And in this edition of Misrepresentation Theatre we have, the same old arguments.
Where to start.
Very few atheists claim to have proof that there are no gods - note the plural - not just the Abrahamic deity. So claims that they need to produce this proof is deliberately ignorant, at best.
However, believers claim adamantly that their gods exist and yet fail at every turn to provide evidence. After all, if that evidence was truly forthcoming such a revelation WOULD change the world and probably win a Nobel Prize.
Personally, I'm an atheist because there is absolutely NO verifiable, testable evidence that deities exist, and the "holy" books of the various religions are contradictory at best, and large parts of the writings disproved at worst.
You and every other believer in the world is free to believe what you want, so long as you don't try to push it on people after they've already told you they're not interested, or you use your beliefs to harm, denigrate, or deny rights to others.
My atheism is a personal thing. I don't see it as my job to deconvert people and, indeed, I don't go out of my way to try such futile actions.
If I see a religious person being a dick, in my opinion, I will confront them for it, online and in public. Indeed, I've had some screaming matches with Christians and Muslims, specifically, in RL.
Where to start.
Very few atheists claim to have proof that there are no gods - note the plural - not just the Abrahamic deity. So claims that they need to produce this proof is deliberately ignorant, at best.
However, believers claim adamantly that their gods exist and yet fail at every turn to provide evidence. After all, if that evidence was truly forthcoming such a revelation WOULD change the world and probably win a Nobel Prize.
Personally, I'm an atheist because there is absolutely NO verifiable, testable evidence that deities exist, and the "holy" books of the various religions are contradictory at best, and large parts of the writings disproved at worst.
You and every other believer in the world is free to believe what you want, so long as you don't try to push it on people after they've already told you they're not interested, or you use your beliefs to harm, denigrate, or deny rights to others.
My atheism is a personal thing. I don't see it as my job to deconvert people and, indeed, I don't go out of my way to try such futile actions.
If I see a religious person being a dick, in my opinion, I will confront them for it, online and in public. Indeed, I've had some screaming matches with Christians and Muslims, specifically, in RL.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
