(February 12, 2013 at 5:39 pm)catfish Wrote:(February 11, 2013 at 4:08 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: You can be accused of being too aggressive just simply stating you are an atheist. In general, I think you should ignore that noise. People are afraid to confront atheism. It's our responsibility to force them to confront it anyway, and shatter the little glass bubbles they live in.
Force "them" to confront atheism? Is this the atheist activism you spoke about?
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Atheism is, at least in America, a small and misunderstood minority. Sometimes, people need to confront a minority--be it atheism, or homosexuality--before tolerance can increase and anything can change for the better.
If I hadn't "confronted" my family, they'd still think that atheists were satanists.
What falls away is always, and is near.
Also, I am not pretending to be female, this profile picture is my wonderful girlfriend. XD
