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==Physical Health==
==Physical Health==
Anger also can lead to poor physical health.<ref>http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/anger_how_it_affects_people?open</ref>
Anger also can lead to poor physical health.<ref>http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/anger_how_it_affects_people?open</ref>
== Atheism and anger ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and anger]]
[[File:Angry atheist.jpg|thumbnail|right|240px|An angry atheist speaking to a woman with a Bible in her hand.
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The Christian philosopher James S. Spiegel says the path from Christianity to atheism among several of his friends involved moral slippage such as resentment or unforgiveness.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-philosopher-explores-causes-of-atheism-44353/ Christian Philosopher Explores Causes of Atheism]</ref> See: [[Atheism and forgiveness|Atheism and unforgiveness]] ]]
[[CNN]] reports:
{{cquote|People unaffiliated with organized religion, [[Atheism|atheists]] and [[Agnosticism|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.<ref>[http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/01/anger-at-god-common-even-among-atheists/ Anger at God common, even among atheists]</ref>}}
Various studies found that traumatic events in people's lives has a positive correlation with "emotional atheism".<ref>[http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2011/01/when-atheists-are-angry-at-god When atheists are angry at God] by Joe Carter at FirstThings.com website</ref> See also: [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]] and [[Atheism and emotional problems]]
The atheist, [[lesbianism|lesbian]] and [[leftism|leftist]] [[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".<ref>[http://www.pointofinquiry.org/greta_christina_why_are_you_atheists_so_angry/ Greta Christina - Why Are You Atheists So Angry?]</ref>
The American philosopher and atheism advocate Peter Boghossian declared about atheists: “I think the faithful have been propagating a narrative of the angry atheist for so long, and I think that there’s some legitimacy to that... I think it’s really important to have civil, respectful dialogue with people, and we just haven’t been doing that...".<ref>[https://theringer.com/atheist-apps-atheos-bb79c85d3b37#.sql14yams The Appostates] by Kate Knibbs, ''The Ringer''</ref>
The [[agnosticism|agnostic]] Rodney Stark, co-director of [[Baylor University]]’s Institute for Studies of Religion, commenting on the [[New Atheism]] movement said, “The religious people don’t care about the irreligious people, but the irreligious are prickly. I think they’re just angry.”<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/19/half-of-americans-believe-in-angels/ Half of Americans believe in angels], Washington Times</ref>
Theodore Beale declared:"...the [[Atheism and immaturity|age at which most people become atheists]] indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one."<ref>[https://voxday.net/2011/01/11/answering-atheists-question/ Answering an atheist's question]</ref>
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] concurs in his essay ''The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity'' and writes: "It is widely known that some atheists rejected [[God]] in their childhood, based on child like reasons, have not matured beyond these childish notions and thus, maintain childish-emotional reactions toward the idea of God."<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/argument-atheism-immaturity]</ref>
Historically speaking, atheists have been the biggest mass murders in history (see: [[Atheism and mass murder]] and [[Abortion and atheism]]).
== See also ==
== See also ==