(January 14, 2016 at 4:12 pm)athrock Wrote:I'm more willing to forgive the believers.(October 18, 2015 at 9:14 pm)Delicate Wrote: I suppose any theist who has read this part of the forum has to chuckle at how terrible atheist critiques of theism are.
But when the laughter dies down, you're left with a troubling realization: There actually is a huge pool of people on this planet who call themselves atheists and post on the internet, but are less familiar with theism than toddlers with the inside of a quantum mechanics textbook.
Where does one go for actually informed atheistic critiques of religion? I'm feeling my brain atrophy after reading some of the threads here.
Yes, I think you are correct. The ignorance and out-right ill-will is astonishing. And I say this even with many of the former believers here in mind.
At the same time, I've noted some real howlers from believers, also, so both sides have issues that need to be addressed - but won't, I suspect, due to a lack of interest in genuine dialogue.
They aren't the ones proclaiming themselves the party of "reezun", "lawjik" and "evidents"
