Hey,
I don't know if it's all lies and smears. To say that I read the article, and had already made up my mind is beside the point. I have noticed that there is a part of the atheist movement that has a strict "abolish religion" mission. For years prior to this article, on which I am not basing my concept. Nor is the fact that I have noticed this extreme anti-theist view based on this article, but a lifetime of observance. I just thought the article did a decent job of putting it on paper, so I included it in the argument.
If an atheist (or anyone) says "we need to abolish religion", I wonder how they are able to do that without denying others freedom of thought? The same freedom of thought they themselves are proudly exercising.
I am not trying to paint all atheists with that brush. And no, I have never attended an AAI meeting. But beside that point, do you deny that there is this extreme wing of anti-theism in that community? That is my point, regardless of if I have attended, I think that the "abolish religion" crowd exists, does it not?
If it does (and I am not saying you are part of it), then I have a problem with that, and felt like pointing it out to some atheists I know, to see what there take on it is. If they agree that it exists, and that it is a problem. I am not "siding with religious nuts", I am trying to point out other nuts, because they are dangerous no matter their stripe...
It's that simple. I feel that there are extremist, or fanatical anti-theist atheists. Do you agree?
I feel that they represent the same flaw as extremist religious fanatics, mostly trying to tell others what to do. Do you agree?
Thanks,
-Pip
I don't know if it's all lies and smears. To say that I read the article, and had already made up my mind is beside the point. I have noticed that there is a part of the atheist movement that has a strict "abolish religion" mission. For years prior to this article, on which I am not basing my concept. Nor is the fact that I have noticed this extreme anti-theist view based on this article, but a lifetime of observance. I just thought the article did a decent job of putting it on paper, so I included it in the argument.
If an atheist (or anyone) says "we need to abolish religion", I wonder how they are able to do that without denying others freedom of thought? The same freedom of thought they themselves are proudly exercising.
I am not trying to paint all atheists with that brush. And no, I have never attended an AAI meeting. But beside that point, do you deny that there is this extreme wing of anti-theism in that community? That is my point, regardless of if I have attended, I think that the "abolish religion" crowd exists, does it not?
If it does (and I am not saying you are part of it), then I have a problem with that, and felt like pointing it out to some atheists I know, to see what there take on it is. If they agree that it exists, and that it is a problem. I am not "siding with religious nuts", I am trying to point out other nuts, because they are dangerous no matter their stripe...
It's that simple. I feel that there are extremist, or fanatical anti-theist atheists. Do you agree?
I feel that they represent the same flaw as extremist religious fanatics, mostly trying to tell others what to do. Do you agree?
Thanks,
-Pip
