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According to polls, atheists are the most hated and distrusted minority.

http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/09/19/research-finds-that-atheists-are-most-hated-and-distrusted-minority/

http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheistSurveys.htm

http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/forum/topics/study-finds-atheists-most

I believe that terror management theory explains the antipathy toward atheists. If a person is dealing with their fear of death with religion, my assertion that faith is a delusion results in extreme cognitive dissonance and negative emotional reactions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory

and you're wondering why atheists are disliked?

Why do you dislike them?

Atheists are a minority, and religionists are a majority. The strong feelings of the latter are going to outnumber the feelings of the former. The former has quite a bit of social advantage, though, and large portions of both sides of the line are doing as much as they can to denigrate and marginalize the other. That only contributes to the divisiveness. I would suggest approaching the issue without trying to assert that the other side is mentally deficient.

Atheists are indeed the most hated group in America. Per LDS persecution complex doctrine, I guess that means we're the most favored by God, too.

emilysmith wrote:Why do you dislike them?

Who said I did?

Baptists

Buffalo wrote: are the most favored by God.

Hoops wrote:and you're wondering why atheists are disliked?

What are you getting at?

[quote="Buffalo"][quote]
That was funny.