(November 13, 2015 at 8:26 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Until I joined this site the only public atheist I had ever heard of was O'Hair. Other than the law suit, I didn't think that much of her.
Guess I didn't know that I needed a spokesman/hero for my position/non belief. Still don't think I do.
Yep.
No one speaks for me.
Sure, if a particular atheist has a great response to a theist claim or argument, I will respect them for that (and probably steal it).
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
