(July 13, 2014 at 10:49 pm)Lek Wrote: I can't agree with that. This forum is full of people who identify themselves as atheists maybe more than anything else. Their comments are highly influenced by their atheist orientation and they make decisions all the time that are influenced by that orientation.
Yeah, you know why that might be? Because we're on an atheist forum. This doesn't dominate our entire lives, you know; outside of this forum I rarely discuss religion at all. Please take the context into account: if I only ever saw you in a kitchen, would it be fair for me to say that all you ever do is cook?
Quote: If you're "neutral" on the existence of God, why do you hang out on forums and ridicule theists among yourselves and in discussions with them?
Disbelief isn't neutrality, it's disbelief. Lack of belief. It also doesn't mean that, say, we're bound to be completely silent in the face of fallacious arguments, or the damaging aspects of a religion we don't share. See, I come here firstly because I enjoy the discussions I have, but also because poor argumentation irritates me, and I want to correct that. It has nothing to do with my atheism, and everything to do with this topic being an enjoyable way for me to debate in a target rich environment.
Quote: Stating that all religion should be wiped out doesn't sound neutral to me. I really see an agenda in many atheists to rid the world of all religions, which is motivated by their atheist persuasion.
Agenda implies we'd actually do something about it. Personally, I stated my preference that I'd like to live in a world without religion, but that in no way entails that I'd actually act to rid the world of religion. Beyond, say, having a dissenting opinion and arguing that in a public space.
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