiny," "Superfreakonomics."

It's been traditional for the last 2000 years.

Oh I accept christians for who they are. I just mock their stupid beliefs. Same with Muslims and Jews. I do not have to respect their beliefs, only their right to have them.

persecute Christians?

that's a bit of a strong statement.

how are Christians persecuted?