(June 17, 2016 at 4:24 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I would have expected the earthworks to have been built before you chose to make the claim, and then kinda sorta - but not...back down from it. It's a peeve because we (as in..strong atheists) get this particular argument from all sides, and no amount of discussing it ever seems to correct either the christers -or- our fellow atheists.
We watch you field arguments responding to theists claiming that -you- are "atheists based upon faith" effortlessly, so it's a "WTF?" moment to see you parrot not only the arguments, but the weaseling language...of those same godbothering dipshits.
The thing is, when you're talking about numbers of people, nuance is useful. It may look weaselly to you, but what can I say? Some strong atheists make a definitive claim which they cannot support, and some of those atheists get butthurt when that's pointed out.
I don't think as many strong atheists get butthurt when religionistas preach at them as religionistas do when told their beliefs are silly. I don't have hard data to back up that opinion, so I'm not going to fight it out. It's an opinion. If you take it or leave it, it's no skin off'n my ass either way.
