Wow. I wish this thread was more timely. I just want to throw in a thought, without putting much into it yet.
First, a number of members of any group are bitter, right? Bitter comes from a lot of places, but to narrow it down to what I think the OP was getting at, why is there a generalization of bitterness among atheists? I would like to submit as a viable possibility in the multitude of reasons, is that the blind faith that the man behind the curtain will save us and we will live happily ever afterlilfe is a freeing thought. A person with this belief can be afforded a care free attitude, because after this life, it will all be ok. On the other hand, a belief in the absence of the magical fix-it man means that there is a definite end. There is no happily ever after. What you see is what you get. I can see that this finite belief could lead to bitterness in some of its believers.
Of course, this is uber simplified..... just a quick thought
First, a number of members of any group are bitter, right? Bitter comes from a lot of places, but to narrow it down to what I think the OP was getting at, why is there a generalization of bitterness among atheists? I would like to submit as a viable possibility in the multitude of reasons, is that the blind faith that the man behind the curtain will save us and we will live happily ever afterlilfe is a freeing thought. A person with this belief can be afforded a care free attitude, because after this life, it will all be ok. On the other hand, a belief in the absence of the magical fix-it man means that there is a definite end. There is no happily ever after. What you see is what you get. I can see that this finite belief could lead to bitterness in some of its believers.
Of course, this is uber simplified..... just a quick thought
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