Problems with atheism

[Godnose]

My desire for something equivalent to a church has nothing to do with "socialising", as suggested by Welsh Cake, nor with "hobbies".

*Ahem* You can kindly direct your response to me please, I am right here you know. Don't berate people on the board here for being "cold hearted" when you yourself are behaving in a borderline uncivil and disrespectful manner.

Good grief, that seems extremely picky, but OK, have my apology if you insist. Although I'd hardly have thought it warranted the admonition "behaving in a borderline uncivil and disrespectful manner". A slight oversight possibly.

I guess I could have quoted you to make it clear, even though it was the very next post after yours.

In any case, if I wanted to socialise why not join a social club rather than the devious method of pretending an interest in pottery or whatever? That seems just as daft as taking up religion. But I don't give a fig about "socialising", if by that you mean standing around "chatting" and suchlike.

Yet arguing we should have a church and vicars isn't daft? Do you honestly even know what atheism is? Or are you ranting away without taking the time to think about what we've actually been saying this whole time?

There are roles performed by the religious institutions that are extremely positive and have a productive role in society. Yes of course I know what atheism and anyone who thinks it is essential to remove every vestige of every religious institution is a fool, IMHO.