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Insensitive Things People Say to Both Non-Believers and to Those of Faith

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When one, after years of experience, study, skepticism and critical thinking comes to conclusions about all things religion and whether or not gods, angels and demons exist, they get bombed with nonsensical and emotional challenges and accusations by those who still believe. 

On the other hand, those who have come to not believe or were never a believer need be careful of their own judgements on the beliefs of others. 

There are apologetics, rebuttals, whatabouteries and accusations aplenty, one both sides of emotional issues. 

The trick is to navigate them with understanding and acceptance of the experiences of others and mostly just leave them be. 

This life lesson is often learned after all other avenues of expression have been explored and found wanting. 

Note: All of the following, ON BOTH SIDEs are typical of comebacks when one finds themselves pushed into defense and survival mode with regards to one's beliefs or non-beliefs.

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Some are the following charges against non-believers are: 

You just hate God

Someone must have hurt you

It takes more faith to not believe than to believe

You just want to sin

You will have no reason to be moral

Who are you to question God?

Why do you have to tell everyone. Why not just keep it to yourself

You are just bashing believers

How dare you mock my faith

You have no hope

You can't see the wind can you?

I used to be an unbeliever like you but...

You just want to be your authority and God

What would it take to make you believe?

Atheism is just another Religion

So, we're just a clump of pond scum?

There are no atheists in foxholes

You'll find out when you are being cast into hell/Lake of Fire

I really fear for you

and so on...

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Bonus and Personal From BannedHWA

"Dennis hates those who are Christian and does all he can to mock those who believe."

"I have to wonder if Dennis used to mock the members in his congregations and their beliefs when he was a pastor."

"He dwells amongst believers. You should turn back to God Dennis before it is too late. The LORD sees what you do.
He still does 4:49!! He never left."

"Fool. (shouldn’t call a brother ‘fool’ so I am safe!"

"Another article by Dennis discrediting the bible as God's inspired word. And as usual, just before a holy day, in this case the Day of Atonement.
The holy days must secretly arouse anxiety in fallen Christians since it reminds them of their eternal end."

"Satan's greatest achievement is to make billions of humans believe he doesn't exist."

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On the other hand...

There are Insensitive Things Non-Believers Sometimes Say To Believers:

You believe in fairy tales

Science disproves God

Religious people are just brainwashed

You only believe because you were raised that way

Religious people are less intelligent

How can you believe without proof?

Religion is responsible for most of the world's problems

You're only religious because you afraid of death

You'd come to not believe if you only thought about it critically

Religion is a crutch for weak people

Prayer is pointless

Religious people are all hypocrites

You'll grow out of it someday

You only believe because of the need to hold on to something

How can you follow something that causes so much harm?

Religion is for the uncurious and non-questioning

and so on...

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There can be truth and error in these kinds of views of others on both sides of such issues. Religion and Politics have always been THE hot topics people can lose their minds over blaming and shaming others as if that produces any positive change, acceptance or at least tolerance of one towards another. 

I do it. You do it.  Going from believer to non-believer, as with anything else, is done in just about the same stages as one goes through the stages of death. In this case, the death of an idea, a hope or a faith in that for which, more and more, there is little reason to cling to. 


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