Atheists, what would you do if a Christian asked you why you hate God?

Answer 1

I would laugh and ask them if they have taken their medication today. You cannot hate something that you don't believe in. That's just silly and nonsensical.

Answer 2

Like most atheists, I would tell them that of course I don't hate God. You can't hate someone if you don't believe they exist.

Answer 3

So, if a person doesn't believe that something exist, they automatically hate it? Is that even logical? I don't hate Santa, the Tooth Fairy, nor any of the action heroes in the movies! Why would I hate God? If he existed, I may even be a better worshiper of him than you!

Answer 4

I might just tell them the honest truth: because I want my own way instead of His.

Answer 5

I'd explain that I don't hate God. I think God exists only within minds. I don't hate Christians. Some of my favorite people are Christians. The only thing I hate is harmful behavior, whether it is carried out by a believer, or by an atheist. I don't even hate the belief in God; it's perfectly fine, and perhaps even good, for some people, but I don't think it's an accurate reflection of reality, and I think it's a source of a lot of problems.

Answer 6

I would ask the Christian why he thought that.

Answer 7

Give him a dictionary, so he can look up the definition of atheist.

Answer 8

They would be dishonest and say that they "don't hate God because He doesn't exist", but this is dishonest deflection on their part. They hate plenty of other things that they claim isn't real, for example Christianity, religion and creationism. They say that none of that is real, but they spend so much time and energy attacking it. They just say that they don't hate God, because they don't want to admit that their position is built on hatred, and want to fool people into thinking that they are basing their stance on logic, when nothing could be further from the truth.

Answer 9

To hate something you must first believe in it. I do not, so I can not hate it.

Answer 10

We don't hate god. We just don't believe in him. There's a difference.