This is why I hate people who hate "fucking christians"

[*Deidre*]

Hyperbole, {=dialog}
verbal abuse, {=dialog}
peer pressure, {=dialog}
mockery, {=dialog}
argumentum ad hominem, {=dialog}
generalisation, {=dialog}
Reductio ad hitlerium, {=dialog}
straw man, {=dialog}
and the needless use of bold type. {=dialog}

For a start.

Want examples? I'm sure you can find all of those from atheists if you have a look.

Unless, like so many Christians, you are blind to the faults of people and groups who support your position.

All of your examples were forms of dialog that are given in the contrary position of those given by theists. Furthermore these dialogs are typical of how humans talk to each other on today's internet. The same styles would be used if we were talking about peoples' favorite band or their favorite cars. While sure, it would be nice if everyone used proper argumentative styles and politeness, it says nothing about ATHEIST's tools that can be carried too far, these points of "impoliteness" aren't related to the belief or unbelief of gods, but solely on the manners of individual atheists. None of the above are true tools of atheism, all atheist's attacks on the delusions of religion can be conveyed easily without malice. Desiree's comment was not that atheists shouldn't attack religion because atheists might pick up rude bad habits from theists. Her point was that we should live and let live on the stupidity of religious thought, that there is folly in countering the tenants of religion if you don't "have to."

You said there was a slippery slope that atheists could fall in, but none of the examples you gave are indicative of any "slippery slope." Are you taking that comment back yet, or do you really have any examples of tools that constitute a slippery slope danger?

My name is not Desiree, and you are funny. I said nothing of the kind.

The slippery slope is what happens when atheists/agnostics who are fed up with religion, don't properly channel their energies in order to create a more positive world, that invites people to wish to learn more about rational thinking and reason. Religion for many is not folly. It brings them peace. A bitter and resentful atheist/agnostic charging at a religious person, is no damn different than a religious zealot knocking on my door, trying to sell me their brand of God. You have merely swapped positions, ''selling'' something different. Your message therefore will go unheard, because it will be your delivery that they remember, and if it is anything as to how you have addressed me, good luck with that.

That is my point. Your message will not resonate (with anyone), so long as you deliver it with an attacking, condescending, and self righteous tone. And if you personally wish to bring forth a better message than what religion has to offer, you will have to consider how you think about religion, to begin with. You don't like to be stereotyped by religious folk, I'm sure...then, you needn't do that to create awareness about atheism. If you spend a lot of time focusing on how to destroy religion, in that process, you will be building a methodology that closely resembles it.