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Atheism and cowardice (view source)
Revision as of 14:57, November 7, 2022
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According to the researchers Wink and Scott, the irreligious fear death more than the very religious, but fear it less than the lukewarm/moderately religious. Atheists lack the God given courage of Christians with a strong faith, but many are too foolish and arrogant to have enough sense to fear hell. See: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and moral intelligence]]
According to the researchers Wink and Scott, the irreligious fear death more than the very religious, but fear it less than the lukewarm/moderately religious. Atheists lack the God given courage of Christians with a strong faith, but many are too foolish and arrogant to have enough sense to fear hell. See: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and moral intelligence]]
== Religious conservatives and mental toughness ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and mental toughness]]
Religious people tend to be more conservative.<ref>[https://www.eternitynews.com.au/world/factchecked-religious-people-are-more-conservative-worldwide/ FACTCHECKED: RELIGIOUS PEOPLE ARE MORE CONSERVATIVE, WORLDWIDE], Eternity News website, 2020</ref>
According to the journal article about the [[brain]] differences between political [[conservative]]s, [[liberal]]s and moderates entitled ''Functional connectivity signatures of political ideology'' which was published in ''PNAS Nexus'', "conservatives tend to be more resilient and have better self-control".<ref>[https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/1/3/pgac066/6590843 Functional connectivity signatures of political ideology]</ref>
For more information, please see: [[Atheism and mental toughness]]
== Atheist community is lacking in confidence ==
== Atheist community is lacking in confidence ==
For more information, please see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]
For more information, please see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]
== Atheist fear of conservative Christians ==
== Atheist fear of conservative Christians ==
[[File:Sam Harris-2010.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The atheist [[Sam Harris]] quipped about [[William Lane Craig]] that he was "The one [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] who seems to have put the fear of God into many of my fellow atheists".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpM0D-MHyzs William Lane Craig Puts the Fear of God in Atheists], video clip of the [[William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris debate]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg The God Debate II: Harris vs. Craig], University of Notre Dame YouTube channel</ref>]]
[[File:Sam Harris-2010.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The atheist [[Sam Harris]] quipped about [[William Lane Craig]] that he was "The one [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] who seems to have put the fear of God into many of my fellow atheists".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpM0D-MHyzs William Lane Craig Puts the Fear of God in Atheists], video clip of the [[William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris debate]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg The God Debate II: Harris vs. Craig], University of Notre Dame YouTube channel</ref>]]