Atheism and bitterness

Vox Day

Vox Day wrote about atheism and bitterness:

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...the age at which most people become atheists indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one. (This is why most self-identified atheists are angry, bitter, and immature. The anger, bitterness, and immaturity are usually the cause of the atheism, they are not, as many Christians erroneously suppose, the effects.)

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Atheism, bitterness and control

The Oxford University Professor Daniel Came wrote to the New Atheist Richard Dawkins:: "The absence of a debate with the foremost apologist for Christian theism is a glaring omission on your CV and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."

See also: Atheism and hatred of God

Many atheists, particularly militant atheists, are arrogant and controlling. As a result, they want the world to respect their atheism and cater to their atheism in such a way that often breeches others religious liberty (see: Atheism and arrogance and Atheist bullying and Suppression of alternatives to evolution).

Instead, particularly in theistic societies, atheists are often viewed with disdain (See: Views on atheists). Their atheism is not viewed as an intellectual decision, but rather due to possessing a low character (see also: Atheism and morality and Moral failures of the atheist community). The atheist community/population has helped foster this view of atheists by the dodging of various public debate offers (See: Atheism and cowardice).

Dr. Sam Harris is one of the founders of the New Atheism movement. Sam Harris is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists. In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation." See also: Atheism and social outcasts

Furthermore, in many secular countries, due to the sub-replacement fertility rate of atheists/agnostics/non-religious, there is a significant amount of immigration involving religious conservatives which is a source of consternation to many atheists (see: Global atheism and Secular Europe).

Atheism, bitterness, lower emotional intelligence and often possessing poor social skills

Atheists have a higher suicide rate than theists.

A number of studies point to atheists having lower emotional intelligence and social skills and the various studies are given in the articles below:

• Atheism and emotional intelligence

• Atheism and anger

• Atheism and social intelligence and Atheist factions

• Atheism and uncharitableness

• Atheism and depression

• Atheism and suicide

• Atheism and self-esteem

Atheism and poor relationships with parents

Friction with family members can exacerbate and individual's bitterness. It is very common for atheists to have poor relationships with their parents (see: Atheism and poor relationships with parents).

The book Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences by John J. Pasquini, Th.D. indicates that many of the prominent atheists (and prominent practical atheists) who had dysfunctional/absent fathers that he lists in his book also had dysfunctional/absent mothers. In 2012, a Georgetown University study was published indicating that only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an atheist household remain atheists as adults.

See also

• Atheism and immaturity

• Atheist factions

• Atheism and love

• Unattractiveness of atheism

• Hopelessness of atheism

• Atheism and meaninglessness

External links

• The bitter fruits of atheism - Part I, Apologetics Press

• The bitter fruits of atheism - Part II, Apologetics Press

• A Bitter Rift Divides Atheists, NPR

• The Origins of Aggressive Atheism, The Atlantic

• Bill O'Reilly Psychoanalyzes Atheists: So Much 'Anger,' 'Are They That Bitter Against Religion?