So in the past month I've had the same discussion with about a few people after they've found out I was religious.
The first one after finding put I was Christian laughed at me and then questioned my beliefs, pointing out that the fact that I do physics as an a level was grounds not to believe.
The others were fine with it, a little surprised because I don't openly tell people my beliefs, but we're otherwise fine with it.
Now, this post is not entirely about the reactions people have towards me, but the reactions people have against people with beliefs different to themselves.
Religious nuts.
I seriously don't like big religious preachers. The idea that only your belief is the right one for everyone annoys the hell out of me. The first thing is that there is no actual way of determining whether which religion is THE right one for the whole of the known universe, or if religion and faith is a thing that actually exists. With this in mind, for people to then go around and force their views onto other people is not only going to make them question your beliefs more, but should also make you question your faith. Knowing what you believe in should be a journey and an experience in itself. People should be able to go through and do the research and find out which specific religion it is that they want to be a part of, or if they want to be religious at all.
Stubborn Athiest.
Get over yourself. Yes you chose not to believe in a higher power or religion. That does not make everyone who did stupid, or wrong. One of the brilliant things about religion is no one can justify it being wrong, because it cannot be proved wrong or right. People generally have a reason for believing or not believing in something, maybe you should be accepting of their opinions because forcing your views on them makes you just as bad as religious nutty preachers.
All the best,
Jeff
