Why do Atheists Hate Religion?

[Glorious04]

Because they hate their very own existence. They dont only hate religion, they also hate those who have religion. 

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[BADecker]

Because they hate their very own existence. They dont only hate religion, they also hate those who have religion. 

On top of it, atheism is a religion. Simply compare it to any formal religion, and to the dictionary definition of religion.

Atheists can't get away from religion no matter how hard they try. Religion is built into their very nature. So they would rather destroy themselves that admit what they are... religious beings.

[Glorious04]

Because they hate their very own existence. They dont only hate religion, they also hate those who have religion. 

On top of it, atheism is a religion. Simply compare it to any formal religion, and to the dictionary definition of religion.

Atheists can't get away from religion no matter how hard they try. Religion is built into their very nature. So they would rather destroy themselves that admit what they are... religious beings.

Lol! Ya. They cant run away from it it will haunt them all the time and wherever they go. It will not give them peace of mind because they will just be fighting their own selves. Their heart would be saying there is God and their mind will disagree with it so there will always be a battle in the inside of them.

[Vod]

I hate religion as much as I hate Santa Claus.

You just dismiss it as an outdated crutch.

[manananggal]

-Update-
My story


I was a kid raised up in a brahmin Hindu family, its one of those most 'pure' casts you could find in the Hindu society, offcourse every branch of the brahmin cast claims to be such but 'Chatterjee' or 'Chattopadhyay' s are the top ones - or so I ve been told.
So with that backdrop you can pretty much say that I had the most stringiest of religious teachings one could ever get.

Being a brahmin kid, traditionally you have to go through a ritual or a sort of rite of passage called 'poita' in bengali or Upanayana in sanskrit. This has to be done before the age of 15 and no earlier than the age of 7.

So I remember as the days went by my parents were beginning to talk more & more about this rite of passage how my father had to go bald and stay with a step mother (part of the ritual - no that mother has no relationship with the father of the pupil) and has to beg around and eat only boiled vegetables through out these days. Obviously this was getting kinda scary for me, I was already the odd fat kid in school and the thought of getting more attention because of a bald head was nerve wracking for me. Among all the discussions that my father and I had I remember him vaguely mentioning that only when I go through this ritual would I be called a purified soul reborn on earth worthy of going to heaven.

That got me thinking, it was a bewildering fact for me which I couldnt get my head around. I and only all the other brahmin kids had a free ticket to heaven while the rest are automatically considered unworthy ? What about my best friend who had a surname of Moitra ? What about that girl I had a crush on with a surname of Kundu, wait a second, "what about mom?" I asked my father.
I remember this distinctly as my father explained to me that girls dont have a caste, they belong to the man they marry and since my mother was married to him she will be worthy of going to heaven with him. But what if she married a muslim ?? Dont remember if I ever asked this back then but I certainly did have this thought from around the same time.

This did not sit well with me, I began questioning every aspect of 'Poita' my tantrums got so bad that my parents eventually considered to not force me to go through this ritual. However, my tantrums back then were fueled by the desire of eating chicken.

But this small victory of not getting the poita was a good enough spark in my mind to raise questions on all aspects of religion.
Then at the age of nine, I got the greatest gift I ever thought I could get in my life; Cable TV and with it the Discovery channel.

Hence began my journey into the world of science, off course we had physics / chemistry / maths in our schools but for the first time all of it actually meant something to me. I was fascinated by how gravity works. I was spellbound when I first saw an animated version of the milky way. I found out that there was a real person named Pythagoras. Basically cable TV was the fuel that my spark required to become a full fledged atheist.

.. and that is my story.

Everyone has their own story even i have mine,so lets hear some it is.

[abnoy]

i think because they dont believe in god existence and religions they against it

[acener]

So I see 2 threads of why islam hates people or why people hate Islam. I dont see the point of such a mundane debate based on religion any debate for or against religion would be stupid. Either you are stupid to believe what a prophet / god / divine entity said or you are stupid enough to believe you can change the minds of the bleak minded people who follow such a prophet / god / divine entity.

But since its fun let me initiate my own brand of 'why do' topic.

WHY DO ATHEISTS (like me) HATE RELIGION ?

Seriously what has to happen in a person's life for them to seriously give up hope on the one true everlasting brand (of religion) which their ancestors have followed for generations.

Everyone has their own story even I have mine, so lets hear some of it.

I don't think that you truly hate religion. I think you just hate the hole idea of having one. The ideals and beliefs of any religion doesn't apply to your very own ideals and beliefs, and you think that it is not necessary, or even rubbish for that matter. But, hate is a powerful word to use in such topic. I respect what you believe in and that's what it takes for us to live in harmony. Respect with one another.

[verygusmansyah]

probably because they were conceptualized to church, had to pray before eating etc. and it made them really hate it. They do not understand that the religious purpose is not to worship God. The whole purpose of religion is to teach morals and ethics to man

[DodsonHayden]

I'm an atheist, and I am rather gentle, I don't hate people.

[see8hjj]

I don't think Atheists hate religion but maybe they are jealous some people have a strong belief system in something, in this case religion.

[readygoaw]

So I see 2 threads of why islam hates people or why people hate Islam. I dont see the point of such a mundane debate based on religion any debate for or against religion would be stupid. Either you are stupid to believe what a prophet / god / divine entity said or you are stupid enough to believe you can change the minds of the bleak minded people who follow such a prophet / god / divine entity.

But since its fun let me initiate my own brand of 'why do' topic.

WHY DO ATHEISTS (like me) HATE RELIGION ?

Seriously what has to happen in a person's life for them to seriously give up hope on the one true everlasting brand (of religion) which their ancestors have followed for generations.

Everyone has their own story even I have mine, so lets hear some of it.

I have never seen any atheist who hates religion. What they do is mocking at all religions as they are sure believing in God people lie to themselves.

[jputra635]

Atheists are more fearful people in this world, they hate religion due to the fear of being living independently oppose to their own wishes, they never want to adopt the life which pave the path to live modestly in this world, All living beings are faithful to it's creator except the human kind

[molallolll777]

I think that religion is too old for modern world.

[DamilolaB]

Atheists hate religion because they do not believe in the existence of God and what religion teaches is how to believe in God and how to worship Him.

[Tutankryptos]

It seems to me that much more fanatic religious people hate atheist, because - with logic and science - destroy therir believes

[Ertetert]

I guess there is no One Main Reason for this.

My own reason to not be religious - I don't like false confidence.

My bet for most widespread reason is "My parents were religious and enforced their dogma on me so I rebel."

[sailordgold]

because they do not believe in a god,every religion claims to be the only true one and believes that everyone else is going to hell, they all believe in ancient holy books, they all shove their beliefs down other people's throats.

[BADecker]

Why do Atheists hate Religion?

Because they are too proud to think that they can't be good without it.

Then they die, because they can't be good enough to remain alive.

[KwizatzHaderach]

It is probably due to bad experiences with fanatics.
Religion does serve a purpose for peoples' lives. Fanatics though shove their dogmas to other people.

Hating though is a strong word. What the world really need is more understanding and tolerance to other people's belief.

[0o]

Perople can hate only what is inside them. SWo if they hate religion is because they are inside intrinsecally religious, and they hate it.