Why Religious People Are Afraid of Atheists
Religious people are afraid of atheists because atheists don't follow their program. Imagine having lived your whole life being indoctrinated with ideas related to following a religion and then having someone challenge the very core of who you think you are. It's probably really scary. When we ask religious people questions, even simple ones, we often get a visceral, angry reaction that comes from fear. Many religious people have been taught to be wary of outsiders or non-chosen people, to the point that they don't know how to relate to anyone outside their own group. This is a sad state of affairs because we're all people sharing the same planet, regardless of our beliefs or lack thereof. Why would any religion tell its followers to be suspicious of outsiders? As atheists, we're all too familiar with being viewed as strange, untrustworthy, immoral, amoral, heathen people. Religions do this because they have a lot to lose if their followers don't believe their...