You have to remember though, Rwan, that Adrian made this board partly as a sanctuary where we COULD safely speak our minds.
Anyone who knows Min - ie, anyone who spends time on this board at any length, knows Min is smart enough to hate beliefs, not the person, and that he despises those who don't look at things like religion critically. He doesn't pretty up his words because he's on his turf at the moment - not theirs. That's why we have rules for theists, not atheists.
If you're a boy and come into my girls only clubhouse, you'd have to follow the same sort of thinking.
If anyone cares about my REAL opinion, I don't think eliminating the douchebags will change the stereotype. I think all of the reasonable, cordial, ethical and wonderful atheists there are in the world "coming out" would do way more to open people's eyes to how 'normal' they really are. After all...it's the sheer number of Christians that allows us to see the mix of good and bad, yeah?
Anyone who knows Min - ie, anyone who spends time on this board at any length, knows Min is smart enough to hate beliefs, not the person, and that he despises those who don't look at things like religion critically. He doesn't pretty up his words because he's on his turf at the moment - not theirs. That's why we have rules for theists, not atheists.
If you're a boy and come into my girls only clubhouse, you'd have to follow the same sort of thinking.
If anyone cares about my REAL opinion, I don't think eliminating the douchebags will change the stereotype. I think all of the reasonable, cordial, ethical and wonderful atheists there are in the world "coming out" would do way more to open people's eyes to how 'normal' they really are. After all...it's the sheer number of Christians that allows us to see the mix of good and bad, yeah?