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While a very small number of atheists claim to have deconverted based on being angry at God, a person who remains angry at God is not an atheist. To be angry at something, you must believe in it. This indicates a basic misunderstanding about the meaning of the word "atheist." On the other hand, it may simply be a veiled attempt to invoke the notion that [[Atheists know there is a God|there are no atheists]]. | While a very small number of atheists claim to have deconverted based on being angry at God, a person who remains angry at God is not an atheist. To be angry at something, you must believe in it. This indicates a basic misunderstanding about the meaning of the word "atheist." On the other hand, it may simply be a veiled attempt to invoke the notion that [[Atheists know there is a God|there are no atheists]]. | ||
{{quote|Many claim to believe that God does not exist and yet, according to empirical studies, they tend to be the people most angry at him.<ref>[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/when-atheists-are-angry-at-god/]</ref>}} | |||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQaM66If5eI Misconceptions about Atheists] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dk0nAzYqYU A caller uses you are angry at god], Atheist Experience #693, 23 Jan 2011. | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQaM66If5eI Misconceptions about Atheists] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dk0nAzYqYU A caller uses you are angry at god], Atheist Experience #693, 23 Jan 2011. | ||
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[[Category:Criticisms of atheism]] | [[Category:Criticisms of atheism]] |
Latest revision as of 11:13, 9 September 2019
Among many other ad hominem style arguments, apologists often assert that atheists are actually angry at God. A variation is atheists hate God.
While a very small number of atheists claim to have deconverted based on being angry at God, a person who remains angry at God is not an atheist. To be angry at something, you must believe in it. This indicates a basic misunderstanding about the meaning of the word "atheist." On the other hand, it may simply be a veiled attempt to invoke the notion that there are no atheists.
- "Many claim to believe that God does not exist and yet, according to empirical studies, they tend to be the people most angry at him.[1]"
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- Misconceptions about Atheists A caller uses you are angry at god, Atheist Experience #693, 23 Jan 2011.