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{{cquote|...the age at which most people become [[atheism|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 [[Causes of atheism|cause of the atheism]], they are not, as many Christians erroneously suppose, the effects.)<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2011/01/answering-atheists-question.html Answering an atheist's question]</ref>}}
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{{cquote|...the age at which most people become [[atheism|atheists]] indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2011/01/answering-atheists-question.html Answering an atheist's question]</ref>}}
  
 
[[Jesus Christ]] and [[Christianity|Christendom]] have emphasized the important of forgiveness and in the last few decades mental health specialists have increasingly seen the importance of forgiveness to alleviate bitterness and other emotional problems within individuals.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755173/ Indian J Psychiatry. 2009 Apr-Jun; 51(2): 153–156. doi:  10.4103/0019-5545.49459, PMCID: PMC2755173, ''Forgiveness: A note for psychiatrists'' by Prakash Gangdev]</ref>
 
[[Jesus Christ]] and [[Christianity|Christendom]] have emphasized the important of forgiveness and in the last few decades mental health specialists have increasingly seen the importance of forgiveness to alleviate bitterness and other emotional problems within individuals.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755173/ Indian J Psychiatry. 2009 Apr-Jun; 51(2): 153–156. doi:  10.4103/0019-5545.49459, PMCID: PMC2755173, ''Forgiveness: A note for psychiatrists'' by Prakash Gangdev]</ref>

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Vox Day

Vox Day wrote about atheism and bitterness:

“ ...the age at which most people become atheists indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one.[1] ”

Jesus Christ and Christendom have emphasized the important of forgiveness and in the last few decades mental health specialists have increasingly seen the importance of forgiveness to alleviate bitterness and other emotional problems within individuals.[2]

Atheism, bitterness and control

Richard Dawkins
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."[3]

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 having 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.[4] In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."[4] 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.[5][6]

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 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.[7] 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.[8]

Atheism and anger

An angry atheist speaking to a woman with a Bible in her hand.

Photo obtained from Wikimedia Commons, see: license agreement

See also: Atheism and anger

On January 1, 2011, CNN reported:

“ People unaffiliated with organized religion, atheists and agnostics also report anger toward God either in the past, or anger focused on a hypothetical image - that is, what they imagined God might be like - said lead study author Julie Exline, Case Western Reserve University psychologist.

In studies on college students, atheists and agnostics reported more anger at God during their lifetimes than believers.[9]

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Various studies found that traumatic events in people's lives has a positive correlation with "emotional atheism".[10]

The atheist and lesbian Greta Christina told the journalist Chris Mooney on the Point of Inquiry podcast, "there isn't one emotion" that affects atheists "but anger is one of the emotions that many of us have ...[it] drives others to participate in the movement".[11]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Answering an atheist's question
  2. ↑ Indian J Psychiatry. 2009 Apr-Jun; 51(2): 153–156. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.49459, PMCID: PMC2755173, Forgiveness: A note for psychiatrists by Prakash Gangdev
  3. ↑ Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God, The Daily Telegraph, May 14, 2011
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roberts, Jessica, et al. (June 19, 2007). "Interview with an atheist". News21. Retrieved on July 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ Religious affiliation and suicide rate
  6. ↑ Adherents.com - suicide rates
  7. ↑ Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences by John J. Pasquini, 2014, University Press of America, page 3
  8. ↑ http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups
  9. ↑ Anger at God common, even among atheists
  10. ↑ When atheists are angry at God by Joe Carter at FirstThings.com website
  11. ↑ Greta Christina - Why Are You Atheists So Angry?
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