I've found that 99% of the time they say that it's bullshit. Either they don't understand what an atheist actually is or they're just flat-out lying.
Most of the time it's just another shallow apologetic tactic.
Most of the time it's just another shallow apologetic tactic.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell