(December 13, 2018 at 2:27 pm)Amarok Wrote:Quote:No, I think it's people being pests to try to make themselves feel validated.
That's your opinion personally i think it's interesting experiment on the nature of superstition rather then the dark light your trying to paint it in
Quote: That's why I said it makes me feel certain biases.That's your problem
Quote: As a whole, I don't having any ill-feelings directed at anybody for simply being an "atheist" no matter how they choose to define it.I do when a bunch of cultist hijack a position then twist it into a cult
Quote: But when you have atheists running around bothering everybody, and that I find rather annoyingChallenging superstition and religious claims is fine . But your fine not liking it . It's no skin off our nose .
Quote:Theists do this too though, and I get annoyed by it as well at times.
Two bad their goals are completely different
Quote: Believe what you believe and treat others kindly.
Too bad it isn't a belief
Quote: If someone wants you to share, then great, share away.Too bad
Quote: If someone doesn't want to listen to you share, don't force it on them.
Too bad
Quote:If an atheist shows up on my doorstep, they can come inside and be treated like family.
They won't
Quote: If they show up on my doorstep offering me a "cookie for my soul" they will have approximately 15 seconds to disappear or they'll have two hounds attached to their behind.Yeah whatever
You're right, it is "my problem" which is why I deal with it. I don't like having biases, but sometimes they can be healthy. You may think it's okay to have a fake bake sale with an agenda and bother people, but it's likely to annoy people when they find out it's a cookie scam to try to prove or disprove something.