Hold on now, there is a huge difference between bigotry and blasphemy. "Bigotry" is when you hate someone else or some other group blindly without good reason. Blasphemy is the noise skeptics make and believers want to silence. Being offensive is not the same as being a bigot.
If I have a friend or family member who went around claiming the moon was made of cheese, why would it be unreasonable to point out to them that that is not true? You can repeat "that is not true" countless times till you get to the point of being blunt "KNOCK IT OFF".
It is the same trap I see PC theists and PC atheist fall for in falling for the word "militant". It is merely an emotional word used to silence any challenge to claims in order to coddle their insecurities.
Christopher Hitchens "I hope I have never unintentionally offended anyone". Note the usage of "unintentionally".
Again, if anyone here atheist or theist thinks what we do as bigoted, you are dead wrong.
Believer, "My car runs on pixy dust"
Skeptic, "No, cars run on gas or electricity"
Believer, "No my car runs on pixy dust"
Skeptic, "Knock it off, your car runs on gas or electricity"
Believer, "Don't insult me by saying knock it off"
Skeptic, "Look dude, I have said it politely as I can"
Believer, "I don't care, I like believing my car runs on pixy dust"
Skeptic, "Ok, moron, but don't expect me to be polite about it"
If I have a friend or family member who went around claiming the moon was made of cheese, why would it be unreasonable to point out to them that that is not true? You can repeat "that is not true" countless times till you get to the point of being blunt "KNOCK IT OFF".
It is the same trap I see PC theists and PC atheist fall for in falling for the word "militant". It is merely an emotional word used to silence any challenge to claims in order to coddle their insecurities.
Christopher Hitchens "I hope I have never unintentionally offended anyone". Note the usage of "unintentionally".
Again, if anyone here atheist or theist thinks what we do as bigoted, you are dead wrong.
Believer, "My car runs on pixy dust"
Skeptic, "No, cars run on gas or electricity"
Believer, "No my car runs on pixy dust"
Skeptic, "Knock it off, your car runs on gas or electricity"
Believer, "Don't insult me by saying knock it off"
Skeptic, "Look dude, I have said it politely as I can"
Believer, "I don't care, I like believing my car runs on pixy dust"
Skeptic, "Ok, moron, but don't expect me to be polite about it"
