23 Apr '14 15:21>
Originally posted by SuzianneAhhuh.
Because it is what makes us human, that we can be open and vulnerable to one another. It's honesty.
But my point was that atheists see it as a thing to be feared.
Ok first off, 'atheists' are an incredibly diverse bunch and other than the fact
that we all lack a belief in gods we collectively agree on nothing else.
So your 'point' will at best apply to a subset of atheists, and not to all.
And is thus an unwarranted generalisation.
Secondly, being 'vulnerable' is not in your example a good thing in and of itself.
You are instead saying that opening yourself up to people and trusting them is
a part of healthy human relationships and a good thing and that that makes you
vulnerable to those people. I would agree, but that doesn't make the 'being vulnerable'
in and of itself a good thing which is what I asked.
It's also a two way street, you expect in a healthy relationship that when you open
up to someone they reciprocate.
You can't have such a relationship with a non-existent deity.
And given how awful the bible god is made out to be I can't see how anyone would
want a relationship with it.
Believing in a non-existent god doesn't give you a relationship with anything.
Making you vulnerable is not thus a plus point of belief.