(February 1, 2016 at 12:11 pm)Aegon Wrote: This whole "atheists are smarter" rhetoric bugs me. Especially when so many atheists were once "fucking dumb" themselves. But all of those religious people who are still religious deserve to be mocked? Nah. I don't see that as a good reason to be anti-theist.
"Atheist" merely meas "off" on god claims, it certainly does not denote level of education. I have run into atheists who stop at "that makes no sense" but don't do any reading of say Dawkins or Harris or Krauss.
Having said that yes religion does deserved to mocked. Just like if you had a friend claiming the Yankees won the Superbowl.
Exactly what is wrong with being anti theist? I am also an anti unicornist and anti flat earther. Dont confuse human rights with the separate issue of credibility of the claim itself. Humans have rights but claims as ideas don't deserve to be scrutiny or blasphemy free.
