LINK For believers, fear of atheists is fueled by fear of death
FTA: These findings suggest that there is something deeper to the overwhelming negativity people hold toward atheists. Yes, on the conscious level, they’re deemed untrustworthy because in the eyes of believers, they have no God or values.
But at an unconscious level, it seems that atheists threatens our beliefs about the nature of existence itself. They serve as a constant reminder of death by denying the presence of a supernatural power who regulates human affairs and monitors the gateway to immortality.
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This has nothing to do with the god question. Psychoanalyzing your opponent is not a valid way of debating.
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