But doesn’t that actually remind you of some religious people as well?
Over on the religion forum, I get the same self righteousness from people because I’m Catholic. It’s the “you haven’t read scripture like I have” tone. No matter how many references one posts, they are better.
Catholics are intellectually inferior even when one shows not to be. We are hinted to be, stupid, idol worshipers, sheep etc.
I’m not sure that this isn’t a Christian thing as well.
Sounds like it might be a “human” (ie, sin nature) thing, not a “Christian” or “atheist” thing.
I get the same self righteousness from people because I’m Catholic. It’s the “you haven’t read scripture like I have” tone.
Same here....
My Response:
We ALL die and their will be only ONE Judge...God.
You are my Christian brother or sister, with whom I agree on the major points of faith, and disagree with on tiny minor traditions. As long as Christ is the cornerstone, what we hang on the walls to decorate are minor quibbles. If we spent less time inside the faith with silly bickering, we would have more time to look outside the faith for our real enemies.
“Catholics are intellectually inferior.....”
Don’t forget we are also a bunch of Pope-worshipping drunks whose central/southern European roots are suspect.
I have two Evangelical co-workers who have been repeatedly warned by the boss not to proselytize in the workplace. Naturally, I’m their favorite target. They are both convinced that they can overthrow the Vatican in less than an hour after their plane lands in Rome.
Anyway, why are so many atheists (`anti-theists’) so snappish and ill-behaved toward believers? I thought intellectual superiority would confer a certain serenity for having risen one’s self above the superstitious rabble.
I'm not sure it isn't as Catholic thing as well. I attend a prayer group[ with mostly Catholics, and every other religion (Buddishm, Islam, Taoism) is accepted and A-OK; but those silly,ridiculous, fundamentalist prots !!! (I've actually heard that very phrase!) Just saying.
I think it's a human thing to divide ourselves into groups, and put everyone else into those "others". It gives a feeling of security.
***Over on the religion forum, I get the same self righteousness from people because I’m Catholic. It’s the “you haven’t read scripture like I have” tone. No matter how many references one posts, they are better.
Catholics are intellectually inferior even when one shows not to be. We are hinted to be, stupid, idol worshipers, sheep etc.***
People are often very small minded; in other words, they adopt a view that is easy to define, or at least to say, and revert back to primitive killer ape behaviours - it’s OUR clan, OUR land, OUR way of doing things and all else is bad. The sectarian postings that we see actually kind of overcome some of that as varying opposing forces form a truce as the iconoclasts band together against the Christians. It was no different from the Byzantine iconoclasts in the 700’s to the Reformation iconoclasts in the latter half of the second millennium.
**Over on the religion forum, I get the same self righteousness from people because I’m Catholic. It’s the “you haven’t read scripture like I have” tone. No matter how many references one posts, they are better.**
It’s happened to me too.
“Be not afraid. Have faith.” — Words from today’s Gospel.