I'm not a fan of ignorance for anyone, especially Christians. Which is why I actively research and find answers. Other religions deserve my understanding, at least of their basic concepts, because I respect the people who hold to those beliefs. I don't agree with them, but I can still respect them.
Antagonistic agnostics, however, seem to need to constantly validate their idea that they are geniuses for seeing through the ridiculousness that is religion (especially Christianity) by constantly spouting off how ignorant faithful worshippers are. The egotism kills me and brings out the most sarcastic side of me.
"Obviously. Obviously you have put together the most obvious of truths that two billion people currently hold to be true, and that billions of people throughout the last two thousand years have held to, but you in your early to mid twenties must see something that all of them have missed. Those who have studied Christianity and devoted their lives to it have obviously never taken the thirty seconds to peruse it's basic truths to arrive at your conclusion, you enlightened asshat. Or perhaps you're not smarter than the rest of the world, perhaps you're simply stronger. Because maybe those two billion people see how incredibly ridiculous it is and choose to believe in it anyway. Yup. Those poor delusional mama's boys who simply need that crutch to get through life. That's why they risk their lives to go and spread the gospel in countries that try, and often succeed, in killing them. They just needed the emotional crutch."
It absolutely infuriates me. If you are an antagonistic agnostic, allow me recommend some reading materials because the freudian psychology labels that you often try to augment your arguments with are not original. I would highly recommend The Question of God by Armand Nicholi for an unbiased account of the two clashing belief systems of Freud and C.S. Lewis. Miracles by C.S. Lewis is also an excellent book that answers many new-age naturalism questions to Christianity. (Again, this is not new, he wrote it in the 1940's. Antagonist Agnostics just don't take the time to read it because... well you know I just don't know.)
In the end, I just want education all around. If you're a Christian who thinks that Islam is basically like Christianity but with a harsher Father God - do some research. If you're an agnostic who likes to antagonize any religious person to... well God only knows why you do it, just try to come up with something original rather than using old (and answered) rhetoric into which you put zero effort.
I understand this might sound weird coming from me because in general while I love persons, I hate people. But what I hate more than people are the willfully ignorant. Belief is not willful ignorance, whether it is in religion or science. (Don't look at me like that. You believe that quantum physics is true because you believe in the people who have said it. It's not like you can go prove it, or even understand the findings of it. Or even the composition of the atmosphere of Mars. You believe what other people have written about it. Simple as that. I believe them too. I just acknowledge it's a belief.) Belief is merely acceptance that one cannot possibly discover all of life's great truths on one's own - that relying on someone who went before you, or goes beside you, is not folly but wisdom because without them, one's sphere of truth will be woefully tiny.
If you have a question about a religion, a belief system, or anything else - research it. But for the love of sugary donuts, research respectfully. Don't google "why Christians are idiots" when trying to research Christianity and don't rely on the first Ask.com answer you find. Maybe, ask someone who holds those beliefs. Or pick up a book that was written to answer your questions (on the difference between all the religions of the world, Jesus Among Other Gods by Raavi Zacharias is fantastic) rather than searching for one that confirms your bias.
Okay, rant over. Hope you all have a super respectful day.
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