(February 17, 2014 at 4:44 am)The Good News Wrote: To answer your question, no, I wouldn't be receptive of what you had to say, even in the slightest, so far as it was to do with atheism. Yet I would treat you with sincere respect and if anyone amongst my group were to disrespect you, I would rebuke them.
Sure, you would. The first time one of us told you about giving up your faith, and you said no, and we left, you'd be pretty nice about it.
Now, imagine that you had a hundred atheists coming to your home.
One after another.
Uninvited.
Yakking at you about atheism non-stop.
Telling you that you're evil and wicked.
Saying nothing you haven't heard a million times before.
Refusing to shut up after you made it absolutely clear you weren't interested the previous 99 times and remain unconvinced.
Refusing to take the hint that your presence is unwelcome and undesired.
I'm willing to venture that you'd feel about as inclined towards courtesy as we do, right now, to you, Christbot #100 or so.
