Are you an assertive atheist or a passive one?

[Greatest I am]

I'm not sure what you're implying - I think what you're trying to ask us is whether or not we're apatheists?

I have no idea what that means so I will pass here.

At any rate. I don't agree with your definitions - its passive–aggressive behaviour you're referring to, not the non sequitur of 'passive–assertive'. Even so, its never as clear cut or as black-and-white as this, and none of these labels have anything much to do with atheism in particular.

I'm not a "proactive atheist" or "activist atheist", if you will for sake of the argument permit usage of those terms. I don't go out of my way to de-convert theists and rob them of their fantasies if it keeps them happy and productive members of society.

However there are exceptions to this, I'm not always "inactive". I will respond to theists who honestly ask me what I do and don't believe. I believe intellectual honesty is paramount - I will not lie to them and say I accept there's a god, just to please and/or deceive them. In a civil discussion I will explain my atheism to them to clear up any pre-misconceptions they may harbour.

Now that's if they are mature, I draw the line when arrogant, presumptuous and controlling theists out there try to force their crap onto other people, especially children's developing minds in schools, or when they attack non-believers and deny them basic human rights and privileges, for simply not subscribing to their dogmatic cults. That shit definitely doesn't fly with me.

I take it then that you do not go to boards or posts that are more for debate with theists.

That is about all I wanted to know. Thanks.

Regards
DL

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So you do not actively seek theists out then?
You do not go to the more religious sites or dialog with those here, if any, who are giving a theistic view?

We try to get away from preaching. Besides, atheists are routinely banned on the theist sites I know, they are not open to differing viewpoints, they stifle and censor. Fuck 'em.

Many sites are quick to ban for sure.
Many do not.

Thanks for this.

Regards
DL

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I actually feel bad for you because you need to live with such people. Maybe if you come up with few really good questions they can't answer, they will stop trying to convert you and start thinking with their own brain?


I'm not a passive atheist, but not so assertive either. Sometimes I talk about religion with my sister or my mom, and usually they just say something like "Stop it already" or "I don't want to listen". I guess they just can't accept that they might be wrong. But I'm not trying to convert anyone, I just like messing with them, and then see their reactions when they can't prove me wrong and especially when they have no actual evidence to back up their faith.

That is at home.
What of this board and other more religious type boards?

Regards
DL

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Why is a question regarding Atheism in Christianity?? Just askin

Just checking the mind set.

Regards
DL