Hi

[Boreasos]

Thanks Maria, LastPoet, lilphil1989 and Boreasos.

LastPoet, lilphil1989, Boreasos: If I consider one of the things you say in the future to be ridiculous, will it be right for me to ridicule you for holding those views?

Boreasos, from your "Religious Views": What is the difference between a critical atheist and an uncritical (or non-critical) atheist?

Of course you are as entitled to ridicule the ridiculous as anyone else.

I am an atheist, as are many on this board, but it's a very broad term. Some atheists just don't believe, others actively oppose theism (closer to anti theist) and others occupy the entire spectrum in between. Being a critical atheist means I go a step further than a simple lack of belief, but not quite as far as to openly and actively opposing theism. I find that theism, or the belief in a god/gods is irrational (as there is no evidence to support the notion) and should ideally be rejected by all, though I freely admit that the existence of a god/gods isn't impossible.