Cause of atheism, Anger at God? (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 00:01 (3587 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: A study finds atheists and agnostics have anger as a cause of their opinion about God. Judging by the way Dawkins rails against religion, it colors his opinions,and perhaps it is true. Certainly religion's description of God can make some folks angry, all powerful, all controlling, etc. Thoughts?
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> https://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/study-explores-whether-atheism-is-rooted... dhw: I would suggest that this is not disbelief through anger at God, as if the victim knew he existed, but disbelief through an awareness that what has been taught appears not to correspond to reality.-> dhw: But if I were a believer, I would accept that it is not God's job to make me happy. That's my own job. So in what way is he relevant to my pursuit of happiness? And if he's irrelevant to my pursuit of happiness, and my pursuit of happiness is irrelevant to him, he might just as well be non-existent.-Thanks for your comments. I thought it was kind of a silly study, But folks like Dawkins really do seem angry.