So you didn't "demand" (I would like to point out that neither did I, despite your claim).
So what?
Making suggestions as to how people should alter their behaviour to accomodate you, especially within your first few posts, is generally considered to be rather rude, as is making personal insults, hence the abruptness of replies you got from many members.
I don't think I've known anyone to make a worse first impression! However, if you're here for discussion and not just to aggravate people, then let us discuss.
All three of your reasons appear fallacious to me. The amount of atrocity commited in a given god's name has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not that god actually exists. Nor does the irrationality or self-worth of a given theist.
Myself, I need only 1 reason to be an atheist: There is no evidence to suggest that any god exists.
So what?
Making suggestions as to how people should alter their behaviour to accomodate you, especially within your first few posts, is generally considered to be rather rude, as is making personal insults, hence the abruptness of replies you got from many members.
I don't think I've known anyone to make a worse first impression! However, if you're here for discussion and not just to aggravate people, then let us discuss.
All three of your reasons appear fallacious to me. The amount of atrocity commited in a given god's name has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not that god actually exists. Nor does the irrationality or self-worth of a given theist.
Myself, I need only 1 reason to be an atheist: There is no evidence to suggest that any god exists.
Galileo was a man of science oppressed by the irrational and superstitious. Today, he is used by the irrational and superstitious who claim they are being oppressed by science - Mark Crislip
