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Originally Posted by HELPNEEDED
Then why are atheists obligated (or seem to be) to tell you that you are wrong in believing? much like Christians thinking one will goto hell with a lack of beleif in christ.
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Humans are social animals, the marketplace of ideas where they're exchanged, critiqued, etc is a basic part of what makes us us. So not sure why it would be shocking that people would want to share their thoughts with each other.
If they didn't there wouldn't be any thoughts to begin with! You have an opinion about religion and atheists and everything, but without an exchange of ideas about those things you wouldn't have those opinions to begin with.
This forum for example is a discussion forum where people freely engage in topics of discussion, so an atheist or theist sharing their beliefs with respect to each other's beliefs isn't being pushy, it's just a discussion. EDIT: And telling someone they're wrong isn't being pushy either, as long as it's not unsolicited and done in the proper context and substantiated with reasons. This too should be self evident; if no one could ever tell someone else they thought they were wrong, well that's just nonsense.
But yes there are pushy people that are more aggressive about sharing their beliefs, this happens regardless of the belief, because some people are more pushy than others for whatever reason.