Why do athiests study the bible more than christians?

If they hate God so much then why learn about him? Is it just to know what to criticize or make fun of christians about or just to make up excuses for all the "magical" stuff and prove christians wrong? It's kinda pointless if your a nonbeliever. And for a believer to study the bible, they do it to learn what God wants us to be.

Why do athiests study the bible more than christians?
I was a Christian for 20 years, for one.





For two, I argue against religion because I see what religion does to the world, and in order to argue, you need to know something about the topic at hand. In my country, the main religion is Christianity.





For the most part, I don't really study the Bible much anymore. But after, oh, 4/5ths of my life, I know quite a bit.
Reply:They don't study the Bible more than Christians. That is a popular, but baseless myth. I have never run across an atheist who expressed any real knowledge of modern academic study of the Bible. Every atheist that I have run across (who actually comments on the Bible) expresses a slightly more literal and uninformed interpretation of Scripture than the average fundamentalist.
Reply:1 Corinthians 3 says that unbelievers can't understand nor properly interpret the Bible.
Reply:It's called being well-read.
Reply:I don't hate God, just ignorance.





I know a lot about the Bible because I studied it when I was a Christian. since then, I've studied a lot more - so I'm not.





what do you think of devout Muslims who would say exactly the same thing about "unbelievers" who fail to understand the Qu'ran?





humanity has come a long way since 2000 years ago when your "holy book" was written. close your bible and open your eyes.
Reply:Your first mistaken assumption is that atheists hate god. They don't; they don't believe in god.





Since Christians use the bible as a defense and as reasons for their beliefs, does it not then make sense for atheists to also study the bible in order to make informed statements? Otherwise, it's like someone who's never studied physics to try to argue with a physicist.





By the way, I was raised a Christian and went to bible school on Sunday.
Reply:Most of their information on here is not right so I doubt they actually read it...


It does no good to read the Bible with out the Holy Spirit to lead you so they get the wrong meaning out of what they read!


By the way I read my Bible every day..


I have worn out many Bibles!


I've read the Bible all my life and didn't understand a word of it till I got on my knees and asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins and give my life over to Him....
Reply:I hear you Bro but I get disgusted that one of the most well known books in the world, and oldest story still in print, is neglected by sinner and saint alike, whose belief is based in hear say.


I think an uninformed opinion is worthless. I asked what others thought here and got multiple answers that to me justify ignorance. an uninformed opinion can have value.


This is what we have to deal with, God help us.
Reply:I'll give atheists this: many of them HAVE studied the Bible more than Christians have.


I admire that.


They just don't believe it.
Reply:pretty much...yea.
Reply:Atheists may read the Bible and even say they study the Bible, however, without the Spirit of God , they can not interpret the Bible. The flesh cannot understand what the Spirit is saying. Pray that the non-believer that reads the Bible will have his/her eyes open so that they can hear the truth, so that they will accept God's great mercy and love, and His Spirit, so they can rightly divide the word of truth. Where did you get the idea though that atheists study the bible more than Christians? You can memorize the whole Bible and still be unsaved. The Bible should lead you to Jesus, not just to acquire "knowledge" - which really is no knowledge at all, without the Holy Spirit.
Reply:I studied the Bible while I was a Christian.





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Reply:I also read the Lord of the Rings. It doesn't mean I believe in elves.
Reply:I really think it is just the tendency for Atheist to read a lot more than Christian's that listen to the indoctrinator and snob all other sources . your circular logic is deplorable as usual .


know one hates a god that doesn't exist that is impossible but the impact of the gullible believer is a danger to others .


your believers require the magic for your faith and if believers were personally responsible and had the integrity, courage and determination to seek the truth of free thinking and critical questioning they would not be criticized for such narrow mindedness like a horse with blinders reading only one book and ignoring everything else . think about it before you rush to judgment . I've spent years upon years in discussion with my eyes open and not prejudiced .
Reply:Most atheists over came their early brain washing and sort out the truth.


Tammi Dee
Reply:Atheist, unlike Christians, are not afraid to learn. And many atheist, unlike Christians, do not feel that they can criticize what they do not understand.
Reply:That's probably true.





Ex - Catholic.
Reply:Please don't take this the wrong way but the scriptures declare that Satan himself is an avid scholar of the Bible. He studies it because he knows it is the actual words from God so he looks for ways to exploit it among us humans and yes he even tried to exploit Jesus with it in the wilderness. No luck there though. However as wise as Satan may be he lacks the insight that the Holy Spirit gives to get the proper insight from some Scriptures.
Reply:yea well they wanna be able to back up their beliefs
Reply:i study it so that when people like you try to convert me and site all of these glorious passages, i can honestly ask...





do i have to kill my neighbour for wearing a cotton-poly blend like it says in Leviticus?
Reply:In order to have an educated belief/opinion/idea, you should be educated in whatever you're deciding, correct? Atheists know this, they like to be educated, they don't like to make decisions without knowing anything. They want to know why people are so ape-**** over a book and an invisible boss man. It's not that hard to understand.
Reply:They are lost souls...constantly searching but finding no truth because they are blinded.
Reply:Not all atheists study the Bible. Probably a majority of them don't. Some choose to pick and choose scripture, then twist it, to try and prove their point.





As Christians, we need to be getting in our Word, studying and applying it, so that when something false is said we know it is false because we know the Truth so well.
Reply:um i don't think you know what an athiest is lol
Reply:They do not study it to learn, but to refute. When you study something, your studies should be neutral. Your conclusion can support one side or the other, but your studies shoudl at least be neutral. Atheists do not seem to want to actually know what the Biblical writers believed, they just want to say they are deluded, making up stories, ect. If they have already made that conclusion, then they are not really studying anything, they are just seeking to reinforce their prejudices.





For instance, I am a Christian and I spent two years researching America's Christian heritage. I did a neutral study though. I went to secular libraries, read books by respected professors, talked to professors from Yale and other colleges to make sure I was on the right track and to get help if I needed it. But a poor study, which many atheists do, is studying something only to reinforce the things you already believe. What they do would be like going to an anti-Christian website to find out about America's Christian heritage, of course they will only come out with one side of the story, most of which is probably false or misrepresented. So in my study I did not use one book from a Christian publisher, nor did I use one single online source because credible professors do not really have research websites.





But the atheist mostly gets their information from online, from Dawkins and Harris, and so on. They may read the Bible and look at Creationist websites, but they do not truly study it. They just look to confirm what they already believe.





I don't do this. I didn't look for books that said Ben Franklin was a Christian, I looked for any book about Franklin and whether he was a Christian or a polytheist I just had to conform to the facts.





Atheists do not want to conform to the facts, they want the facts to conform around atheism. So they often say that Jesus never existed, that no one wrote about him until 300 AD, that only the Gnostic texts are reliable, etc. Also they base much of their beliefs on the Old Testament, which is not the book Christianity is founded on. If they have a problem with the Old Testament they should ask Jews. Christianity is a religion of the New Testament.
Reply:I seriously doubt that atheists, in general, study the Word of God more than Christians, in general.





Yaks(pbuh)
Reply:Athiests don't study the Bible more than Christians. At least not this one.
Reply:So they have ammunition. They read the bible, and then systematically tear it down piece by piece. Honestly, if they just put that towards doing actual good in the world, they'd have a lot more credibility with me when they say that the world doesn't need God.
Reply:well my knowledge of the bible come from me being a former christian. I don't to study it. I don't every thing In it but I remember things from it. So my knowledge comes from that. I don't study it. If I where to that would make me not an atheist. I think most people on who claim to be atheist are not atheist. There are some true atheist out there. But I see some of them just christians or so called christians trying to get attention because there bored.





thats my take and have a nice day.
Reply:Maybe thay want to be christians
Reply:the same reason they waste their time on yahoo Religion and Spirituality answers. they're drawn to it for reasons unknown to them, they can't give a good answer

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