Why The Hostility Towards Believers?

[Theland]

Scientists who follow the evidence, and conclude that evolution and abiogenesis, and even the origin of the universe, required an intelligent designer, run the risk of losing their research funding, or even their jobs.
The prevailing attitude amongst the purse holders, is that only a materialistic view in science will be tolerated, regardless of the evidence.
Sadly it is the groups that shout loudest and remain in favour with the universities, who mould public opinion, and so the truth struggles to find a voice.
Do not fall for it. Think for yourself and read the bible for yourself. Check out Christian apologists, such as Chuck Missler on YouTube and give the evidence a fair hearing.
It is your future that is at stake.

[THECORBYLOON]

Why would an "intelligent designer" with the ability to create everything in the universe be that lazy they couldn't be bothered to create the finished articles on earth?

[Khandro]

Corby, You've already just ask that and I have just answered,
but looking back above, surely only complete airheads would dismiss 2,000 years of Christianity on the basis of a few daft J,Ws occasionally knocking on their doors.

[naomi24]

Theland, //Think for yourself and read the bible for yourself.//

I have - and I do. Try it.

[THECORBYLOON]

KHANDRO, you answered my first question by suggesting God might be lazy, I then asked WHY that would be the case. They are different questions.

[Khandro]

Because "nature" is extremely efficient.

[THECORBYLOON]

KHANDRO, the earth is about 4,500,000,000 years old and homo sapiens have been around only for about the last 200,000 of them.

Nature doesn't sound "extremely efficient" to me!

[Khandro]

Really !?

[Gromit]

Some, not all, believers are hostile and disrespectful of others who do not share their beliefs.
Instead of accepting that someone else has come to a different opinion, they instead belittle and insult non believers. And when people get fed up of being badgered by then, and tell them to mind their own business, the zealots act the victim and claim persecution.

// losing their research funding, or even their jobs. //
Money that has been allocated to scientific research should not be used to support any faith. If public money has been diverted in such a way, then those responsible should rightly not get any future funding. If christians want to do reaearch, they should fund it themselves. Having said that, I do not believe anyones funding has been cut because the scientist is also religious.

[THECORBYLOON]

You think that taking just under 4.5 thousand million years for homo sapiens to appear is extremely efficient? Could God not have made a better job Himself?

[vulcan42]

Corby, Khandro has answered you. After years of research he's come to the conclusion that God is lazy, we can't argue with such insight.

[THECORBYLOON]

VULCAN, you're right of course. I feel more than a wee bit foolish now...

[whiskeryron]

One of the things I question with the creation of homo sapiens is which designer in their right mind would put the lavatory in the entertainment area ?

[Mamyalynne]

Hostility and squabbling has unfortunately not been lost from the original design however it was arrived at.

What a waste of energy. Just live.

[Khandro]

Vulcan; There's a lot to be said for laziness, as long as it is combined with intelligence. The famous 19th century Prussian Field Marshall von Moltke put them at the top of his list of officers, he said of the intelligent and lazy, I make them my Commanders because they make things happen and find the easiest way to accomplish the mission.

[keyplus90]

I will not call it hostility but confusion. Because in my mind all of the atheists are confused. They do not know what they do or do not believe.

[HansUrbancka]

keyplus....Think very carefully about the following :-

You have said..."atheists are confused. They do not know what they do or do not believe."

Could it be the case that Believers are the really confused ones because they are unable to prove what they believe.

Hans.

[Zacs-Master]

That’s just it tho Hans; if you believe in something, you believe in it irrespective of the tsunami of evidence against it.

[naomi24]

Keyplus believes that attack is the best form of defence - never understanding that when his opponent knows what Keyplus really believes …..it isn’t.

[Khandro]

Give 'em Hell Keyplus