Why do believers argue?
Some believers don't argue at all. Some just share what they know with others who do not know. Take it or leave it, that is entirely up to you.
The fact that Christians have to constantly be on the defense is (to me) just more proof that there is something incorrect concerning their religion or beliefs. Most things that are held to be true and real (gravity for example) are NOT under constant onslaught of opposing ideas, and yet religions are (and their members hold their religion to be so true).
This is a funny statement to me, considering what you stated earlier; I wonder if you see the irony.
Atheists are under constant onslaught of opposing ideas, and yet you would not think that means there is something wrong with atheism. (I assume) Most things that are heldt o be true and real ARE under constant onslaught of opposing ideas... until such a time as those things beheld, are proven to be the truth.
Opposition or agreement among men... neither of these make something true or untrue.
All that being said, I do still agree with you that there is something wrong concerning religion. Some things in religion are so FALSE, that of course they are under scrutiny and attack.
Why is there something rather than nothing? That's a pretty famous one used by theists of every belief. Of course it's an argument against themselves because they aren't actually assuming there once was nothing. To them there was always something, and that is their deity, and this begs the question that who created their deity?
Well, both sides are on equal footing there, I think. Something always was... whether that be a creator, or a universe, or some sort of matter/energy. How can something come from nothing?
They also are usually on the offensive concerning evolution. They try to poke holes in evolutionary theory and the fossil record. Of course they deny physical proof, and refuse to accept the truth (and fact) that evolution was/is/ and will happen forever until the end of species on Earth.
Some are; some aren't. I am one who is not on the offensive concerning evolution. Makes no difference to my faith, which is based on Christ.
When Christians are faced with opposition they only make excuses because there ISN'T a factual answer concerning any of these opposing proofs. There isn't anything that will ever satisfy us non-believers because we strive for facts and physical evidence (something that religion can't provide us with).
Some non-believers.
Other non-believers DO believe in things without facts or physical evidence. Aliens, for instance. Conspiracy theories. Big foot, lochness monster, whathaveyou.
However, we are reaching a time where we will be able to disprove the Bible, the Quran, and every other religious book that has ever been written by simply using the scientific method, and hard, physical proof. And that day, my friends, will be one of the most beautiful, consciousness lifting, cloud clearing days in the history of human kind.
Well, I won't speak for the 'bible', but I also find this statement funny, because I think we are reaching a time where some of the things Christ spoke of are going to be shown to be backed by science. Pretty cool, if you ask me.
Peace,
Tammy