Question For Fellow Atheists...

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Well, I think it's good to differentiate the person from the beliefs.

I'll happily say all religious beliefs are a load of stupid shit. But I don't call religious people stupid. I understand that people have reasons for believing the way they do. They must do, because otherwise they wouldn't believe it. Of course, I'm unlikely to find those reasons persuasive, but neither will they find my objections persuasive.

I figure that as long as people aren't hurting others or forcing their beliefs on them, we can all get along. There's no need to attack individuals or start arguments with them if they don't want to debate something. I speak out in general against the poor reasoning behind religious beliefs and the harm it does; and I support rational thought, compassion and education. The chips can then fall where they may.

Having said that, you're not going to banned for being blunt here, unless you cross the line into regularly trolling or flaming (as per the forum rules). It's pretty relaxed. You'll get warned if this does happen, before getting banned. People don't generally get instantly banned unless they do something absolutely heinous.