Atheists - most distrusted minority in the US (64)
Nidifugous: This week, I heard twice that Atheists are the most distrusted group in the U.S. right along with rapists. Second most distrusted group are Muslims. This was from a gallup poll.
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
wellllll imho. i have a few friends who are atheists. they are very chill people.but jus cz they dont have a faith or belief does not mean they should be distrusted. never judge a book by its cover. its like bein a stereotype and sayin not all muslims are terrorists but all terrorist are muslims. "media quote"
i am a catholic myself. but still. if ur not tryin to convert me or preach to me or tryin to kill me. then i can say. well ur good people
ps - ganja brain talkin
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psygnar: wellllll imho. i have a few friends who are atheists. they are very chill people.but jus cz they dont have a faith or belief does not mean they should be distrusted. never judge a book by its cover. its like bein a stereotype and sayin not all muslims are terrorists but all terrorist are muslims. "media quote"
i am a catholic myself. but still. if ur not tryin to convert me or preach to me or tryin to kill me. then i can say. well ur good people
ps - ganja brain talkin
i am a catholic myself. but still. if ur not tryin to convert me or preach to me or tryin to kill me. then i can say. well ur good people
ps - ganja brain talkin
That's how I see it also. I found it rather scary that that is how people think. Hopefully that will change.------ This thread is Archived ------
Nidifugous: This week, I heard twice that Atheists are the most distrusted group in the U.S. right along with rapists. Second most distrusted group are Muslims. This was from a gallup poll.
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
I would say anyone can be moral. This is whether they are an atheist, agnostic, or a true believer.Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
As far as trusting someone goes, I base that on what they say and what they do. I don' t usually base it on their belief system though. Having a belief system is only useful if I follow it.
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Nidifugous: This week, I heard twice that Atheists are the most distrusted group in the U.S. right along with rapists. Second most distrusted group are Muslims. This was from a gallup poll.
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Maybe it has less to do with morality and more to do with not needing group belonging, or a pragmatism which might threaten how some people make sense of their world.
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jac_the_gripper: Maybe it has less to do with morality and more to do with not needing group belonging, or a pragmatism which might threaten how some people make sense of their world.
those people should smoke pot to clear their minds a little. cz imo i think they are very cloudy
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Nidifugous: This week, I heard twice that Atheists are the most distrusted group in the U.S. right along with rapists. Second most distrusted group are Muslims. This was from a gallup poll.
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
So I suppose those fine folk in the Westboro Baptist Church are trusted above atheists? I'd like to know who commissioned the poll and who did they actually poll....My bet is that it was conducted in the bible belt on a Sunday morning in church! pffft!
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justjim63: So I suppose those fine folk in the Westboro Baptist Church are trusted above atheists? I'd like to know who commissioned the poll and who did they actually poll....My bet is that it was conducted in the bible belt on a Sunday morning in church! pffft!
my thoughts exactly i think
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My opinion is that there is a majority of believers in the U.S. who thinks that this allows them to judge others.
And that doesn't make them different than some U.S. atheists.
And that doesn't make them different than some U.S. atheists.
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GUZMAN1: My opinion is that there is a majority of believers in the U.S. who thinks that this allows them to judge others.
And that doesn't make them different than some U.S. atheists.
And that doesn't make them different than some U.S. atheists.
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Nidifugous: This week, I heard twice that Atheists are the most distrusted group in the U.S. right along with rapists. Second most distrusted group are Muslims. This was from a gallup poll.
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Would you trust someone who has been lying for 2000 years?
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If people live good lives, it should not matter whether they are joined a religion or not.
But people generally only trust what they understand. They understand organised religion, preferably their own.
Anything outside of that is treated with mistrust.
But people generally only trust what they understand. They understand organised religion, preferably their own.
Anything outside of that is treated with mistrust.
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Nidifugous: This week, I heard twice that Atheists are the most distrusted group in the U.S. right along with rapists. Second most distrusted group are Muslims. This was from a gallup poll.
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?
Does one need to believe in God to be moral? No, but it probably helps.
People used to wrongly believe that there was a man in the sky watching everything you do, and now in the Atheist West there literally is a man in the sky watching everything you do. We've gone from a Christian state to a surveillance state.
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Obstinance_Works: Does one need to believe in God to be moral? No, but it probably helps.
People used to wrongly believe that there was a man in the sky watching everything you do, and now in the Atheist West there literally is a man in the sky watching everything you do. We've gone from a Christian state to a surveillance state.
People used to wrongly believe that there was a man in the sky watching everything you do, and now in the Atheist West there literally is a man in the sky watching everything you do. We've gone from a Christian state to a surveillance state.
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Obstinance_Works: Does one need to believe in God to be moral? No, but it probably helps.
People used to wrongly believe that there was a man in the sky watching everything you do, and now in the Atheist West there literally is a man in the sky watching everything you do. We've gone from a Christian state to a surveillance state.
People used to wrongly believe that there was a man in the sky watching everything you do, and now in the Atheist West there literally is a man in the sky watching everything you do. We've gone from a Christian state to a surveillance state.
Instead of Holy God we have Big Brother.
Instead of priests and doctrine we have lawyers and regulation.
Instead of Jesus we have Obama.
Instead of heresy we have political incorrectness.
Instead of sermons we have propaganda.
Instead of morality we have self-interest.
Instead of spiritualism we have hedonism.
Instead of love thy neighbour we have love thy self.
Instead of humility we have narcissism.
For so many reasons people are less trustable under Atheism. The flock no longer polices itself, and it was inevitable that without faith in God some people would then elevate themselves to the position of Masters of the Universe.
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I know God fearing people who are anything but moral. I also know people who are not religious who are actually decent people.
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From the perspective of owning a small business I much prefer working for the religious. They're better at paying the bills(and on time)and don't try to swindle you as much... except the Muslims and Jews who always try to haggle, in fact, you can totally trust in them to haggle. However, you can appeal to Muslims through their sense of honour. Tell the Muslim you don't want his money and that he has dishonoured himself by trying to cheat you and his attitude will do a 180 and he will overpay the bill if anything.
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Capitol Hill, paid for this poll
they are the ones most distrusted in USA.
they are the ones most distrusted in USA.
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joey987: I would say anyone can be moral. This is whether they are an atheist, agnostic, or a true believer.
As far as trusting someone goes, I base that on what they say and what they do. I don' t usually base it on their belief system though. Having a belief system is only useful if I follow it.
As far as trusting someone goes, I base that on what they say and what they do. I don' t usually base it on their belief system though. Having a belief system is only useful if I follow it.
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jac_the_gripper: Maybe it has less to do with morality and more to do with not needing group belonging, or a pragmatism which might threaten how some people make sense of their world.
Interesting. So it boils down to fear of their paradigm collapsing. That's actually a really good point. Last night I went and watched some videos on youtube on the subject and I think you're on to something judging by the variety of clips.
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Why is that so. Any ideas? Do people think that one can only be moral if one believes in God?