Do you have the right to be an atheist?

[bennyboy]

Okay, guys, since the most interesting things to happen in this thread have been (at least in my opinion), Redbeard The Pink's use of a pink font, and my ultra-rabid response to that font, then let me say a couple things about that.  If anyone's sincerely still interested in the OP, then don't worry-- this is the last I have to say about it.

1)  I apologize unconditionally to Redbeard and the forum members who admonished me.  My tone was unnecessarily belligerent, and more than a little rude, not only to Redbeard himself but also to anyone else who had the misfortune of reading my post.  I'm very sorry.  I think a PM to him, or to a mod about post-formatting rules, would have been better.  

What post formatting rules?  We don't have any regarding font or color; the only one we have, really, isn't even a rule, but a suggestion about quoting large walls of text.

And that's why I should have asked.

I guess... if being mean is sincere for you.  Also, it's not your place to tell people how they can and can't post.

I apologized sincerely for being a jerk, and I'm at peace with that now. I'd ask you to consider that just because something seems fine and comfortable to you, doesn't mean it isn't very unpleasant for others: the truth is that I didn't expect that discomfort either, because at first sight, the pink didn't bother me that much-- it was after a couple seconds that the effect I described "kicked in": something like the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard, or like sound interference or something. But it's not like anyone could have predicted that effect, which is why I'm sorry that I made that post.

But if what you want to take away is just that I'm a jerk, then that's up to you. I'm sure you're not the only one who thinks that.