RE: Question For Fellow Atheists...
January 12, 2017 at 12:56 pm
(This post was last modified: January 12, 2017 at 12:57 pm by robvalue.)
(January 12, 2017 at 9:18 am)Autolite Wrote:Quote:More to the point, why is it so important to you to assign things to a "messed up" category? What's the worry?
I find that being surrounded by folks who hold irrational, absurd beliefs is unsettling. I thought that I had mentioned that in the OP. It bothers me that that such people are also found in positions of authority and trust. I see Theism as a refusal or the inability to acknowledge reality which IMO is detrimental.
I started the thread to find out if and how much it bothers other Atheists. Reading the posts in this thread tells me that most seem more tolerant of Theism than I am. It helps me to understand why religion persists. Evidently, it seems that many of you are okay living in a world where so many other don't even acknowledge reality...
What's the alternative? Running around being angry doesn't accomplish anything. You're much more likely to win people round to reason by being reasonable yourself.
What would you have us do? I'd much rather people held rational beliefs as far as possible, but no matter how much I want that to happen, it's not going to affect reality. All I can do is encourage rational thought and expose bad ideas.
You seem to be suggesting some sort of authoritarian action against theists.
