Pseudo-Atheism, this one is for you...

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I'm no special snowflake atheist. Just a guy who doesn't believe in any gods. Sorry. I'm pretty dense at times as well, and I know many who can debate atheism a lot better than me. That said: I still tend to engage theist arguments sometimes. I probably make mistakes when I do.

I have a question: you appear to be confident your reasoning is superior than that of some other atheists, and you feel these (like me) give you a bad name right?

Would you stop being happy as an atheist if say, 80% of the world would become a pseudo atheist?

I apologize if my post offended you. It was not my intention.

I don't know you personally, but since you have bothered to question, I sorely doubt you are one of "them." Though and don't like to use the word "them" like that.

I also don't mean to assert my idea is superior than other atheists, but I do mean to assert than many atheists have employed the tools of skepticism, rational, and reason.

I am talking strictly of those who use none of these tools and instead hypocritically use their stance to belittle others with fallacious arguments.

That is all. I had a similar stance when I was Mormon, I very much disliked the majority of them because of their judgments and hypocrisy. I understand that the atheist sect sees a whole lot less of this phenomenon, but I do wish to take note of the fact that it does happen.

So I guess I will have to admit, I'm more concerned with the hypocrisy and apathy among some atheists than I am with their lack of use of reason, rational, and skepticism. Though it really erks me when they claim that they use them when in reality their arguments are fallacious.

I in no ways believe my self to be superior than others, but I am confident enough to argue against fallacious atheists.

I didn't really mean to propose a "me" or "I" problem, and that "those" atheists ruin "my" idea of an atheist. Because atheists who are apathetic and judgmental, using fallacious arguments, are not only not good for me, but for the whole community of atheism. I'm all about public image, and I can't reason with any christian who is convinced immediately that I am an ass because of their encounters with douchey atheists.

But no, I would still be happy as an atheist if 80% of atheists were what I would consider psuedo-atheists.

But it is also my argument that it is impossible to choose atheism, or any belief, without using some form of rationality. My plea is that we just maintain that rationality in all situations.