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Everyone is misunderstood by some other group. Since this is the Religion forum I'm referring to religion (and atheism) misunderstandings.
If you have religious beliefs that not everyone understands this has probably resulted in misunderstanding from your point of view. Maybe you just want to mention the most common or annoying comments that you get.
I'll start with regard to "atheism". It's annoying to have a label for something that I don't believe in rather than something I do believe in. There aren't labels for other things that I don't believe in. There isn't a label for all the other Gods that you don't believe in. It's annoying when people wonder how one could have morals without God or how life could have meaning without God.
It's also annoying when they insist on defining atheism as one who is certain that God doesn't exist. It's just a pretext so that they can say "you can't prove that God doesn't exist". My definition is "a lack of a belief (in God) based on insufficient evidence" rather than a certainty.
Regarding purpose of life and morals, it's annoying because most people have the same morals and purpose in their lives and it isn't religion even if they are religious. It may be related to their kids, job, or any number of other factors as far as purpose is concerned. Moral are derived from society and not the Bible. It's why we now treat women much better and why we don't have slaves (indentured or otherwise) and why we don't stone everyone today.
What are the most common annoying comments or misunderstanding for your particular religion (and no I'm not equating atheism with a religion).
If you have religious beliefs that not everyone understands this has probably resulted in misunderstanding from your point of view. Maybe you just want to mention the most common or annoying comments that you get.
I'll start with regard to "atheism". It's annoying to have a label for something that I don't believe in rather than something I do believe in. There aren't labels for other things that I don't believe in. There isn't a label for all the other Gods that you don't believe in. It's annoying when people wonder how one could have morals without God or how life could have meaning without God.
It's also annoying when they insist on defining atheism as one who is certain that God doesn't exist. It's just a pretext so that they can say "you can't prove that God doesn't exist". My definition is "a lack of a belief (in God) based on insufficient evidence" rather than a certainty.
Regarding purpose of life and morals, it's annoying because most people have the same morals and purpose in their lives and it isn't religion even if they are religious. It may be related to their kids, job, or any number of other factors as far as purpose is concerned. Moral are derived from society and not the Bible. It's why we now treat women much better and why we don't have slaves (indentured or otherwise) and why we don't stone everyone today.
What are the most common annoying comments or misunderstanding for your particular religion (and no I'm not equating atheism with a religion).
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