On internet debate.

[Jenny A]

It is always interesting to see things from another persons point of view. Because you are the type of atheist who is not likely to seek out a debate, the effect is that Christians mostly have encounters with hard atheists as opposed to agnostic atheists. These are also the type of atheist least likely to be aware of the distinction, and therefore the least rational. It has the same effect of painting atheists with a broad brush as shitty Christians do for more rational ones.

I don't think gnostic atheists are more likely to seek out debate then agnostic atheists. Atheists who outspoken generally or who have a philosophical or scientific bent seen to be the most likely to debate Christians.

I would argue that if we were talking about sheer numbers, Christians are much more likely to suffer persecution in the real world than atheists, but I'll refrain from opening a debate about that.

Really? Even if we talk world wide, I doubt that. Christians are persecuted in the Arab world, but so are atheists. In other places Christians are persecuted there are very few Christians to persecute. But I was thinking of Europe the English speaking world where the only one who persecutes Christians is other sects of Christians.