Both these groups, religious or not, are more often then not prejudice. They judge other beliefs based on their own, and as such, discriminate those they disagree with.
Anti-Theists display often apathetic or aggressive attitudes, and want not even a piece of religion in their lives or in those they interact with. These are the ones who, more often then not, proclaim religion as evil and a grave source of corruption. They are discriminatory, and often try to tear apart other ideas as apposed to contemplate and develop their own. I understand they hold their beliefs, but they need not to belittle and insult beliefs of others. This group are the extremists, really.
Anti-Atheists, similarly, often display dominant or arrogant and, often, manipulative attitudes. These are the ones whom, more often then not, proclaim anything outside their own religion as pure evil, blaming the "nonbelievers" as the cause of corruption in the world. They are discriminatory, and often try to tear apart other idea as apposed to contemplate and develop their own. I understand they hold their beliefs, but they need not to belittle and insult beliefs of others. This group are the extremists, really.
I am generalizing neither Atheists nor Theists, I am speaking against discrimination aimed at these people. Not every Theist or Atheist discriminates each other, and not everyone that disagrees with another is discriminating.
In fact, both groups hold much in common, ironically, however they are merely discriminatory against the other. Too long people concentrate on destroying another as opposed to building themselves, and helping another. Both groups fail to see that part of themselves are defined by the rest of the world, and how you use what is given to you in this world. Both of these groups fail to see that we only have a short time on the Earth, and fighting with each other wastes everyone's time. War is probably life's largest piece of irony. It is almost always fought to preserve ourselves, yet it causes so much turmoil and pain. So many trials and wounds that never fully heal.
And as Mark Twain said, “I have no race prejudice. I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed, I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being -- that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.” We are all humans. If we can't get along with each other, then we are in a hell worse then that depicted in any belief.
I have ranted about this everywhere for a long while now, so I feel this topic has been long overdue. I understand there are many topics similar in subject, but I feel many of them are merely pointing at one side going on biased views. I (hopefully) did not not do such, seeing that I have been on many squares of spirituality. This is not meant to become a religious war, nor is this meant to point fingers at any person, nor is this not meant to be anything of that sort. This is merely a thread for you to think about yourself. After all, one can only begin to change the world by first changing themselves; By first discovering who they are.
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People worry too much about what others believe and not enough about growing as an individual, a community, and together as a world. As a family.
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