Why are Atheist weird?

[Gooding]

Any kind of fanatic will come off as not being right in the head. Most people are just trying to live their lives according to their knowledge, some will include religion, some will exclude it. When people start howling at the moon that their ideas are the only correct ones, others will back away, throw some verbal barbs and hang out with the people who support and reinforce their own belief systems.

[Dylan]

So you are saying militant atheist are the ones that bother you?

not the general atheist public who just resign from a belief in a god but do not use it as a identity.

I see, makes sense.

Most reasonable theists do not mind the general atheist public. When people are referring to "Weird Atheists", they are not referring to people who are atheist, they are referring to the militant one's who make it a strangely large part of their identity. I also think that most reasonable atheists do not mind the general theist public.
For the record, while I am Roman Catholic, according to many definitions, I'm probably considered Agnostic.

Anima Libera's post on the first page of this thread is the perfect example of what an annoying atheist is like.

[Dylan]

Any kind of fanatic will come off as not being right in the head. Most people are just trying to live their lives according to their knowledge, some will include religion, some will exclude it. When people start howling at the moon that their ideas are the only correct ones, others will back away, throw some verbal barbs and hang out with the people who support and reinforce their own belief systems.

I wish everyone in the world could read this and understand it^ This is so universally applicable to belief systems of all types and much more.
The loud fanatics really ruin it for the rest.

[Hydromorphone]

There's nothing weirder in 2015 than believing in religion despite all the cold hard evidence proving it a complete fairy tale.

There is no "cold hard evidence" proving the existence of God. Just like there is no "cold hard scientific evidence" for how our Universe came into being. Just a few theories, some of which are accepted as possibly more likely than the next. We know as much hard evidence about the creation of our universe as we do about how it might possibly end. The Bible, Qu'Ran, and Tanach all have errors in their text, from many different reasons (many translation errors, others just with what was written) and from our current knowledge, there are problematic aspects with these texts.

But many Christians do not take it as completely infallible, and are attracted to the communal aspects of Christianity as well as some of the stories and advice for good living and spreading love to the world. There's nothing nonsensical about a sense of community and things that bring you and your family, or friends closer together.

[King Claus]

Because agnosticism is the only way to go.

[Linebacker]

There is no "cold hard evidence" proving the existence of God.

Thats pretty much the beginning and end of that statement.

Everything else you wrote is water under the bridge.

[щрбл]

Atheists aren't weird, they just don't care.

Both on and offline: Studies have shown that people who are atheists are more likely to have intellectual impairments such as autism. A bunch of studies have actually found if you identify as atheist, you are more likely to have an autism spectrum disorder.

Correlation doesn't imply causation... There are tones of studies making all kinds of senseless conclusions. On a side note, I have noticed (online) that people who talk about autism come mostly from the New World. I've never heard of anyone being tested for it or even talking seriously about it in the real world. Is it something like a trend to test everyone for autism or is it just an internet joke?

[Dombra]

Atheists are like people with 100 in IQ. They are not smart but definitely not dumber than those who score 80-90, some I would like to compare with most religious people. There is nothing smart in not believing anything, it just not dumb

A truly intelligent person will be religious/spiritual in their own way. Think advanced meta physiques and Gnostic approaches

[Dylan]

There is no "cold hard evidence" proving the existence of God. Just like there is no "cold hard scientific evidence" for how our Universe came into being. Just a few theories, some of which are accepted as possibly more likely than the next. We know as much hard evidence about the creation of our universe as we do about how it might possibly end. The Bible, Qu'Ran, and Tanach all have errors in their text, from many different reasons (many translation errors, others just with what was written) and from our current knowledge, there are problematic aspects with these texts.

But many Christians do not take it as completely infallible, and are attracted to the communal aspects of Christianity as well as some of the stories and advice for good living and spreading love to the world. There's nothing nonsensical about a sense of community and things that bring you and your family, or friends closer together.

A lot of it has to do with how we interpret these texts, if we interpret them literally (something that is not exclusive to, but more common among autistic people), then they will come off absolutely crazy to most people. I.e. In the bible some people live for like 700 years. But if we look at the context, and realize that what we perceive as crazy exaggerations had to do much more symbols than anything else, it comes off less ridiculous.

[Gooding]

There is no "cold hard evidence" proving the existence of God. Just like there is no "cold hard scientific evidence" for how our Universe came into being. Just a few theories, some of which are accepted as possibly more likely than the next. We know as much hard evidence about the creation of our universe as we do about how it might possibly end. The Bible, Qu'Ran, and Tanach all have errors in their text, from many different reasons (many translation errors, others just with what was written) and from our current knowledge, there are problematic aspects with these texts.

But many Christians do not take it as completely infallible, and are attracted to the communal aspects of Christianity as well as some of the stories and advice for good living and spreading love to the world. There's nothing nonsensical about a sense of community and things that bring you and your family, or friends closer together.

This is very true. I take my religion to heart and apply it as I deem right, but I'm not a drone that believes every single detail of what my church teaches. It is funny how Christianity seems to be the religion most open to public dissection and character assassination. Of course, those who read the Bible will note that Jesus said that this was how things were going to be and it's how they have been. Christianity has never handled political interference well. It either was given too much power or it fell into persecution. The teachings, the community and the individual fulfillment it provides doesn't need to be contingent on a tax free status, it doesn't need public acclaim for it to serve its purpose among those who benefit from it.