It's a tactic. I have found it useful.
BTW, if your "essay" goes much beyond "atheism is a lack of belief in gods" then you are getting into murky ground. There are plenty of atheists here who do not engage the theists at all. Either they don't enjoy the verbal banter or simply want nothing to do with them. In either case, avoid generalizations. They will invariably be wrong.
BTW, if your "essay" goes much beyond "atheism is a lack of belief in gods" then you are getting into murky ground. There are plenty of atheists here who do not engage the theists at all. Either they don't enjoy the verbal banter or simply want nothing to do with them. In either case, avoid generalizations. They will invariably be wrong.